Peter Vaughan
Actor
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).
Filmography
The Legend of 1900
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper 1998
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Alfie 2007
The Remains of the Day
as William Stevens 1993
Time Bandits
as Winston the Ogre 1981
Straw Dogs
as Tom Hedden 1971
Les Misérables
as Bishop 1998
The Crucible
as Giles Corey 1996
Village of the Damned
as P.C. Gobby 1960
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mr. Freeman 1981
An Ideal Husband
as Phipps 1999
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Bill Sellers 2004
Haunted Honeymoon
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr. 1986
Fatherland
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe 1994
Albatross
as Grandpa 2011
Zulu Dawn
as QSM Bloomfield 1979
The MacKintosh Man
as Brunskill 1973