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Peter Vaughan

Acting 93 (deceased) years old Wem, Shropshire, England, UK ★ 1.4
Born: April 4, 1923
Died: December 6, 2016

Biography

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).

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Known For

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones Maester Aemon 2011
Casualty
Casualty Henry Lambert 1986
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Arthur Wainwright 1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Mr. Andrews 1992
The Saint
The Saint Walter Devan 1962

Filmography

Acting Credits (177)

World of Westeros Ambient Video
World of Westeros Ambient Video Maester Aemon 2025
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience Aemon Targaryen 2015
Albatross
Albatross Grandpa 2011
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones Maester Aemon 2011
Silk
Silk Michael Dodd 2011
Is Anybody There?
Is Anybody There? Bob 2009
The Antiques Rogue Show
The Antiques Rogue Show George Greenhalgh 2009
Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford 2008
Christmas at the Riviera
Christmas at the Riviera Glen 2007
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral Uncle Alfie 2007
Mobile
Mobile Grandad Stoan 2007
Care
Care Archie 2006
Malice Aforethought
Malice Aforethought Widdicombe 2005
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Edward Pretty 2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Bill Sellers 2004
Beauty
Beauty Mr. Robbins 2004
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher Harry Grout 2003
The Mother
The Mother Toots 2003
Margery and Gladys
Margery and Gladys Troy Gladwell 2003
Thursday the 12th
Thursday the 12th Edgar Bannister 2003
The Jury
The Jury Michael Colchester 2002
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) Daddy Zoo 2001
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone Sir Ensor Doone 2001
In Deep
In Deep Clayton Waddington 2001
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind Harold King 2001
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone Sir Ensor Doone 2000
Hotel Splendide
Hotel Splendide Morton Blanche 2000
Making Love
Making Love Barone Blau 2000
Longitude
Longitude George Graham 2000
Longitude
Longitude George Graham 2000
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters Admiral Lord Hood 1999
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband Phipps 1999
The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900 'Pops', the Shopkeeper 1998
Hornblower
Hornblower Admiral Hood 1998
Les Misérables
Les Misérables Bishop 1998
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin 1998
Face
Face Sonny 1997
The Moonstone
The Moonstone Gabriel Betteredge 1996
The Crucible
The Crucible Giles Corey 1996
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent The Driver 1996
Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North Felix Hutchinson 1996
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels 1995
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels Delaney 1995
The Choir
The Choir Frank Ashworth 1995
Fatherland
Fatherland SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe 1994
Dandelion Dead
Dandelion Dead Dr. Hinks 1994
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer Self (archive footage) 1994
Hildegard
Hildegard Abbot 1994
The Spot FX Man
The Spot FX Man Harold Listings 1993
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day William Stevens 1993
Circles of Deceit
Circles of Deceit Liam McAuley 1993
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness Director 1993
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Arthur Wainwright 1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Mr. Andrews 1992
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid Doverson 1991
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor Gen. Mercier 1991
King of the Wind
King of the Wind Captain 1990
Chancer
Chancer Tom Franklyn 1990
Nightingales
Nightingales The Inspector 1990
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon Lord Houghton 1990
Chillers
Chillers Winston Greeves 1990
Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather Monty 1989
Countdown to War
Countdown to War Hermann Goering 1989
Game, Set, and Match
Game, Set, and Match David Kimber-Hutchinson 1988
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity Fritz Koenig 1988
Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril Marshal Stanov 1988
Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril Stanov 1988
When We Are Married
When We Are Married Alderman Joseph Helliwell 1987
Harry's Kingdom
Harry's Kingdom Sid Harris 1987
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast The Chiropodist 1987
Season's Greetings
Season's Greetings Harvey 1986
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo Pabst 1986
Casualty
Casualty Henry Lambert 1986
Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon Uncle Francis Abbot Sr. 1986
Bleak House
Bleak House Tulkinghorn 1985
Brazil
Brazil Mr. Helpmann 1985
Forbidden
Forbidden Major Stauffel 1984
Czech Mate
Czech Mate Bullneck 1984
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge Mackenzie 1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense Bullneck 1984
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes John Turner 1984
