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Peter Vaughan
Known for: ActingPeter 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).
Filmography 50
The Remains of the Day
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as William Stevens 
Brazil
as Mr. Helpmann 
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Alfie 
The Legend of 1900
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper 
Les Misérables
as Bishop 
Time Bandits
as Winston the Ogre 
Straw Dogs
as Tom Hedden 
Fatherland
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe 
The Crucible
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as Giles Corey 
Our Mutual Friend
as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin 
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone 
The French Lieutenant's Woman
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as Mr. Freeman 
The Secret Agent
as The Driver 
Chancer
as Tom Franklyn 
An Ideal Husband
as Phipps 
Village of the Damned
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as P.C. Gobby 
The Mother
as Toots 
Zulu Dawn
+4
as QSM Bloomfield 
Mountains of the Moon
as Lord Houghton 
The Razor's Edge
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as Mackenzie 
Valentino
as Rory O'Neil 
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Bill Sellers 
Eyewitness
as Paul Grazzini 
Dandelion Dead
as Dr. Hinks 
The MacKintosh Man
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as Inspector Brunskill 
Fanatic
as Harry 
Sapphire
+1
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited) 
The 39 Steps
+1
as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited) 
Is Anybody There?
as Bob 
Massacre in Rome
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring 
Heart of Darkness
as Director 
Hotel Splendide
+4
as Morton Blanche 
Hammerhead
as Hammerhead 
The Pied Piper
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as Bishop 
Alfred the Great
as Burrud 
The Blockhouse
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as Aufret 
Albatross
as Grandpa 
Savage Messiah
as Museum Attendant 
The Horse Without a Head
as Police Sergeant 
King of the Wind
as Captain 
Margery and Gladys
as Troy Gladwell 
Porridge
as Grouty 
Countdown to War
as Hermann Goering 
Prisoner of Honor
as Gen. Mercier 
Coming Out of the Ice
as Belov 
11 Harrowhouse
as Coglin 
A Twist of Sand
as Johann 
A Warning to the Curious
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as Mr Paxton 
Forbidden
as Major Stauffel 
Hildegard
as Abbot