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Peter Vaughan

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

Born

Apr 04, 1923

Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

Died

Dec 06, 2016

Known For

Acting

Movies

108 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

The Mother
The Mother
2003 as Toots
★ 6.1
The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900
1998 as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
★ 8.2
Brazil
Brazil
1985 as Mr. Helpmann
★ 7.7
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral
2007 as Uncle Alfie
★ 6.9
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1998 as Bishop
★ 7.2
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
1971 as Tom Hedden
★ 7.2
Time Bandits
Time Bandits
1981 as Winston the Ogre
★ 6.6
The Crucible
The Crucible
1996 as Giles Corey
★ 6.6
Fatherland
Fatherland
1994 as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
★ 6.2
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981 as Mr. Freeman
★ 6.4
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
1993 as William Stevens
★ 7.4
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon
1990 as Lord Houghton
★ 6.5
Albatross
Albatross
2011 as Grandpa
★ 6.0
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 as Bill Sellers
★ 6.6
Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
1960 as P.C. Gobby
★ 7.2
The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man
1973 as Brunskill
★ 6.1
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband
1999 as Phipps
★ 6.5
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
1979 as QSM Bloomfield
★ 6.1
Face
Face
1997 as Sonny
★ 6.2
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
1984 as Mackenzie
★ 6.4
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015 as Aemon Targaryen
★ 8.6
Sapphire
Sapphire
1959 as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 as Admiral Lord Hood
★ 7.2
Making Love
Making Love
2000 as Barone Blau
★ 6.8
Eyewitness
Eyewitness
1970 as Paul Grazzini
★ 6.2
Longitude
Longitude
2000 as George Graham
★ 7.4
Is Anybody There?
Is Anybody There?
2009 as Bob
★ 6.3
Massacre in Rome
Massacre in Rome
1973 as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
★ 6.0
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
1993 as Director
★ 5.7
Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon
1986 as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
★ 5.4
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001 as Daddy Zoo
★ 5.7
Fanatic
Fanatic
1965 as Harry
★ 6.6
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
1996 as The Driver
★ 5.5
Valentino
Valentino
1977 as Rory O'Neil
★ 5.8
The Victors
The Victors
1963 as Policeman
★ 6.2
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 as Museum Attendant
★ 6.1
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1959 as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Coming Out of the Ice
Coming Out of the Ice
1982 as Belov
★ 7.0
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1972 as Bishop
★ 5.9
Make Mine Mink
Make Mine Mink
1960 as Policeman in Car
★ 6.9
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great
1969 as Burrud
★ 4.5
Christmas at the Riviera
★ 4.2
A Twist of Sand
A Twist of Sand
1968 as Johann
★ 4.5
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
1968 as Hammerhead
★ 5.3
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
2001 as Sir Ensor Doone
★ 5.7
movie
Two Living, One Dead
1961 as John Kester
★ 7.0
The Punch and Judy Man
The Punch and Judy Man
1963 as Committee Man
★ 7.8
Hotel Splendide
Hotel Splendide
2000 as Morton Blanche
★ 5.5
Symptoms
Symptoms
1974 as Brady
★ 6.2
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor
1991 as Gen. Mercier
★ 6.2
movie
Fox
1980 as Billy Fox
★ 1.0
I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool
1962 as Police Inspector (uncredited)
★ 5.5
World of Westeros Ambient Video
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025 as Maester Aemon
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
1979 as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
★ 6.5
Emma's Time
Emma's Time
1970 as Sladeck
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990 as Captain
★ 6.4
The Horse Without a Head
The Horse Without a Head
1964 as Police Sergeant
★ 6.0
A Warning to the Curious
A Warning to the Curious
1972 as Mr Paxton
★ 6.9
Countdown to War
Countdown to War
1989 as Hermann Goering
★ 5.0
movie
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
2001 as Harold King
When We Are Married
When We Are Married
1987 as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Margery and Gladys
Margery and Gladys
2003 as Troy Gladwell
★ 7.4
11 Harrowhouse
11 Harrowhouse
1974 as Coglin
★ 5.6
Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril
1988 as Marshal Stanov
The Blockhouse
The Blockhouse
1973 as Aufret
★ 6.0
Porridge
Porridge
1979 as Grouty
★ 6.7
The Devil's Agent
The Devil's Agent
1962 as Chief of Hungarian Police
★ 6.4
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
★ 6.0
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
1983 as Squire Bassatt
★ 2.7
The Moonstone
The Moonstone
1996 as Gabriel Betteredge
★ 7.0
Thursday the 12th
Thursday the 12th
2003 as Edgar Bannister
The Danedyke Mystery
The Danedyke Mystery
1979 as Detective Inspector Burroughs
Forbidden
Forbidden
1984 as Major Stauffel
★ 5.0
The Naked Runner
The Naked Runner
1967 as Martin Slattery
★ 6.0
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
1987 as The Chiropodist
★ 6.0
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004 as Edward Pretty
★ 5.6
Rotten to the Core
Rotten to the Core
1965 as Sir Henry Capell
★ 6.2
The Bofors Gun
The Bofors Gun
1968 as Sergeant Walker
★ 5.8
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977 as Philby's Control
★ 4.9
Freedom of the Dig
Freedom of the Dig
1978 as Emerson
Malachi's Cove
Malachi's Cove
1973 as Mr. Gunliffe
★ 6.1
movie
Care
2006 as Archie
Harry's Kingdom
Harry's Kingdom
1987 as Sid Harris
Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out
1975 as Harry Grout
Taste of Excitement
Taste of Excitement
1969 as Inspector Malling
★ 5.9
Smokescreen
Smokescreen
1964 as Roper
★ 7.2
movie
Beauty
2004 as Mr. Robbins
★ 6.6
movie
The Crucible
1980 as Judge Hathorne
★ 1.0
movie
Circles of Deceit
1993 as Liam McAuley
★ 7.5
The Man Outside
The Man Outside
1967 as Nikolai Volkov
★ 5.3
Season's Greetings
Season's Greetings
1986 as Harvey
Under the Hammer
Under the Hammer
1984 as Les Stone
movie
A Man without Friends
1972 as Det. Insp. Crouch
movie
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009 as George Greenhalgh
Hildegard
Hildegard
1994 as Abbot
★ 6.0
Czech Mate
Czech Mate
1984 as Bullneck
★ 3.5
The Spot FX Man
The Spot FX Man
1993 as Harold Listings
The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It
1973 as Anderson
★ 7.2
The Return
The Return
1973 as Stephen Royds
★ 5.9
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981 as Mr. Hugh Peter
movie
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978 as Harold Praed
movie
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964 as Sgt. George Burtonshaw
You and Me and Him
You and Me and Him
1973 as Coster
movie
The Snowdropper
1975 as Sergeant
★ 7.0