1923-04-04 Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
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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World of Westeros Ambient Video | Maester Aemon | 2025-12-12 |
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Aemon Targaryen | 2015-01-29 |
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Albatross | Grandpa | 2011-10-14 |
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Is Anybody There? | Bob | 2009-04-17 |
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The Antiques Rogue Show | George Greenhalgh | 2009-01-04 |
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Death at a Funeral | Uncle Alfie | 2007-08-17 |
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Christmas at the Riviera | Glen | 2007-12-23 |
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Care | Archie | 2006-01-01 |
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Bill Sellers | 2004-10-01 |
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Beauty | Mr. Robbins | 2004-09-11 |
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The Queen of Sheba's Pearls | Edward Pretty | 2004-12-25 |
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Margery and Gladys | Troy Gladwell | 2003-09-21 |
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Thursday the 12th | Edgar Bannister | 2003-04-06 |
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The Mother | Toots | 2003-11-14 |
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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Harry Grout | 2003-12-29 |
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Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind | Harold King | 2001-02-05 |
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Lorna Doone | Sir Ensor Doone | 2001-03-11 |
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Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) | Daddy Zoo | 2001-11-07 |
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Hotel Splendide | Morton Blanche | 2000-09-21 |
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Canone Inverso | Barone Blau | 2000-02-11 |
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Longitude | George Graham | 2000-01-02 |
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An Ideal Husband | Phipps | 1999-01-14 |
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Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters | Admiral Lord Hood | 1999-04-02 |
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La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano | 'Pops', the Shopkeeper | 1998-10-28 |
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Les Misérables | Bishop | 1998-05-01 |
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Face | Sonny | 1997-09-26 |
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The Moonstone | Gabriel Betteredge | 1996-12-29 |
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The Secret Agent | The Driver | 1996-11-08 |
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The Crucible | Giles Corey | 1996-11-27 |
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Fatherland | SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe | 1994-11-26 |
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Hildegard | Abbot | 1994-01-03 |
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The Spot FX Man | Harold Listings | 1993-12-18 |
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The Remains of the Day | William Stevens | 1993-11-05 |
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Circles of Deceit | Liam McAuley | 1993-10-16 |
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Heart of Darkness | Director | 1993-10-01 |
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Prisoner of Honor | Gen. Mercier | 1991-11-02 |
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King of the Wind | Captain | 1990-05-25 |
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Mountains of the Moon | Lord Houghton | 1990-02-16 |
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Countdown to War | Hermann Goering | 1989-04-07 |
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Codename: Kyril | Marshal Stanov | 1988-03-29 |
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When We Are Married | Alderman Joseph Helliwell | 1987-12-26 |
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Coast to Coast | The Chiropodist | 1987-01-04 |
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Harry's Kingdom | Sid Harris | 1987-09-27 |
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Season's Greetings | Harvey | 1986-12-24 |
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Haunted Honeymoon | Uncle Francis Abbot Sr. | 1986-07-25 |
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Brazil | Mr. Helpmann | 1985-02-20 |
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Forbidden | Major Stauffel | 1984-12-07 |
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The Razor's Edge | Mackenzie | 1984-10-19 |
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Czech Mate | Bullneck | 1984-12-03 |
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Under the Hammer | Les Stone | 1984-03-27 |
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Jamaica Inn | Squire Bassatt | 1983-05-01 |
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Coming Out of the Ice | Belov | 1982-12-31 |
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The French Lieutenant's Woman | Mr. Freeman | 1981-08-28 |
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Time Bandits | Winston the Ogre | 1981-07-13 |
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A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter | Mr. Hugh Peter | 1981-01-30 |
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Fox | Billy Fox | 1980-03-10 |
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The Crucible | Judge Hathorne | 1980-01-01 |
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The Danedyke Mystery | Detective Inspector Burroughs | 1979-06-03 |
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Zulu Dawn | QSM Bloomfield | 1979-05-14 |
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Henry VIII | Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester | 1979-02-25 |
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Porridge | Grouty | 1979-08-12 |
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Two Days That Shook the Branch | Harold Praed | 1978-05-09 |
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Freedom of the Dig | Emerson | 1978-10-23 |
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Philby, Burgess and Maclean | Philby's Control | 1977-05-31 |
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Valentino | Rory O'Neil | 1977-09-07 |
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The Snowdropper | Sergeant | 1975-05-29 |
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Porridge: No Way Out | Harry Grout | 1975-12-24 |
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Intimate Reflections | 1974-12-12 | |
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11 Harrowhouse | Coglin | 1974-09-26 |
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Symptoms | Brady | 1974-05-10 |
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Malachi's Cove | Mr. Gunliffe | 1973-10-01 |
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The Eyes Have It | Anderson | 1973-06-09 |
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The MacKintosh Man | Brunskill | 1973-08-01 |
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Rappresaglia | Field Marshal Albert Kesselring | 1973-10-04 |
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The Return | Stephen Royds | 1973-10-28 |
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You and Me and Him | Coster | 1973-02-22 |
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The Blockhouse | Aufret | 1973-01-01 |
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The Pied Piper | Bishop | 1972-12-27 |
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A Warning to the Curious | Mr Paxton | 1972-12-24 |
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Savage Messiah | Museum Attendant | 1972-06-27 |
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A Man without Friends | Det. Insp. Crouch | 1972-10-25 |
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Straw Dogs | Tom Hedden | 1971-11-25 |
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Eyewitness | Paul Grazzini | 1970-06-05 |
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Emma's Time | Sladeck | 1970-05-13 |
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The Cellar and the Almond Tree | 1970-03-04 | |
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Taste of Excitement | Inspector Malling | 1969-11-01 |
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Alfred the Great | Burrud | 1969-10-08 |
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The Drummer and the Bloke | Ron | 1968-01-31 |
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Hammerhead | Hammerhead | 1968-09-07 |
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The Bofors Gun | Sergeant Walker | 1968-04-04 |
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A Twist of Sand | Johann | 1968-10-09 |
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The Man Outside | Nikolai Volkov | 1967-08-24 |
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The Naked Runner | Martin Slattery | 1967-07-19 |
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Rotten to the Core | Sir Henry Capell | 1965-07-14 |
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Fanatic | Harry | 1965-03-21 |
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Smokescreen | Roper | 1964-01-02 |
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The Blackmailing of Mr. S | Sgt. George Burtonshaw | 1964-07-26 |
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The Horse Without a Head | Police Sergeant | 1964-03-09 |
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The Victors | Policeman | 1963-11-22 |
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The Punch and Judy Man | Committee Man | 1963-04-08 |
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I Thank a Fool | Police Inspector (uncredited) | 1962-09-14 |
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The Devil's Agent | Chief of Hungarian Police | 1962-09-01 |
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Two Living, One Dead | John Kester | 1961-04-03 |
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The Court Martial of Major Keller | Purvey | 1961-12-01 |
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Make Mine Mink | Policeman in Car | 1960-08-09 |
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Village of the Damned | P.C. Gobby | 1960-06-16 |
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Sapphire | Detective Whitehead (uncredited) | 1959-11-02 |
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The 39 Steps | 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited) | 1959-03-13 |