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
Brazil
(1985)
Mr. Helpmann
Time Bandits
(1981)
Winston the Ogre
Les Misérables
(1998)
Bishop
The Crucible
(1996)
Giles Corey
The Remains of the Day
(1993)
William Stevens
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Death at a Funeral
(2007)
Uncle Alfie
Village of the Damned
(1960)
P.C. Gobby
The French Lieutenant's Woman
(1981)
Mr. Freeman
Fatherland
(1994)
SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
QSM Bloomfield
The Mother
(2003)
Toots
Albatross
(2011)
Grandpa
11 Harrowhouse
(1974)
Coglin
Mountains of the Moon
(1990)
Lord Houghton
Full Filmography
Acting
Sapphire
(1959)
Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
The 39 Steps
(1959)
2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Village of the Damned
(1960)
P.C. Gobby
Make Mine Mink
(1960)
Policeman in Car
Two Living, One Dead
(1961)
John Kester
The Court Martial of Major Keller
(1961)
Purvey
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
Smokescreen
(1964)
Roper
The Horse Without a Head
(1964)
Police Sergeant
Fanatic
(1965)
Harry
Rotten to the Core
(1965)
Sir Henry Capell
The Naked Runner
(1967)
Martin Slattery
The Man Outside
(1967)
Nikolai Volkov
Hammerhead
(1968)
Hammerhead
A Twist of Sand
(1968)
Johann
The Bofors Gun
(1968)
Sergeant Walker
The Drummer and the Bloke
(1968)
Ron
Alfred the Great
(1969)
Burrud
Taste of Excitement
(1969)
Inspector Malling
Eyewitness
(1970)
Paul Grazzini
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
(1970)
Emma's Time
(1970)
Sladeck
Straw Dogs
(1971)
Tom Hedden
A Warning to the Curious
(1972)
Mr Paxton
Savage Messiah
(1972)
Museum Attendant
The Pied Piper
(1972)
Bishop
A Man without Friends
(1972)
Det. Insp. Crouch
The MacKintosh Man
(1973)
Brunskill
Massacre in Rome
(1973)
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
The Blockhouse
(1973)
Aufret
The Return
(1973)
Stephen Royds
Malachi's Cove
(1973)
Mr. Gunliffe
The Eyes Have It
(1973)
Anderson
You and Me and Him
(1973)
Coster
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
Porridge
(1979)
Grouty
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
QSM Bloomfield
Henry VIII
(1979)
Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Fox
(1980)
Billy Fox
The Crucible
(1980)
Judge Hathorne
Time Bandits
(1981)
Winston the Ogre
The French Lieutenant's Woman
(1981)
Mr. Freeman
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
(1981)
Mr. Hugh Peter
Coming Out of the Ice
(1982)
Belov
Jamaica Inn
(1983)
Squire Bassatt
The Razor's Edge
(1984)
Mackenzie
Under the Hammer
(1984)
Les Stone
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
The Remains of the Day
(1993)
William Stevens
Circle of Deceit
(1993)
Liam McAuley
Heart of Darkness
(1993)
Director
The Spot FX Man
(1993)
Harold Listings
Fatherland
(1994)
SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
The Moonstone
(1996)
Gabriel Betteredge
The Secret Agent
(1996)
The Driver
The Crucible
(1996)
Giles Corey
Face
(1997)
Sonny
Les Misérables
(1998)
Bishop
The Legend of 1900
(1998)
'Pops', the Shopkeeper
An Ideal Husband
(1999)
Phipps
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
(1999)
Admiral Lord Hood
Making Love
(2000)
Barone Blau
Longitude
(2000)
George Graham
Hotel Splendide
(2000)
Morton Blanche
Lorna Doone
(2001)
Sir Ensor Doone
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
(2001)
Daddy Zoo
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
(2001)
Harold King
The Mother
(2003)
Toots
Margery and Gladys
(2003)
Troy Gladwell
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
(2003)
Harry Grout
Thursday the 12th
(2003)
Edgar Bannister
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
(2004)
Edward Pretty
Beauty
(2004)
Mr. Robbins
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(2004)
Bill Sellers
Care
(2006)
Archie
Death at a Funeral
(2007)
Uncle Alfie
Christmas at the Riviera
(2007)
Glen
Is Anybody There?
(2009)
Bob
The Antiques Rogue Show
(2009)
George Greenhalgh
Albatross
(2011)
Grandpa
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
(2015)
Aemon Targaryen