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Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Acting April 4, 1923 (93 years old) December 6, 2016 Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

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).

Movies 107

The Legend of 1900 8.2

The Legend of 1900

as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper

1998
Brazil 7.7

Brazil

as Mr. Helpmann

1985
The Remains of the Day 7.4

The Remains of the Day

as William Stevens

1993
Death at a Funeral 6.9

Death at a Funeral

as Uncle Alfie

2007
Straw Dogs 7.1

Straw Dogs

as Tom Hedden

1971
Les Misérables 7.2

Les Misérables

as Bishop

1998
Village of the Damned 7.2

Village of the Damned

as P.C. Gobby

1960
Time Bandits 6.6

Time Bandits

as Winston the Ogre

1981
The Crucible 6.6

The Crucible

as Giles Corey

1996
The French Lieutenant's Woman 6.5

The French Lieutenant's Woman

as Mr. Freeman

1981
Fatherland 6.3

Fatherland

as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe

1994
The Mother 6.0

The Mother

as Toots

2003
An Ideal Husband 6.5

An Ideal Husband

as Phipps

1999
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience 8.6

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Aemon Targaryen

2015
Mountains of the Moon 6.6

Mountains of the Moon

as Lord Houghton

1990
The Razor's Edge 6.4

The Razor's Edge

as Mackenzie

1984
Sapphire 7.0

Sapphire

as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

1959
Fanatic 6.6

Fanatic

as Harry

1965
Haunted Honeymoon 5.4

Haunted Honeymoon

as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.

1986
Zulu Dawn 6.1

Zulu Dawn

as QSM Bloomfield

1979
Valentino 5.8

Valentino

as Rory O'Neil

1977
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 6.6

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

as Bill Sellers

2004
Eyewitness 6.3

Eyewitness

as Paul Grazzini

1970
The MacKintosh Man 6.1

The MacKintosh Man

as Inspector Brunskill

1973
The Pied Piper 5.9

The Pied Piper

as Bishop

1972
Longitude 7.4

Longitude

as George Graham

2000
King of the Wind 7.0

King of the Wind

as Captain

1990
Hotel Splendide 5.7

Hotel Splendide

as Morton Blanche

2000
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) 6.1

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

as Daddy Zoo

2001
Heart of Darkness 5.8

Heart of Darkness

as Director

1994
The 39 Steps 6.3

The 39 Steps

as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)

1959
The Secret Agent 5.6

The Secret Agent

as The Driver

1996
Alfred the Great 4.8

Alfred the Great

as Burrud

1969
Is Anybody There? 6.3

Is Anybody There?

