Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Born: April 4, 1923 - Died: December 6, 2016 (93 years)
Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

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).

Movies as Actor (107)
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Aemon Targaryen

Jan 29, 2015

Albatross

Albatross

as Grandpa

Oct 14, 2011

Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

as Bob

Apr 17, 2009

The Antiques Rogue Show

The Antiques Rogue Show

as George Greenhalgh

Jan 4, 2009

Christmas at the Riviera

Christmas at the Riviera

as Glen

Dec 23, 2007

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

as Uncle Alfie

Aug 17, 2007

Care

Care

as Archie

Jan 1, 2006

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

as Edward Pretty

Dec 25, 2004

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

as Bill Sellers

Oct 1, 2004

Beauty

Beauty

as Mr. Robbins

Sep 11, 2004

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

as Harry Grout

Dec 29, 2003

The Mother

The Mother

as Toots

Nov 14, 2003

Margery and Gladys

Margery and Gladys

as Troy Gladwell

Sep 21, 2003

Thursday the 12th

Thursday the 12th

as Edgar Bannister

Apr 6, 2003

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

as Daddy Zoo

Nov 7, 2001

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

Mar 11, 2001

Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind

Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind

as Harold King

Feb 5, 2001

Hotel Splendide

Hotel Splendide

as Morton Blanche

Sep 21, 2000

Making Love

Making Love

as Barone Blau

Feb 11, 2000

Longitude

Longitude

as George Graham

Jan 2, 2000

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

as Admiral Lord Hood

Apr 2, 1999

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

as Phipps

Jan 14, 1999

The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900

as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper

Oct 28, 1998

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

as Bishop

May 1, 1998

Face

Face

as Sonny

Sep 26, 1997

The Moonstone

The Moonstone

as Gabriel Betteredge

Dec 29, 1996

The Crucible

The Crucible

as Giles Corey

Nov 27, 1996

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

as The Driver

Nov 8, 1996

Fatherland

Fatherland

as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe

Nov 26, 1994

Hildegard

Hildegard

as Abbot

Jan 3, 1994

The Spot FX Man

The Spot FX Man

as Harold Listings

Dec 18, 1993

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

as William Stevens

Nov 5, 1993

Circles of Deceit

Circles of Deceit

as Liam McAuley

Oct 16, 1993

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

as Director

Oct 1, 1993

Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. Mercier

Nov 2, 1991

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

as Captain

May 25, 1990

Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

as Lord Houghton

Feb 16, 1990

Countdown to War

Countdown to War

as Hermann Goering

Apr 7, 1989

Codename: Kyril

Codename: Kyril

as Marshal Stanov

Mar 29, 1988

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

Dec 26, 1987

Harry's Kingdom

Harry's Kingdom

as Sid Harris

Sep 27, 1987

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

as The Chiropodist

Jan 4, 1987

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings

as Harvey

Dec 24, 1986

Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon

as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.

