Acting · Wem, Shropshire, England, UK · Born April 4, 1923
Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Grouty in the sitcom Porridge and its 1979 film adaptation. Other parts included a recurring role alongside Robert Lindsay in the sitcom Citizen Smith, Tom Hedden in Straw Dogs, Winston the Ogre in Time Bandits, Tom Franklin in Chancer and Mr. Stevens, Sr. in The Remains of the Day. His final role was as Maester Aemon in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2015).
MovieGame of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Aemon Targaryen
MovieAlbatross
2011
as Grandpa
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Maester Aemon
TVSilk
2011
as Michael Dodd
MovieIs Anybody There?
2009
as Bob
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
as George Greenhalgh
TVLark Rise to Candleford
2008
MovieChristmas at the Riviera
2007
as Glen
MovieDeath at a Funeral
2007
as Uncle Alfie
TVMobile
2007
as Grandad Stoan
Care
2006
as Archie
TVMalice Aforethought
2005
as Widdicombe
MovieThe Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
as Edward Pretty
MovieThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
as Bill Sellers
Beauty
2004
as Mr. Robbins
MovieLife Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Harry Grout
MovieThe Mother
2003
as Toots
MovieMargery and Gladys
2003
as Troy Gladwell
MovieThursday the 12th
2003
as Edgar Bannister
TVThe Jury
2002
as Michael Colchester
MovieKiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
as Daddy Zoo
MovieLorna Doone
2001
as Sir Ensor Doone
TVIn Deep
2001
as Clayton Waddington
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
2001
as Harold King
TVLorna Doone
2000
as Sir Ensor Doone
MovieHotel Splendide
2000
as Morton Blanche
MovieMaking Love
2000
as Barone Blau
MovieLongitude
2000
as George Graham
TVLongitude
2000
as George Graham
MovieHornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Admiral Lord Hood
MovieAn Ideal Husband
1999
as Phipps
MovieThe Legend of 1900
1998
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
TVHornblower
1998
as Admiral Hood
MovieLes Misérables
1998
as Bishop
TVOur Mutual Friend
1998
as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
MovieFace
1997
as Sonny
MovieThe Moonstone
1996
as Gabriel Betteredge
MovieThe Crucible
1996
as Giles Corey
MovieThe Secret Agent
1996
as The Driver
TVOur Friends in the North
1996
as Felix Hutchinson
TVOliver's Travels
1995
TVThe Choir
1995
as Frank Ashworth
MovieFatherland
1994
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
TVDandelion Dead
1994
as Dr. Hinks
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHeart of Darkness
1994
as Director
MovieHildegard
1994
as Abbot
MovieThe Spot FX Man
1993
as Harold Listings
MovieThe Remains of the Day
1993
as William Stevens
Circles of Deceit
1993
as Liam McAuley
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Arthur Wainwright
TVMurder Most Horrid
1991
as Doverson
MoviePrisoner of Honor
1991
as Gen. Mercier
MovieKing of the Wind
1990
as Captain
TVChancer
1990
as Tom Franklyn
TVNightingales
1990
as The Inspector
MovieMountains of the Moon
1990
as Lord Houghton
TVChillers
1990
as Winston Greeves
TVBirds of a Feather
1989
as Monty
MovieCountdown to War
1989
as Hermann Goering
TVWar and Remembrance
1988
as Kurt Zeitzler
TVGame, Set, and Match
1988
as David Kimber-Hutchinson
TVThe Bourne Identity
1988
as Fritz Koenig
MovieCodename: Kyril
1988
as Marshal Stanov
TVCodename: Kyril
1988
as Stanov
MovieWhen We Are Married
1987
as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
MovieHarry's Kingdom
1987
as Sid Harris
MovieCoast to Coast
1987
as The Chiropodist
MovieSeason's Greetings
1986
as Harvey
TVMonte Carlo
1986
as Pabst
TVCasualty
1986
as Henry Lambert
MovieHaunted Honeymoon
1986
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
TVBleak House
1985
as Tulkinghorn
MovieBrazil
1985
as Mr. Helpmann
MovieForbidden
1984
as Major Stauffel
MovieCzech Mate
1984
as Bullneck
MovieThe Razor's Edge
1984
as Mackenzie
TVHammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Bullneck
TVSherlock Holmes
1984
as John Turner
MovieUnder the Hammer
1984
as Les Stone
MovieJamaica Inn
1983
as Squire Bassatt
TVJamaica Inn
1983
as Squire Bassatt
MovieComing Out of the Ice
1982
as Belov
TVWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
MovieThe French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Mr. Freeman
MovieTime Bandits
1981
as Winston the Ogre
