Peter Vaughan
Acting
Born April 4, 1923 · Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
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).
Films (108)
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
Albatross
2011
Is Anybody There?
2009
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
Christmas at the Riviera
2007
Death at a Funeral
2007
Care
2006
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Beauty
2004
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
The Mother
2003
Margery and Gladys
2003
Thursday the 12th
2003
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
Lorna Doone
2001
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
2001
Hotel Splendide
2000
Making Love
2000
Longitude
2000
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
An Ideal Husband
1999
The Legend of 1900
1998
Les Misérables
1998
Face
1997
The Moonstone
1996
The Crucible
1996
The Secret Agent
1996
Fatherland
1994
Hildegard
1994
The Spot FX Man
1993
The Remains of the Day
1993
Circles of Deceit
1993
Heart of Darkness
1993
Prisoner of Honor
1991
King of the Wind
1990
Mountains of the Moon
1990
Countdown to War
1989
Codename: Kyril
1988
When We Are Married
1987
Harry's Kingdom
1987
Coast to Coast
1987
Season's Greetings
1986
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
Brazil
1985
Forbidden
1984
Czech Mate
1984
The Razor's Edge
1984
Under the Hammer
1984
Jamaica Inn
1983
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Time Bandits
1981
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981
Fox
1980
The Crucible
1980
Porridge
1979
The Danedyke Mystery
1979
Zulu Dawn
1979
Henry VIII
1979
Freedom of the Dig
1978
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
Valentino
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
The Snowdropper
1975
Intimate Reflections
1974
11 Harrowhouse
1974
Symptoms
1974
The Return
1973
Massacre in Rome
1973
Malachi's Cove
1973
The MacKintosh Man
1973
The Eyes Have It
1973
You and Me and Him
1973
The Blockhouse
1973
The Pied Piper
1972
A Warning to the Curious
1972
A Man without Friends
1972
Savage Messiah
1972
Straw Dogs
1971
Eyewitness
1970
Emma's Time
1970
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
Taste of Excitement
1969
Alfred the Great
1969
A Twist of Sand
1968
Hammerhead
1968
The Bofors Gun
1968
The Drummer and the Bloke
1968
The Man Outside
1967
The Naked Runner
1967
Rotten to the Core
1965
Fanatic
1965
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
The Horse Without a Head
1964
Smokescreen
1964
The Victors
1963
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
I Thank a Fool
1962
The Devil's Agent
1962
The Court Martial of Major Keller
1961
Two Living, One Dead
1961
Make Mine Mink
1960
Village of the Damned
1960
Sapphire
1959
The 39 Steps
1959