Peter Vaughan
Known for Acting
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 Mother
2003
as Toots
The Legend of 1900
1998
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Fatherland
1994
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
Brazil
1985
as Mr. Helpmann
Sapphire
1959
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
The Remains of the Day
1993
as William Stevens
Time Bandits
1981
as Winston the Ogre
Straw Dogs
1971
as Tom Hedden
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Lord Houghton
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Uncle Alfie
Eyewitness
1970
as Paul Grazzini
Les Misérables
1998
as Bishop
An Ideal Husband
1999
as Phipps
Valentino
1977
as Rory O'Neil
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Aemon Targaryen
The Crucible
1996
as Giles Corey
Alfred the Great
1969
as Burrud
Face
1997
as Sonny
Village of the Damned
1960
as P.C. Gobby
Zulu Dawn
1979
as QSM Bloomfield