as Bob

2009
Massacre in Rome 6.3

Massacre in Rome

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

1973
Coast to Coast 7.0

Coast to Coast

as The Chiropodist

1987
Face 6.3

Face

as Sonny

1997
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher 7.5

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

as Harry Grout

2003
The Devil's Agent 6.7

The Devil's Agent

as Chief of Hungarian Police

1962
Christmas at the Riviera 4.2

Christmas at the Riviera

as Glen

2007
The Horse Without a Head 6.0

The Horse Without a Head

as Police Sergeant

1964
When We Are Married 7.0

When We Are Married

as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

1987
The Punch and Judy Man 7.9

The Punch and Judy Man

as Committee Man

1963
Two Living, One Dead 6.7

Two Living, One Dead

as John Kester

1961
The Victors 6.2

The Victors

as Policeman

1963
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters 7.2

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

as Admiral Lord Hood

1999
The Blockhouse 6.2

The Blockhouse

as Aufret

1973
Philby, Burgess and Maclean 5.4

Philby, Burgess and Maclean

as Philby's Control

1977
A Twist of Sand 4.9

A Twist of Sand

as Johann

1968
Fox 1.0

Fox

as Billy Fox

1980
Strife

Strife

as John Anthony

1988
I Thank a Fool 6.1

I Thank a Fool

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

1962
A Warning to the Curious 6.9

A Warning to the Curious

as Mr Paxton

1972
Albatross 6.0

Albatross

as Grandpa

2011
11 Harrowhouse 5.8

11 Harrowhouse

as Coglin

1974
Lorna Doone 5.8

Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

2001
Jamaica Inn 4.0

Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

1983
Countdown to War 6.8

Countdown to War

as Hermann Goering

1989
Emma's Time

Emma's Time

as Sladeck

1970
Prisoner of Honor 6.1

Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. Mercier

1991
Rotten to the Core 6.5

Rotten to the Core

as Sir Henry Capell

1965
Hammerhead 5.7

Hammerhead

as Hammerhead

1968
The Naked Runner 6.1

The Naked Runner

as Martin Slattery

1967
Coming Out of the Ice 6.8

Coming Out of the Ice

as Belov

1982
The Bofors Gun 6.5

The Bofors Gun

as Sergeant Walker

1968
Make Mine Mink 6.9

Make Mine Mink

as Policeman in Car

1960
Beauty 6.7

Beauty

as Mr. Robbins

2004
Making Love 6.8

Making Love

as Barone Blau

2000
Margery and Gladys 7.7

Margery and Gladys

as Troy Gladwell

2003
Savage Messiah 6.4

Savage Messiah

as Museum Attendant

1972
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls 5.5

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

as Edward Pretty

2004
Czech Mate 5.7

Czech Mate

as Bullneck

1984
Symptoms 6.3

Symptoms

as Brady

1974
Malachi's Cove 6.4

Malachi's Cove

as Mr. Gunliffe

1973
The Eyes Have It 7.3

The Eyes Have It

as Anderson

1973
Under the Hammer 10.0

Under the Hammer

as Les Stone

1984
The Court Martial of Major Keller 7.0

The Court Martial of Major Keller

as Purvey

1961
Porridge 6.8

Porridge

as Grouty

1979
The Antiques Rogue Show

The Antiques Rogue Show

as George Greenhalgh

2009
Forbidden 5.7

Forbidden

as Major Stauffel

1984
The Spot FX Man

The Spot FX Man

as Harold Listings

1993
The Danedyke Mystery

The Danedyke Mystery

as Detective Inspector Burroughs

1979
The Cellar and the Almond Tree

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

1970
Henry VIII 6.6

Henry VIII

as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

1979
The Crucible 3.7

The Crucible

as Judge Hathorne

1981
The Man Outside 6.5

The Man Outside

as Nikolai Volkov

1967
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind 7.0

Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind

as Harold King

2001
A Man without Friends 8.0

A Man without Friends

as Det. Insp. Crouch

1972
Smokescreen 7.2

Smokescreen

as Roper

1964
Porridge: No Way Out 10.0

Porridge: No Way Out

as Harry Grout

1975
The Moonstone 7.6

The Moonstone

as Gabriel Betteredge

1996
Hildegard 6.5

Hildegard

as Abbot

1994
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

as Mr. Hugh Peter

1981
Harry's Kingdom

Harry's Kingdom

as Sid Harris

1987
You and Me and Him

You and Me and Him

as Coster

1973
Taste of Excitement 6.2

Taste of Excitement

as Inspector Malling

1969
Freedom of the Dig

Freedom of the Dig

as Emerson

1978
Thursday the 12th 9.0

Thursday the 12th

as Edgar Bannister

2003
The Drummer and the Bloke 10.0

The Drummer and the Bloke

as Ron

1968
The Blackmailing of Mr. S

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

as Sgt. George Burtonshaw

1964
The Snowdropper 7.0

The Snowdropper

as Sergeant

1975
Season's Greetings 9.0

Season's Greetings

as Harvey

1986
Two Days That Shook the Branch

Two Days That Shook the Branch

as Harold Praed

1978
The Return 6.5

The Return

as Stephen Royds

1973
Circles of Deceit 7.8

Circles of Deceit

as Liam McAuley

1993
Intimate Reflections 8.0

Intimate Reflections

1974
Care

Care

as Archie

2006

TV Shows 95

Game of Thrones 8.5

Game of Thrones

as Maester Aemon

2011
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Henry Lambert

1986
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Arthur Wainwright

1992
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Mr. Andrews

1992
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Jaeger

1961
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Ron

1964
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Volubin

1964
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Sladek

1964
The Saint 7.4

The Saint

as Walter Devan

1962
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Harold Praed

1967
No Hiding Place 4.8

No Hiding Place

1959
No Hiding Place 4.8

No Hiding Place

as Alfred Fitch

1959
Sherlock Holmes 8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as John Turner

1984
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Coster

1965
Birds of a Feather 6.4

Birds of a Feather

as Monty

1989
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Albert

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Frank Rogers

1969
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Hugh Peter

1974
The Sweeney 8.1

The Sweeney

as Tony Kirby

1975
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Ernst Torgler

1964
ITV Play of the Week 4.0

ITV Play of the Week

as Anthony Sellman

1955
The Persuaders! 7.7

The Persuaders!

