Peter Vaughan
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
Game of Thrones
Maester Aemon
The Avengers
Jaeger
Casualty
Henry Lambert
The Saint
Walter Devan
Heartbeat
Arthur Wainwright
Heartbeat
Mr. Andrews
Sherlock Holmes
John Turner
Birds of a Feather
Monty
Playhouse
Hugh Peter
The Persuaders!
Lance Schubert
No Hiding Place
The Sweeney
Tony Kirby
Brazil
Mr. Helpmann
The Expert
Richard Toller
The Mother
Toots
Hornblower
Admiral Hood
The Legend of 1900
'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Lark Rise to Candleford
Thriller
Anderson
Les Misérables
Bishop
Theatre 625
Ernst Torgler
Silk
Eyewitness
Paul Grazzini
Make Mine Mink
Policeman in Car
The Protectors
Quin
The Bourne Identity
Fritz Koenig
Fatherland
SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
The Moonstone
Gabriel Betteredge
Forbidden
Major Stauffel
Jamaica Inn
Squire Bassatt
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Harry Grout
Savage Messiah
Museum Attendant
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
Richard the Lionheart
Caspar
Albatross
Grandpa
Haunted Honeymoon
Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Massacre in Rome
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Porridge
Grouty
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Dorrington
Codename: Kyril
Marshal Stanov
Sapphire
Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Death at a Funeral
Uncle Alfie
Festival
Gonnern
Festival
Schmitz
11 Harrowhouse
Coglin
Interpol Calling
Inspector
Hildegard
Abbot
Symptoms
Brady
The Remains of the Day
William Stevens
Murder Most Horrid
Doverson
Man in a Suitcase
Porridge
Harry Grout
Henry VIII
Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Village of the Damned
P.C. Gobby
The Adventurer
Roberts
Lorna Doone
Sir Ensor Doone
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
Edward Pretty
Valentino
Rory O'Neil
The Jury
Michael Colchester
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Mr. Paxton
Face
Sonny
Straw Dogs
Tom Hedden
Fall of Eagles
Izvolsky
The Blockhouse
Aufret
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Aemon Targaryen
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Admiral Lord Hood
The MacKintosh Man
Brunskill
Zulu Dawn
QSM Bloomfield
Citizen Smith
Dad
The Victors
Policeman
Fox
Billy Fox
Making Love
Barone Blau
The Pied Piper
Bishop
Care
Archie
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Bullneck
The Snowdropper
Sergeant
Time Bandits
Winston the Ogre
Our Friends in the North
Felix Hutchinson
An Ideal Husband
Phipps
The Return
Stephen Royds
Intimate Reflections
The Crucible
Giles Corey
A Warning to the Curious
Mr Paxton
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
Mr. Hugh Peter
Hotel Splendide
Morton Blanche
Chillers
Winston Greeves
The Secret Agent
The Driver
In Deep
Clayton Waddington
Longitude
George Graham
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Mr. Freeman
Alfred the Great
Burrud
Heart of Darkness
Director
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Rotten to the Core
Sir Henry Capell
The Razor's Edge
Mackenzie
Prisoner of Honor
Gen. Mercier
Longitude
George Graham
Mountains of the Moon
Lord Houghton
Porridge: No Way Out
Harry Grout
Our Mutual Friend
Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
Chancer
Tom Franklyn
The 39 Steps
2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Circle of Deceit
Liam McAuley
The Horse Without a Head
Police Sergeant
The Devil's Agent
Chief of Hungarian Police
Two Living, One Dead
John Kester
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
The Man Outside
Nikolai Volkov
Lorna Doone
Sir Ensor Doone
Crane
Max Goddard
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
Harold King
Beauty
Mr. Robbins
The Punch and Judy Man
Committee Man
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Harold Praed
Margery and Gladys
Troy Gladwell
Zodiac
Richard Meade
King of the Wind
Captain
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
Sgt. George Burtonshaw
Malachi's Cove
Mr. Gunliffe
A Twist of Sand
Johann
Under the Hammer
Les Stone
Is Anybody There?
Bob
The Drummer and the Bloke
Ron
The Informer
David Janner
Season's Greetings
Harvey
Fox
Billy Fox
Emma's Time
Sladeck
Christmas at the Riviera
Glen
Game, Set, and Match
David Kimber-Hutchinson
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Daddy Zoo
The Danedyke Mystery
Detective Inspector Burroughs
Dandelion Dead
Dr. Hinks
The Bofors Gun
Sergeant Walker
Black and Blue
Miles Miles
When We Are Married
Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Coast to Coast
The Chiropodist
Bleak House
Tulkinghorn
Thursday the 12th
Edgar Bannister
Mobile
Grandad Stoan
The Naked Runner
Martin Slattery
The Eyes Have It
Anderson
Countdown to War
Hermann Goering
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby's Control
Monte Carlo
Pabst
A Man without Friends
Det. Insp. Crouch
I Thank a Fool
Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Choir
Frank Ashworth
You and Me and Him
Coster
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Bill Sellers
Nightingales
The Inspector
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Bill Sikes
Great Expectations
Jaggers
Malice Aforethought
Widdicombe
Fanatic
Harry
The Spot FX Man
Harold Listings
Czech Mate
Bullneck
Deadline Midnight
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels
Delaney
The Gold Robbers
DCS Cradock
Our Man At St Mark's
Freedom of the Dig
Emerson
Codename: Kyril
Stanov
The Doombolt Chase
The Antiques Rogue Show
George Greenhalgh
Coming Out of the Ice
Belov
Hardness 10
Mackintosh
The Court Martial of Major Keller
Purvey
Taste of Excitement
Inspector Malling
Smokescreen
Roper
The Crucible
Judge Hathorne
Harry's Kingdom
Sid Harris