Acting
Peter Vaughan
EN, IT cinema · 107 credits
Born
4 April 1923
Died
6 December 2016 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
Also known as Peter Ewart Ohm
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).
Known for
Filmography
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Aemon Targaryen
Albatross
as Grandpa
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
The Antiques Rogue Show
as George Greenhalgh
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Alfie
Care
2006
Care
as Archie
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
as Edward Pretty
Beauty
2004
Beauty
as Mr. Robbins
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Bill Sellers
The Mother
as Toots
Margery and Gladys
as Troy Gladwell
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Harry Grout
Thursday the 12th
as Edgar Bannister
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
as Daddy Zoo
Making Love
as Barone Blau
Longitude
as George Graham
Hotel Splendide
as Morton Blanche
An Ideal Husband
as Phipps
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Admiral Lord Hood
Les Misérables
as Bishop
The Legend of 1900
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Face
as Sonny
The Moonstone
as Gabriel Betteredge
The Secret Agent
as The Driver
The Crucible
as Giles Corey
Fatherland
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
Hildegard
as Abbot
Heart of Darkness
as Director
The Remains of the Day
as William Stevens
The Spot FX Man
as Harold Listings
Circles of Deceit
1993
Circles of Deceit
as Liam McAuley
Prisoner of Honor
as Gen. Mercier
King of the Wind
as Captain
Mountains of the Moon
as Lord Houghton
Countdown to War
as Hermann Goering
Strife
as John Anthony
Coast to Coast
as The Chiropodist
When We Are Married
as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Harry's Kingdom
as Sid Harris
Season's Greetings
as Harvey
Haunted Honeymoon
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Brazil
as Mr. Helpmann
The Razor's Edge
as Mackenzie
Forbidden
as Major Stauffel
Under the Hammer
as Les Stone
Czech Mate
as Bullneck
Jamaica Inn
as Squire Bassatt
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
as Mr. Hugh Peter
Time Bandits
as Winston the Ogre
The Crucible
1981
The Crucible
as Judge Hathorne
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mr. Freeman
Fox
1980
Fox
as Billy Fox
Porridge
as Grouty
Zulu Dawn
as QSM Bloomfield
The Danedyke Mystery
as Detective Inspector Burroughs
Henry VIII
as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Freedom of the Dig
as Emerson
Valentino
as Rory O'Neil
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
as Philby's Control
Porridge: No Way Out
as Harry Grout
Symptoms
as Brady
11 Harrowhouse
as Coglin
The MacKintosh Man
as Inspector Brunskill
Massacre in Rome
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
The Blockhouse
as Aufret
The Return
as Stephen Royds
You and Me and Him
as Coster
Malachi's Cove
as Mr. Gunliffe
The Eyes Have It
as Anderson
A Warning to the Curious
as Mr Paxton
Savage Messiah
as Museum Attendant
A Man without Friends
1972
A Man without Friends
as Det. Insp. Crouch
The Pied Piper
as Bishop
Straw Dogs
as Tom Hedden
Emma's Time
as Sladeck
Eyewitness
as Paul Grazzini
Alfred the Great
as Burrud
Taste of Excitement
as Inspector Malling
Hammerhead
as Hammerhead
A Twist of Sand
as Johann
The Bofors Gun
as Sergeant Walker
The Naked Runner
as Martin Slattery
The Man Outside
as Nikolai Volkov
Fanatic
as Harry
Rotten to the Core
as Sir Henry Capell
Smokescreen
as Roper
The Horse Without a Head
as Police Sergeant
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
as Sgt. George Burtonshaw
The Punch and Judy Man
as Committee Man
The Victors
as Policeman
I Thank a Fool
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Devil's Agent
as Chief of Hungarian Police
Two Living, One Dead
as John Kester
Village of the Damned
as P.C. Gobby
Make Mine Mink
as Policeman in Car
Sapphire
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
The 39 Steps
as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)