
Peter Vaughan
Acting
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).
Born: April 4, 1923 · Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
Filmography (102)

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015

Albatross
2011

Game of Thrones
2011

Silk
2011

Is Anybody There?
2009

Lark Rise to Candleford
2008

Christmas at the Riviera
2007

Death at a Funeral
2007

Malice Aforethought
2005

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004

The Mother
2003

The Jury
2002

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001

Lorna Doone
2001

Hotel Splendide
2000

Making Love
2000

Longitude
2000

Longitude
2000

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999

An Ideal Husband
1999

The Legend of 1900
1998

Hornblower
1998

Les Misérables
1998

Our Mutual Friend
1998

Face
1997

The Crucible
1996

The Secret Agent
1996

Our Friends in the North
1996

Fatherland
1994

The World of Hammer
1994

The Remains of the Day
1993

Heart of Darkness
1993

Heartbeat
1992

Murder Most Horrid
1991

Prisoner of Honor
1991

Chancer
1990

Mountains of the Moon
1990

Chillers
1990

Birds of a Feather
1989

The Bourne Identity
1988

Casualty
1986

Haunted Honeymoon
1986

Bleak House
1985

Brazil
1985

The Razor's Edge
1984

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984

Sherlock Holmes
1984

Coming Out of the Ice
1982

The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981

Time Bandits
1981

Porridge
1979

Zulu Dawn
1979

Valentino
1977

Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977

Citizen Smith
1977

The Sweeney
1975

11 Harrowhouse
1974

Porridge
1974

Symptoms
1974

Fall of Eagles
1974

Playhouse
1974

The Pallisers
1974

Massacre in Rome
1973

Malachi's Cove
1973

The MacKintosh Man
1973

Thriller
1973

The Blockhouse
1973

The Pied Piper
1972

A Warning to the Curious
1972

The Adventurer
1972

The Protectors
1972

Savage Messiah
1972

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971

Straw Dogs
1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

The Persuaders!
1971

Eyewitness
1970

Taste of Excitement
1969

Alfred the Great
1969

A Twist of Sand
1968

Hammerhead
1968

The Expert
1968

Man in a Suitcase
1967

The Naked Runner
1967

The Informer
1966

Rotten to the Core
1965

Fanatic
1965

Theatre 625
1964

Smokescreen
1964

The Victors
1963

The Punch and Judy Man
1963

The Saint
1962

I Thank a Fool
1962

Richard the Lionheart
1962

The Avengers
1961

Make Mine Mink
1960

Village of the Damned
1960

Sapphire
1959

No Hiding Place
1959

Interpol Calling
1959

The 39 Steps
1959