as Lance Schubert

1971
The Protectors 6.1

The Protectors

as Quin

1972
Richard the Lionheart 9.0

Richard the Lionheart

as Caspar

1962
Lark Rise to Candleford 8.4

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008
Thriller 7.0

Thriller

as Anderson

1973
The Expert 9.0

The Expert

as Richard Toller

1968
Silk 7.5

Silk

as Michael Dodd

2011
Interpol Calling 7.2

Interpol Calling

as Inspector

1959
War and Remembrance 7.9

War and Remembrance

as Kurt Zeitzler

1988
Man in a Suitcase 7.2

Man in a Suitcase

1967
Murder Most Horrid 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

as Doverson

1991
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Dorrington

1971
Hornblower 7.7

Hornblower

as Admiral Hood

1998
A Ghost Story for Christmas 7.3

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Mr. Paxton

1971
Citizen Smith 6.8

Citizen Smith

as Dad

1977
Fall of Eagles 7.0

Fall of Eagles

as Izvolsky

1974
Espionage 10.0

Espionage

as Waring

1963
Our Friends in the North 7.8

Our Friends in the North

as Felix Hutchinson

1996
Porridge 8.2

Porridge

as Harry Grout

1974
The 10th Kingdom 7.6

The 10th Kingdom

as Wilfred Peep

2000
Festival 8.0

Festival

as Gonnern

1963
Festival 8.0

Festival

as Schmitz

1963
The World of Hammer 6.8

The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

1994
The Adventurer 6.3

The Adventurer

as Roberts

1972
The Pallisers 6.4

The Pallisers

as Mr Chaffanbrass

1974
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Bullneck

1984
Crane 10.0

Crane

as Max Goddard

1963
The Jury 7.1

The Jury

as Michael Colchester

2002
Late Night Theatre

Late Night Theatre

as The Interrogator

1972
The Bourne Identity 6.6

The Bourne Identity

as Fritz Koenig

1988
Armchair Mystery Theatre 9.0

Armchair Mystery Theatre

as Sgt. George Burtenshaw

1960
In Deep 8.0

In Deep

as Clayton Waddington

2001
Fox 6.5

Fox

as Billy Fox

1980
Chillers 6.7

Chillers

as Winston Greeves

1990
Chancer 6.3

Chancer

as Thomas Franklyn

1990
Game, Set, and Match 7.8

Game, Set, and Match

as David Kimber-Hutchinson

1988
Our Man At St Mark's 9.0

Our Man At St Mark's

1963
The Informer

The Informer

as David Janner

1966
Our Mutual Friend 7.8

Our Mutual Friend

as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin

1998
Premiere 7.0

Premiere

as Emerson

1977
Longitude 7.0

Longitude

as George Graham

2000
The Gold Robbers 7.0

The Gold Robbers

as DCS Cradock

1969
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 6.2

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981
Nightingales 7.0

Nightingales

as The Inspector

1990
Black and Blue 6.5

Black and Blue

as Miles Miles

1973
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Third Journalist

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Ralph

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Sir Robert Byass

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Elmo Frankfurter

1956
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

as 'The Boot' Winter

1965
Oliver's Travels 6.0

Oliver's Travels

1995
Oliver's Travels 6.0

Oliver's Travels

as Delaney

1995
Bleak House 6.4

Bleak House

as Tulkinghorn

1985
Lorna Doone 7.7

Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

2000
Treasure Island 8.0

Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

1968
Great Expectations 8.0

Great Expectations

as Jaggers

1967
Oliver Twist 6.5

Oliver Twist

as Bill Sikes

1962
Monte Carlo 6.7

Monte Carlo

as Pabst

1986
Big Brother

Big Brother

as John Cliveden

1970
Mobile 4.0

Mobile

as Grandad Stoan

2007
Zodiac 5.0

Zodiac

as Richard Meade

1974
Deadline Midnight

Deadline Midnight

1960
No Exit

No Exit

as Calder

1972
Hardness 10 3.8

Hardness 10

as Mackintosh

1974
Dandelion Dead 9.0

Dandelion Dead

as Dr. Hinks

1994
The Choir 8.0

The Choir

as Frank Ashworth

1995
Jamaica Inn 5.0

Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

1983
Codename: Kyril 6.0

Codename: Kyril

as Stanov

1988
Malice Aforethought 4.5

Malice Aforethought

as Widdicombe

2005
Against the Crowd

Against the Crowd

as Don Macintyre

1975
A Chance of Thunder

A Chance of Thunder

as Yardley

1961
This Way for Murder

This Way for Murder

as Insp. Frant

1967
The Doombolt Chase 6.8

The Doombolt Chase

1978
The Thing about Vince

The Thing about Vince

as Ray

2000

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