Under the Hammer
Under the Hammer Les Stone 1984
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn Squire Bassatt 1983
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn Squire Bassatt 1983
Coming Out of the Ice
Coming Out of the Ice Belov 1982
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman Mr. Freeman 1981
Time Bandits
Time Bandits Winston the Ogre 1981
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter Mr. Hugh Peter 1981
Fox
Fox Billy Fox 1980
Fox
Fox Billy Fox 1980
The Crucible
The Crucible Judge Hathorne 1980
Porridge
Porridge Grouty 1979
The Danedyke Mystery
The Danedyke Mystery Detective Inspector Burroughs 1979
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn QSM Bloomfield 1979
Henry VIII
Henry VIII Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester 1979
Freedom of the Dig
Freedom of the Dig Emerson 1978
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Two Days That Shook the Branch Harold Praed 1978
The Doombolt Chase
The Doombolt Chase 1978
Valentino
Valentino Rory O'Neil 1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean Philby's Control 1977
Citizen Smith
Citizen Smith Dad 1977
Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out Harry Grout 1975
The Snowdropper
The Snowdropper Sergeant 1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney Tony Kirby 1975
Hardness 10
Hardness 10 Mackintosh 1974
Intimate Reflections
Intimate Reflections 1974
11 Harrowhouse
11 Harrowhouse Coglin 1974
Porridge
Porridge Harry Grout 1974
Symptoms
Symptoms Brady 1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles Izvolsky 1974
Playhouse
Playhouse Hugh Peter 1974
Zodiac
Zodiac Richard Meade 1974
The Pallisers
The Pallisers Mr Chaffanbrass 1974
The Return
The Return Stephen Royds 1973
Massacre in Rome
Massacre in Rome Field Marshal Albert Kesselring 1973
Malachi's Cove
Malachi's Cove Mr. Gunliffe 1973
Black and Blue
Black and Blue Miles Miles 1973
The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man Brunskill 1973
The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It Anderson 1973
Thriller
Thriller Anderson 1973
You and Me and Him
You and Me and Him Coster 1973
The Blockhouse
The Blockhouse Aufret 1973
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper Bishop 1972
A Warning to the Curious
A Warning to the Curious Mr Paxton 1972
A Man without Friends
A Man without Friends Det. Insp. Crouch 1972
The Adventurer
The Adventurer Roberts 1972
The Protectors
The Protectors Quin 1972
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah Museum Attendant 1972
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas Mr. Paxton 1971
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs Tom Hedden 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Dorrington 1971
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! Lance Schubert 1971
Eyewitness
Eyewitness Paul Grazzini 1970
Emma's Time
Emma's Time Sladeck 1970
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
The Cellar and the Almond Tree 1970
Taste of Excitement
Taste of Excitement Inspector Malling 1969
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great Burrud 1969
The Gold Robbers
The Gold Robbers DCS Cradock 1969
A Twist of Sand
A Twist of Sand Johann 1968
Hammerhead
Hammerhead Hammerhead 1968
The Expert
The Expert Richard Toller 1968
The Bofors Gun
The Bofors Gun Sergeant Walker 1968
The Drummer and the Bloke
The Drummer and the Bloke Ron 1968
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase 1967
The Man Outside
The Man Outside Nikolai Volkov 1967
The Naked Runner
The Naked Runner Martin Slattery 1967
Great Expectations
Great Expectations Jaggers 1967
The Informer
The Informer David Janner 1966
Rotten to the Core
Rotten to the Core Sir Henry Capell 1965
Fanatic
Fanatic Harry 1965
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
The Blackmailing of Mr. S Sgt. George Burtonshaw 1964
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 Ernst Torgler 1964
The Horse Without a Head
The Horse Without a Head Police Sergeant 1964
Smokescreen
Smokescreen Roper 1964
The Victors
The Victors Policeman 1963
Festival
Festival Gonnern 1963
Festival
Festival Schmitz 1963
Our Man At St Mark's
Our Man At St Mark's 1963
The Punch and Judy Man
The Punch and Judy Man Committee Man 1963
Crane
Crane Max Goddard 1963
The Saint
The Saint Walter Devan 1962
I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool Police Inspector (uncredited) 1962
The Devil's Agent
The Devil's Agent Chief of Hungarian Police 1962
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart Caspar 1962
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 1962
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist Bill Sikes 1962
The Court Martial of Major Keller
The Court Martial of Major Keller Purvey 1961
Two Living, One Dead
Two Living, One Dead John Kester 1961
The Avengers
The Avengers Jaeger 1961
Make Mine Mink
Make Mine Mink Policeman in Car 1960
Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned P.C. Gobby 1960
Deadline Midnight
Deadline Midnight 1960
Sapphire
Sapphire Detective Whitehead (uncredited) 1959
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place 1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling Inspector 1959
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited) 1959

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