Jul 25, 1986

Brazil

Brazil

as Mr. Helpmann

Feb 20, 1985

Forbidden

Forbidden

as Major Stauffel

Dec 7, 1984

Czech Mate

Czech Mate

as Bullneck

Dec 3, 1984

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

as Mackenzie

Oct 19, 1984

Under the Hammer

Under the Hammer

as Les Stone

Mar 27, 1984

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

May 1, 1983

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

as Belov

Dec 31, 1982

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

as Mr. Freeman

Aug 28, 1981

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

as Winston the Ogre

Jul 13, 1981

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

as Mr. Hugh Peter

Jan 30, 1981

Fox

Fox

as Billy Fox

Mar 10, 1980

The Crucible

The Crucible

as Judge Hathorne

Jan 1, 1980

Porridge

Porridge

as Grouty

Aug 12, 1979

The Danedyke Mystery

The Danedyke Mystery

as Detective Inspector Burroughs

Jun 3, 1979

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

as QSM Bloomfield

May 14, 1979

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

Feb 25, 1979

Freedom of the Dig

Freedom of the Dig

as Emerson

Oct 23, 1978

Two Days That Shook the Branch

Two Days That Shook the Branch

as Harold Praed

May 9, 1978

Valentino

Valentino

as Rory O'Neil

Sep 7, 1977

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

as Philby's Control

May 31, 1977

Porridge: No Way Out

Porridge: No Way Out

as Harry Grout

Dec 24, 1975

The Snowdropper

The Snowdropper

as Sergeant

May 29, 1975

Intimate Reflections

Intimate Reflections

Dec 12, 1974

11 Harrowhouse

11 Harrowhouse

as Coglin

Sep 26, 1974

Symptoms

Symptoms

as Brady

May 10, 1974

The Return

The Return

as Stephen Royds

Oct 28, 1973

Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Oct 4, 1973

Malachi's Cove

Malachi's Cove

as Mr. Gunliffe

Oct 1, 1973

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

as Brunskill

Aug 1, 1973

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

as Anderson

Jun 9, 1973

You and Me and Him

You and Me and Him

as Coster

Feb 22, 1973

The Blockhouse

The Blockhouse

as Aufret

Jan 1, 1973

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

as Bishop

Dec 27, 1972

A Warning to the Curious

A Warning to the Curious

as Mr Paxton

Dec 24, 1972

A Man without Friends

A Man without Friends

as Det. Insp. Crouch

Oct 25, 1972

Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah

as Museum Attendant

Jun 27, 1972

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

as Tom Hedden

Nov 25, 1971

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

as Paul Grazzini

Jun 5, 1970

Emma's Time

Emma's Time

as Sladeck

May 13, 1970

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

Mar 4, 1970

Taste of Excitement

Taste of Excitement

as Inspector Malling

Nov 1, 1969

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

as Burrud

Oct 8, 1969

A Twist of Sand

A Twist of Sand

as Johann

Oct 9, 1968

Hammerhead

Hammerhead

as Hammerhead

Sep 7, 1968

The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun

as Sergeant Walker

Apr 4, 1968

The Drummer and the Bloke

The Drummer and the Bloke

as Ron

Jan 31, 1968

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

as Nikolai Volkov

Aug 24, 1967

The Naked Runner

The Naked Runner

as Martin Slattery

Jul 19, 1967

Rotten to the Core

Rotten to the Core

as Sir Henry Capell

Jul 14, 1965

Fanatic

Fanatic

as Harry

Mar 21, 1965

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

as Sgt. George Burtonshaw

Jul 26, 1964

The Horse Without a Head

The Horse Without a Head

as Police Sergeant

Mar 9, 1964

Smokescreen

Smokescreen

as Roper

Jan 2, 1964

The Victors

The Victors

as Policeman

Nov 22, 1963

The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

as Committee Man

Apr 8, 1963

I Thank a Fool

I Thank a Fool

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

Sep 14, 1962

The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent

as Chief of Hungarian Police

Sep 1, 1962

The Court Martial of Major Keller

The Court Martial of Major Keller

as Purvey

Dec 1, 1961

Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead

as John Kester

Apr 3, 1961

Make Mine Mink

Make Mine Mink

as Policeman in Car

Aug 9, 1960

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

as P.C. Gobby

Jun 16, 1960

Sapphire

Sapphire

as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

Nov 2, 1959

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)

Mar 13, 1959

TV Shows as Actor (81)
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as Maester Aemon

Apr 17, 2011

Silk

Silk

as Michael Dodd

Feb 22, 2011

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford

Jan 13, 2008

Mobile

Mobile

as Grandad Stoan

Mar 19, 2007

Malice Aforethought

Malice Aforethought

as Widdicombe

Apr 10, 2005

The Jury

The Jury

as Michael Colchester

Feb 17, 2002

In Deep

In Deep

as Clayton Waddington

Feb 19, 2001

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

Dec 24, 2000

Longitude

Longitude

as George Graham

Jan 2, 2000

Hornblower

Hornblower

as Admiral Hood

Oct 7, 1998

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin

Mar 9, 1998

Our Friends in the North

Our Friends in the North

as Felix Hutchinson

Jan 15, 1996

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels

as Delaney

Jun 11, 1995

The Choir

The Choir

as Frank Ashworth

Mar 19, 1995

Dandelion Dead

Dandelion Dead

as Dr. Hinks

Oct 30, 1994

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

Aug 12, 1994

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as Arthur Wainwright, Mr. Andrews

