Peter Vaughan (4 April 1923 - 6 December 2016) was an English character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British film and television productions.
He was perhaps best known for playing Harry Grout in classic British prison sitcom Porridge and the Night's Watch Maester, Aemon Targaryen, in HBO's Game of Thrones.
He passed away at the age of 93.
Notable Roles
- 1962 Oliver Twist as Bill Sikes
- 1964 The Saint as Walter Devan
- 1965-6 Dixon of Dock Green as Inspector Gordon
- 1966 Adam Adamant Lives! as Dr. Mort
- 1967 Great Expectations as Mr. Jaggers
- 1968 Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1968 The Avengers as Dr. A. Jaeger
- 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Horace Dorrington
- 1971 The Persuaders! as Lance Schubert
- 1971 Straw Dogs as Tom Hedden
- 1974 Fall of Eagles as Isvolsky
- 1975-1977 Porridge as Harry Grout
- 1975 The Sweeney as Tony Kirby
- 1977-1979 Citizen Smith as Dad / Charlie Johnson
- 1980 Fox as Billy Fox
- 1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman as Mr. Freeman
- 1981 The Lord of the Rings as Denethor
- 1981 Time Bandits as Winston the Ogre
- 1983 Jamaica Inn as Squire Bassatt
- 1984 The Razor's Edge as Mackenzie
- 1985 Brazil as Mr. Helpmann
- 1985 Bleak House as Tulkinghorn
- 1989 Countdown To War as Hermann Goering
- 1991 Sherlock Holmes as John Turner
- 1992 Lovejoy as Marek
- 1993 The Remains of the Day as Mr William Stevens
- 1994 Birds of a Feather as Monty
- 1994 Fatherland as Arthur Nebe
- 1994 Rab C. Nesbitt as Brother Adam
- 1996 Our Friends in the North as Felix Hutchison
- 1996 The Crucible as Giles Corey
- 1998 Les Misérables as Bishop
- 1998 Our Mutual Friend as Mr. Boffin
- 1999 Hornblower as Admiral Lord Samuel Hood
- 2000 The 10th Kingdom as Wilfred Peep
- 2007 Death at a Funeral as Uncle Alfie
- 2007 Heartbeat as Mr. Andrews and Arthur Wainwright
- 2011 Doc Martin as William Newcross
- 2011-2015 Game of Thrones as Maester Aemon Targaryen
