Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE (4 June 1927 - 5 November 2020) was an English actor known for his roles in British television sitcoms playing Jimmy Anderson in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), Ben Parkinson in Butterflies (1978–1983) and Lionel Hardcastle in As Time Goes By (1992–2005). His film appearances include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Mrs. Brown (1997), and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
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Known For
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Admiral Roebuck
Peter Pan
(2003)
Sir Edward Quiller Couch
Paddington
(2014)
Head Geographer
A Fish Called Wanda
(1988)
Judge
The Pink Panther 2
(2009)
Joubert
W.E.
(2011)
Stanley Baldwin
Mrs Brown
(1997)
Henry Ponsonby
Anna and the King
(1999)
Lord John Bradley
The Madness of King George
(1994)
Warren
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
(2007)
Captain Hardaker
Clockwise
(1986)
Headmaster
The Honorary Consul
(1983)
British Ambassador
O Lucky Man!
(1973)
Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes
To Olivia
(2021)
Full Filmography
Acting
A Prize of Arms
(1962)
Cpl. Myers
Ring of Spies
(1964)
Police Officer
Cathy Come Home
(1966)
Property Agent
Doctor Who and the Silurians
(1970)
Masters
The High Game
(1970)
Man at the Clinic
Michael Regan
(1971)
Chief Superintendent
Doctor Who: The Mutants
(1972)
Administrator
Only Make Believe
(1973)
Richard Nicholls
O Lucky Man!
(1973)
Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes
Goodbye
(1975)
Jack
The Battle of Billy's Pond
(1976)
First Policeman
A Story to Frighten the Children
(1976)
Det. Chief Insp. Harris
Loyalties
(1976)
Graviter
The Outsider
(1980)
Col. Wyndham
Safe at Work?
(1980)
Narrator
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1981)
Quince
Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
(1982)
Psychiastrist
The Houseboy
(1982)
Eric
The Honorary Consul
(1983)
British Ambassador
A Zed & Two Noughts
(1985)
Fallast
Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire
(1985)
Narrator
Absurd Person Singular
(1985)
Ronald Brewster-Wright
Season's Greetings
(1986)
Bernard
The Insurance Man
(1986)
The Angry Doctor
Clockwise
(1986)
Headmaster
A Fish Called Wanda
(1988)
Judge
Hawks
(1988)
SAAB Salesman
A Question of Attribution
(1991)
Donleavy
Smack and Thistle
(1991)
Sir Horace Wimbol
Stalag Luft
(1993)
The Kommandant
The Madness of King George
(1994)
Warren
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Admiral Roebuck
Mrs Brown
(1997)
Henry Ponsonby
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(1998)
White King
Stiff Upper Lips
(1998)
His Butler's Voice
Reckless: The Sequel
(1998)
Robert Crane
Mr. Men: The Christmas Letter
(1998)
Santa
Anna and the King
(1999)
Lord John Bradley
Rat
(2001)
The Doctor
The Young Visiters
(2003)
Minnit
Peter Pan
(2003)
Sir Edward Quiller Couch
Piccadilly Jim
(2004)
Bayliss
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
(2005)
Corbett's Ghost
Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005
(2005)
Narrator
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
(2007)
Captain Hardaker
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
(2008)
Sir John Crowder
The Pink Panther 2
(2009)
Joubert
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
(2009)
Self / Dr Price
W.E.
(2011)
Stanley Baldwin
Lost Christmas
(2011)
Dr. Clarence
Bert & Dickie
(2012)
Charles Burnell
Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim
(2012)
Narrator
Run For Your Wife
(2012)
Man on Toilet
Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker
(2013)
Narrator
Paddington
(2014)
Head Geographer
To Olivia
(2021)