Peter Vaughan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 4 April 1923 · Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
- Died
- 6 December 2016
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
Acting 110
- 2025World of Westeros Ambient Video as Maester Aemon
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Aemon Targaryen
- 2011Albatross as Grandpa
- 2009Is Anybody There? as Bob
- 2009The Antiques Rogue Show as George Greenhalgh
- 2007Christmas at the Riviera as Glen
- 2007Death at a Funeral as Uncle Alfie
- 2006Care as Archie
- 2004The Queen of Sheba's Pearls as Edward Pretty
- 2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Bill Sellers
- 2004Beauty as Mr. Robbins
- 2003Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher as Harry Grout
- 2003The Mother as Toots
- 2003Margery and Gladys as Troy Gladwell
- 2003Thursday the 12th as Edgar Bannister
- 2001Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) as Daddy Zoo
- 2001Lorna Doone as Sir Ensor Doone
- 2001Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind as Harold King
- 2000Hotel Splendide as Morton Blanche
- 2000Making Love as Barone Blau
- 2000Longitude as George Graham
- 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters as Admiral Lord Hood
- 1999An Ideal Husband as Phipps
- 1998The Legend of 1900 as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
- 1998Les Misérables as Bishop
- 1997Face as Sonny
- 1996The Moonstone as Gabriel Betteredge
- 1996The Crucible as Giles Corey
- 1996The Secret Agent as The Driver
- 1994Fatherland as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
- 1994Heart of Darkness as Director
- 1994Hildegard as Abbot
- 1993The Spot FX Man as Harold Listings
- 1993The Remains of the Day as William Stevens
- 1993Circles of Deceit as Liam McAuley
- 1991Prisoner of Honor as Gen. Mercier
- 1990King of the Wind as Captain
- 1990Mountains of the Moon as Lord Houghton
- 1989Countdown to War as Hermann Goering
- 1988Strife as John Anthony
- 1988Codename: Kyril as Marshal Stanov
- 1987When We Are Married as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
- 1987Harry's Kingdom as Sid Harris
- 1987Coast to Coast as The Chiropodist
- 1986Season's Greetings as Harvey
- 1986Experiment IV as The General
- 1986Haunted Honeymoon as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
- 1985Brazil as Mr. Helpmann
- 1984Forbidden as Major Stauffel
- 1984Czech Mate as Bullneck
- 1984The Razor's Edge as Mackenzie
- 1984Under the Hammer as Les Stone
- 1983Jamaica Inn as Squire Bassatt
- 1982Coming Out of the Ice as Belov
- 1981The French Lieutenant's Woman as Mr. Freeman
- 1981Time Bandits as Winston the Ogre
- 1981The Crucible as Judge Hathorne
- 1981A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter as Mr. Hugh Peter
- 1980Fox as Billy Fox
- 1979Porridge as Grouty
- 1979The Danedyke Mystery as Detective Inspector Burroughs
- 1979Zulu Dawn as QSM Bloomfield
- 1979Henry VIII as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
- 1978Freedom of the Dig as Emerson
- 1978Two Days That Shook the Branch as Harold Praed
- 1977Valentino as Rory O'Neil
- 1977Philby, Burgess and Maclean as Philby's Control
- 1975Porridge: No Way Out as Harry Grout
- 1975The Snowdropper as Sergeant
- 1974Intimate Reflections
- 197411 Harrowhouse as Coglin
- 1974Symptoms as Brady
- 1973The Return as Stephen Royds
- 1973Massacre in Rome as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
- 1973Malachi's Cove as Mr. Gunliffe
- 1973The MacKintosh Man as Inspector Brunskill
- 1973The Eyes Have It as Anderson
- 1973You and Me and Him as Coster
- 1973The Blockhouse as Aufret
- 1972The Pied Piper as Bishop
- 1972A Warning to the Curious as Mr Paxton
- 1972A Man without Friends as Det. Insp. Crouch
- 1972Savage Messiah as Museum Attendant
- 1971Straw Dogs as Tom Hedden
- 1970Eyewitness as Paul Grazzini
- 1970Emma's Time as Sladeck
- 1970The Cellar and the Almond Tree
- 1969Taste of Excitement as Inspector Malling
- 1969Alfred the Great as Burrud
- 1968A Twist of Sand as Johann
- 1968Hammerhead as Hammerhead
- 1968The Bofors Gun as Sergeant Walker
- 1968The Drummer and the Bloke as Ron
- 1967The Man Outside as Nikolai Volkov
- 1967The Naked Runner as Martin Slattery
- 1965Rotten to the Core as Sir Henry Capell
- 1965Fanatic as Harry
- 1964The Blackmailing of Mr. S as Sgt. George Burtonshaw
- 1964The Horse Without a Head as Police Sergeant
- 1964Smokescreen as Roper
- 1963The Victors as Policeman
- 1963The Punch and Judy Man as Committee Man
- 1962I Thank a Fool as Police Inspector (uncredited)
- 1962The Devil's Agent as Chief of Hungarian Police
- 1961The Court Martial of Major Keller as Purvey
- 1961Two Living, One Dead as John Kester
- 1960Make Mine Mink as Policeman in Car
- 1960Village of the Damned as P.C. Gobby
- 1959Sapphire as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
- 1959The 39 Steps as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)