Peter Vaughan

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 4, 1923

died

December 6, 2016

place of birth

Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

also known as

Peter Ewart Ohm

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Mother
6.0

The Mother

2003as Toots
Brazil
7.7

Brazil

1985as Mr. Helpmann
The Legend of 1900
8.2

The Legend of 1900

1998as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
The Remains of the Day
7.4

The Remains of the Day

1993as William Stevens
Straw Dogs
7.2

Straw Dogs

1971as Tom Hedden
Les Misérables
7.2

Les Misérables

1998as Bishop
Death at a Funeral
6.9

Death at a Funeral

2007as Uncle Alfie
Time Bandits
6.6

Time Bandits

1981as Winston the Ogre
The Crucible
6.6

The Crucible

1996as Giles Corey
Zulu Dawn
6.1

Zulu Dawn

1979as QSM Bloomfield
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
8.6

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

2015as Aemon Targaryen
Village of the Damned
7.2

Village of the Damned

1960as P.C. Gobby
The French Lieutenant's Woman
6.5

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981as Mr. Freeman
Albatross
6.0

Albatross

2011as Grandpa
Mountains of the Moon
6.5

Mountains of the Moon

1990as Lord Houghton
Fatherland
6.2

Fatherland

1994as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
The Secret Agent
5.6

The Secret Agent

1996as The Driver
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
6.6

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004as Bill Sellers
Heart of Darkness
5.8

Heart of Darkness

1993as Director
Longitude
7.4

Longitude

2000as George Graham
An Ideal Husband
6.5

An Ideal Husband

1999as Phipps
The Razor's Edge
6.4

The Razor's Edge

1984as Mackenzie
The MacKintosh Man
6.1

The MacKintosh Man

1973as Brunskill
Valentino
5.8

Valentino

1977as Rory O'Neil
The Pied Piper
6.0

The Pied Piper

1972as Bishop
The Victors
6.4

The Victors

1963as Policeman
Savage Messiah
6.3

Savage Messiah

1972as Museum Attendant
Sapphire
7.0

Sapphire

1959as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Face
6.2

Face

1997as Sonny
Fanatic
6.7

Fanatic

1965as Harry
Making Love
6.8

Making Love

2000as Barone Blau
Lorna Doone
5.8

Lorna Doone

2001as Sir Ensor Doone
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
7.2

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

1999as Admiral Lord Hood
Massacre in Rome
6.3

Massacre in Rome

1973as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Porridge
6.8

Porridge

1979as Grouty
The Bofors Gun
6.5

The Bofors Gun

1968as Sergeant Walker
11 Harrowhouse
5.8

11 Harrowhouse

1974as Coglin
Henry VIII
6.6

Henry VIII

1979as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Haunted Honeymoon
5.4

Haunted Honeymoon

1986as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Is Anybody There?
6.3

Is Anybody There?

2009as Bob
I Thank a Fool
6.1

I Thank a Fool

1962as Police Inspector (uncredited)
Codename: Kyril

Codename: Kyril

1988as Marshal Stanov
The 39 Steps
6.3

The 39 Steps

1959as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Prisoner of Honor
6.3

Prisoner of Honor

1991as Gen. Mercier
Eyewitness
6.4

Eyewitness

1970as Paul Grazzini
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
7.5

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

2003as Harry Grout
The Moonstone
7.6

The Moonstone

1996as Gabriel Betteredge
King of the Wind
7.0

King of the Wind

1990as Captain
Jamaica Inn
4.0

Jamaica Inn

1983as Squire Bassatt
The Man Outside
6.5

The Man Outside

1967as Nikolai Volkov