Apr 10, 1992

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as Doverson

Nov 14, 1991

Chancer

Chancer

as Tom Franklyn

Mar 6, 1990

Nightingales

Nightingales

as The Inspector

Feb 27, 1990

Chillers

Chillers

as Winston Greeves

Jan 5, 1990

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

as Monty

Oct 16, 1989

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

as Kurt Zeitzler

Nov 13, 1988

Game, Set, and Match

Game, Set, and Match

as David Kimber-Hutchinson

Oct 3, 1988

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

as Fritz Koenig

May 8, 1988

Codename: Kyril

Codename: Kyril

as Stanov

Mar 29, 1988

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

as Pabst

Nov 9, 1986

Casualty

Casualty

as Henry Lambert

Sep 6, 1986

Bleak House

Bleak House

as Tulkinghorn

Apr 10, 1985

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Bullneck

Sep 5, 1984

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as John Turner

Apr 24, 1984

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

Jan 30, 1983

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sep 6, 1981

Fox

Fox

as Billy Fox

Mar 10, 1980

The Doombolt Chase

The Doombolt Chase

Mar 12, 1978

Citizen Smith

Citizen Smith

as Dad

Apr 12, 1977

Against the Crowd

Against the Crowd

as Don Macintyre

Jul 13, 1975

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as Tony Kirby

Jan 2, 1975

Hardness 10

Hardness 10

as Mackintosh

Dec 14, 1974

Porridge

Porridge

as Harry Grout

Sep 5, 1974

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as Izvolsky

Mar 15, 1974

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Hugh Peter

Mar 13, 1974

Zodiac

Zodiac

as Richard Meade

Feb 25, 1974

The Pallisers

The Pallisers

as Mr Chaffanbrass

Jan 19, 1974

Black and Blue

Black and Blue

as Miles Miles

Aug 14, 1973

Thriller

Thriller

as Anderson

Apr 14, 1973

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

as Roberts

Sep 29, 1972

The Protectors

The Protectors

as Quin

Sep 29, 1972

No Exit

No Exit

as Calder

Jul 12, 1972

Late Night Theatre

Late Night Theatre

as The Interrogator

Apr 12, 1972

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Mr. Paxton

Dec 24, 1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Dorrington

Sep 20, 1971

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as Lance Schubert

Sep 17, 1971

Big Brother

Big Brother

as John Cliveden

Aug 30, 1970

The Gold Robbers

The Gold Robbers

as DCS Cradock

Jun 6, 1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Albert, Frank Rogers

Jan 11, 1969

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

Nov 3, 1968

The Expert

The Expert

as Richard Toller

Jul 5, 1968

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

Sep 27, 1967

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Harold Praed

Sep 25, 1967

This Way for Murder

This Way for Murder

as Insp. Frant

Jun 3, 1967

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

as Jaggers

Jan 22, 1967

The Informer

The Informer

as David Janner

Aug 3, 1966

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Coster

Oct 7, 1965

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as Ron, Volubin, Sladek

Sep 30, 1964

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Ernst Torgler

May 3, 1964

Festival

Festival

as Gonnern, Schmitz

Oct 9, 1963

Espionage

Espionage

as Waring

Oct 2, 1963

Our Man At St Mark's

Our Man At St Mark's

Sep 25, 1963

Crane

Crane

as Max Goddard

Apr 2, 1963

The Saint

The Saint

as Walter Devan

Oct 4, 1962

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

as Caspar

Jun 4, 1962

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

as Bill Sikes

Jan 7, 1962

A Chance of Thunder

A Chance of Thunder

as Yardley

Nov 22, 1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

as Jaeger

Jan 7, 1961

Deadline Midnight

Deadline Midnight

Jun 13, 1960

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

as Sgt. George Burtenshaw

Jun 5, 1960

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as Alfred Fitch

Sep 16, 1959

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as Inspector

Sep 13, 1959

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Third Journalist, Ralph, Sir Robert Byass, Elmo Frankfurter

Jul 8, 1956

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

as Anthony Sellman

Sep 27, 1955