Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) 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). (wikipedia)
Known For
Straw Dogs
(1971)
Tom Hedden
Time Bandits
(1981)
Winston the Ogre
Brazil
(1985)
Mr. Helpmann
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
'Pops', the Shopkeeper
The Crucible
(1996)
Giles Corey
Les Misérables
(1998)
Bishop
The Remains of the Day
(1993)
William Stevens
Death at a Funeral
(2007)
Uncle Alfie
An Ideal Husband
(1999)
Phipps
The French Lieutenant's Woman
(1981)
Mr. Freeman
Village of the Damned
(1960)
P.C. Gobby
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
QSM Bloomfield
The Mother
(2003)
Toots
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
(2015)
Aemon Targaryen
The Razor's Edge
(1984)
Mackenzie
The MacKintosh Man
(1973)
Brunskill
Full Filmography
Acting
The 39 Steps
(1959)
2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Sapphire
(1959)
Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Village of the Damned
(1960)
P.C. Gobby
Make Mine Mink
(1960)
Policeman in Car
The Court Martial of Major Keller
(1961)
Purvey
Two Living, One Dead
(1961)
John Kester
The Devil's Agent
(1962)
Chief of Hungarian Police
I Thank a Fool
(1962)
Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Punch and Judy Man
(1963)
Committee Man
The Victors
(1963)
Policeman
The Horse Without a Head
(1964)
Police Sergeant
Smokescreen
(1964)
Roper
Rotten to the Core
(1965)
Sir Henry Capell
Fanatic
(1965)
Harry
The Man Outside
(1967)
Nikolai Volkov
The Naked Runner
(1967)
Martin Slattery
The Drummer and the Bloke
(1968)
Ron
Hammerhead
(1968)
Hammerhead
A Twist of Sand
(1968)
Johann
The Bofors Gun
(1968)
Sergeant Walker
Taste of Excitement
(1969)
Inspector Malling
Alfred the Great
(1969)
Burrud
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
(1970)
Eyewitness
(1970)
Paul Grazzini
Emma's Time
(1970)
Sladeck
Straw Dogs
(1971)
Tom Hedden
A Warning to the Curious
(1972)
Mr Paxton
A Man without Friends
(1972)
Det. Insp. Crouch
The Pied Piper
(1972)
Bishop
Savage Messiah
(1972)
Museum Attendant
The Blockhouse
(1973)
Aufret
The Eyes Have It
(1973)
Anderson
Malachi's Cove
(1973)
Mr. Gunliffe
The MacKintosh Man
(1973)
Brunskill
Massacre in Rome
(1973)
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
You and Me and Him
(1973)
Coster
The Return
(1973)
Stephen Royds
Symptoms
(1974)
Brady
11 Harrowhouse
(1974)
Coglin
Porridge: No Way Out
(1975)
Harry Grout
Valentino
(1977)
Rory O'Neil
Two Days That Shook the Branch
(1978)
Harold Praed
Henry VIII
(1979)
Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Porridge
(1979)
Grouty
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
QSM Bloomfield
The Crucible
(1980)
Judge Hathorne
Fox
(1980)
Billy Fox
The French Lieutenant's Woman
(1981)
Mr. Freeman
Time Bandits
(1981)
Winston the Ogre
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
(1981)
Mr. Hugh Peter
Coming Out of the Ice
(1982)
Belov
Jamaica Inn
(1983)
Squire Bassatt
Under the Hammer
(1984)
Les Stone
The Razor's Edge
(1984)
Mackenzie
Brazil
(1985)
Mr. Helpmann
Forbidden
(1985)
Major Stauffel
Season's Greetings
(1986)
Harvey
Haunted Honeymoon
(1986)
Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Coast to Coast
(1987)
The Chiropodist
When We Are Married
(1987)
Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Codename: Kyril
(1988)
Marshal Stanov
Countdown to War
(1989)
Hermann Goering
King of the Wind
(1990)
Captain
Mountains of the Moon
(1990)
Lord Houghton
Prisoner of Honor
(1991)
Gen. Mercier
Circle of Deceit
(1993)
Liam McAuley
Heart of Darkness
(1993)
Director
The Spot FX Man
(1993)
Harold Listings
The Remains of the Day
(1993)
William Stevens
Hildegard
(1994)
Abbot
Fatherland
(1994)
SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
The Crucible
(1996)
Giles Corey
The Secret Agent
(1996)
The Driver
The Moonstone
(1996)
Gabriel Betteredge
Face
(1997)
Sonny
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Les Misérables
(1998)
Bishop
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
(1999)
Admiral Lord Hood
An Ideal Husband
(1999)
Phipps
Hotel Splendide
(2000)
Morton Blanche
Longitude
(2000)
George Graham
Making Love
(2000)
Barone Blau
Lorna Doone
(2001)
Sir Ensor Doone
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
(2001)
Daddy Zoo
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
(2001)
Harold King
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
(2003)
Harry Grout
Margery and Gladys
(2003)
Troy Gladwell
The Mother
(2003)
Toots
Thursday the 12th
(2003)
Edgar Bannister
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(2004)
Bill Sellers
Beauty
(2004)
Mr. Robbins
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
(2004)
Edward Pretty
Care
(2006)
Archie
Christmas at the Riviera
(2007)
Glen
Death at a Funeral
(2007)
Uncle Alfie
Is Anybody There?
(2009)
Bob
The Antiques Rogue Show
(2009)
George Greenhalgh
Albatross
(2011)
Grandpa
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
(2015)
Aemon Targaryen