MovieA Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981
as Mr. Hugh Peter
Fox
1980
as Billy Fox
TVFox
1980
as Billy Fox
The Crucible
1980
as Judge Hathorne
MoviePorridge
1979
as Grouty
MovieThe Danedyke Mystery
1979
as Detective Inspector Burroughs
MovieZulu Dawn
1979
as QSM Bloomfield
MovieHenry VIII
1979
as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
MovieFreedom of the Dig
1978
as Emerson
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
as Harold Praed
TVThe Doombolt Chase
1978
Premiere
1977
as Emerson
MovieValentino
1977
as Rory O'Neil
MoviePhilby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Philby's Control
TVCitizen Smith
1977
as Dad
MoviePorridge: No Way Out
1975
as Harry Grout
Against the Crowd
1975
as Don Macintyre
The Snowdropper
1975
as Sergeant
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Tony Kirby
TVHardness 10
1974
as Mackintosh
Intimate Reflections
1974
Movie11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Coglin
TVPorridge
1974
as Harry Grout
MovieSymptoms
1974
as Brady
TVFall of Eagles
1974
as Izvolsky
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Hugh Peter
TVZodiac
1974
as Richard Meade
TVThe Pallisers
1974
as Mr Chaffanbrass
MovieThe Return
1973
as Stephen Royds
MovieMassacre in Rome
1973
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
MovieMalachi's Cove
1973
as Mr. Gunliffe
Black and Blue
1973
as Miles Miles
MovieThe MacKintosh Man
1973
as Brunskill
MovieThe Eyes Have It
1973
as Anderson
TVThriller
1973
as Anderson
MovieYou and Me and Him
1973
as Coster
MovieThe Blockhouse
1973
as Aufret
MovieThe Pied Piper
1972
as Bishop
MovieA Warning to the Curious
1972
as Mr Paxton
A Man without Friends
1972
as Det. Insp. Crouch
TVThe Adventurer
1972
as Roberts
TVThe Protectors
1972
as Quin
No Exit
1972
as Calder
MovieSavage Messiah
1972
as Museum Attendant
Late Night Theatre
1972
as The Interrogator
TVA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr. Paxton
MovieStraw Dogs
1971
as Tom Hedden
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dorrington
TVThe Persuaders!
1971
as Lance Schubert
Big Brother
1970
as John Cliveden
MovieEyewitness
1970
as Paul Grazzini
MovieEmma's Time
1970
as Sladeck
MovieThe Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
MovieTaste of Excitement
1969
as Inspector Malling
MovieAlfred the Great
1969
as Burrud
TVThe Gold Robbers
1969
as DCS Cradock
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Albert
Treasure Island
1968
as Long John Silver
MovieA Twist of Sand
1968
as Johann
MovieHammerhead
1968
as Hammerhead
TVThe Expert
1968
as Richard Toller
MovieThe Bofors Gun
1968
as Sergeant Walker
MovieThe Drummer and the Bloke
1968
as Ron
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Harold Praed
MovieThe Man Outside
1967
as Nikolai Volkov
MovieThe Naked Runner
1967
as Martin Slattery
This Way for Murder
1967
as Insp. Frant
TVGreat Expectations
1967
as Jaggers
TVThe Informer
1966
as David Janner
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Coster
MovieRotten to the Core
1965
as Sir Henry Capell
MovieFanatic
1965
as Harry
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Ron
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
as Sgt. George Burtonshaw
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Ernst Torgler
MovieThe Horse Without a Head
1964
as Police Sergeant
MovieSmokescreen
1964
as Roper
MovieThe Victors
1963
as Policeman
Festival
1963
as Gonnern
TVEspionage
1963
as Waring
TVOur Man At St Mark's
1963
MovieThe Punch and Judy Man
1963
as Committee Man
Crane
1963
as Max Goddard
TVThe Saint
1962
as Walter Devan
MovieI Thank a Fool
1962
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
MovieThe Devil's Agent
1962
as Chief of Hungarian Police
TVRichard the Lionheart
1962
as Caspar
TVOliver Twist
1962
MovieThe Court Martial of Major Keller
1961
as Purvey
A Chance of Thunder
1961
as Yardley
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as John Kester
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Jaeger
MovieMake Mine Mink
1960
as Policeman in Car
MovieVillage of the Damned
1960
as P.C. Gobby
Deadline Midnight
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Sgt. George Burtenshaw
MovieSapphire
1959
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVInterpol Calling
1959
as Inspector
MovieThe 39 Steps
1959
as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Third Journalist
TVITV Play of the Week
1955
as Anthony Sellman
