Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Acting

Birthday

1927/06/04

Day of death

2020/11/05 (93 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also know as

Geoffrey Dyson Palmer

Biography

Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE (4 June 1927 - 5 November 2020) was an English actor known for his roles in British television sitcoms playing Jimmy Anderson in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), Ben Parkinson in Butterflies (1978–1983) and Lionel Hardcastle in As Time Goes By (1992–2005). His film appearances include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Mrs. Brown (1997), and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoffrey Palmer , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Acting
Anna and the King
6.8

(1999) Anna and the King

as Lord John Bradley

A Fish Called Wanda
7.2

(1988) A Fish Called Wanda

as Judge

Tomorrow Never Dies
6.4

(1997) Tomorrow Never Dies

as Admiral Roebuck

The Madness of King George
6.8

(1994) The Madness of King George

as Warren

Doctor Who and the Silurians
7.4

(1970) Doctor Who and the Silurians

as Masters

A Zed & Two Noughts
7.0

(1985) A Zed & Two Noughts

as Fallast

To Olivia
6.9

(2021) To Olivia

as ---

The Pink Panther 2
5.7

(2009) The Pink Panther 2

as Joubert

Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.1

(1998) Alice Through the Looking Glass

as White King

0.0

(2013) Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker

as Narrator

Mrs Brown
6.7

(1997) Mrs Brown

as Henry Ponsonby

Lost Christmas
6.8

(2011) Lost Christmas

as Dr. Clarence

Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire
6.0

(1985) Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire

as Narrator

W.E.
6.4

(2011) W.E.

as Stanley Baldwin

The Young Visiters
5.1

(2003) The Young Visiters

as Minnit

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
6.6

(2008) Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

as Sir John Crowder

0.0

(1998) Reckless: The Sequel

as Robert Crane

A Question of Attribution
6.6

(1991) A Question of Attribution

as Donleavy

Bert & Dickie
6.2

(2012) Bert & Dickie

as Charles Burnell

Doctor Who: The Mutants
8.0

(1972) Doctor Who: The Mutants

as Administrator

Season's Greetings
0.0

(1986) Season's Greetings

as Bernard

Stalag Luft
6.8

(1993) Stalag Luft

as The Kommandant

Smack and Thistle
0.0

(1991) Smack and Thistle

as Sir Horace Wimbol

0.0

(1982) Mr. Kershaw's Dream System

as Psychiastrist

The Honorary Consul
5.7

(1983) The Honorary Consul

as British Ambassador

Run For Your Wife
4.2

(2012) Run For Your Wife

as Man on Toilet

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
8.0

(2009) Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self / Dr Price

Safe at Work?
0.0

(1980) Safe at Work?

as Narrator

The Insurance Man
6.2

(1986) The Insurance Man

as The Angry Doctor

Rat
6.1

(2001) Rat

as The Doctor

A Prize of Arms
6.6

(1962) A Prize of Arms

as Cpl. Myers

Paddington
7.1

(2014) Paddington

as Head Geographer

Mr. Men: The Christmas Letter
0.0

(1998) Mr. Men: The Christmas Letter

as Santa

0.0

(1970) The High Game

as Man at the Clinic

8.0

(2005) The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

as Corbett's Ghost

0.0

(1976) Loyalties

as Graviter

0.0

(1982) The Houseboy

as Eric

Clockwise
6.3

(1986) Clockwise

as Headmaster

0.0

(1965) No Place Like Earth

as Chief Officer

Hawks
5.8

(1988) Hawks

as SAAB Salesman

Cathy Come Home
7.3

(1966) Cathy Come Home

as Property Agent

The Battle of Billy's Pond
6.7

(1976) The Battle of Billy's Pond

as First Policeman

7.0

(2005) Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005

as Narrator

Stiff Upper Lips
6.1

(1998) Stiff Upper Lips

as His Butler's Voice

Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim
10.0

(2012) Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim

as Narrator

Piccadilly Jim
6.3

(2004) Piccadilly Jim

as Bayliss

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
7.5

(2007) Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

as Captain Hardaker

Peter Pan
7.2

(2003) Peter Pan

as Sir Edward Quiller Couch

A Midsummer Night's Dream
4.0

(1981) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Quince

A Story to Frighten the Children
0.0

(1976) A Story to Frighten the Children

as Det. Chief Insp. Harris

Only Make Believe
0.0

(1973) Only Make Believe

as Richard Nicholls

Michael Regan
0.0

(1971) Michael Regan

as Chief Superintendent

The Outsider
5.6

(1980) The Outsider

as Col. Wyndham

Ring of Spies
6.9

(1964) Ring of Spies

as Police Officer (uncredited)

O Lucky Man!
6.8

(1973) O Lucky Man!

as Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes

Goodbye
10.0

(1975) Goodbye

as Jack

Absurd Person Singular
8.0

(1985) Absurd Person Singular

as Ronald Brewster-Wright

As Time Goes By
7.6

(1992) As Time Goes By

as Lionel Hardcastle

The Sweeney
7.7

(1975) The Sweeney

as Commander Watson

Out of the Unknown
6.8

(1965) Out of the Unknown

as Chief Officer

Colditz
7.3

(1972) Colditz

as Doc

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
8.0

(1976) The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

as Jimmy Anderson

Executive Stress
5.7

(1986) Executive Stress

as ---

Ashes to Ashes
7.6

(2008) Ashes to Ashes

as Lord Scarman

The One Show
4.6

(2006) The One Show

as Self

The Savages
6.0

(2001) The Savages

as Donald

Absolute Power
7.5

(2003) Absolute Power

as ---

Butterflies
7.1

(1978) Butterflies

as Ben Parkinson

Softly, Softly
5.0

(1966) Softly, Softly

as ---

Fawlty Towers
8.2

(1975) Fawlty Towers

as Dr. Price

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as ---

The Professionals
7.4

(1977) The Professionals

as Avery

Whoops Apocalypse
7.2

(1982) Whoops Apocalypse

as ---

Inspector Morse
7.8

(1987) Inspector Morse

as Matthew Copley-Barnes

The Goodies
7.5

(1970) The Goodies

as ---

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Pete Ferguson

The Army Game
5.0

(1957) The Army Game

as ---

Doomwatch
5.7

(1970) Doomwatch

as Major Sims

He Knew He Was Right
7.8

(2004) He Knew He Was Right

as Sir Marmaduke Rowley

Van der Valk
5.8

(1972) Van der Valk

as Head of Faculty

Mr. Men and Little Miss
0.0

(1974) Mr. Men and Little Miss

as ---

Angels
3.7

(1975) Angels

as ---

No Hiding Place
3.7

(1959) No Hiding Place

as ---

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as ---

The Expert
9.5

(1968) The Expert

as Asst. Chief Constable Rogers

3.7

(2007) The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

1.0

(1967) The Revenue Men

as Bill Mitchell

Mystery and Imagination
5.5

(1966) Mystery and Imagination

as ---

Hot Metal
5.8

(1986) Hot Metal

as ---

Natural World
7.0

(1983) Natural World

as Narrator

The Last Song
0.0

(1981) The Last Song

as ---

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as ---

0.0

(1965) The Joe Baker Show

as ---

Best Of Enemies
8.3

Best Of Enemies

as ---

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as Paul Manning

The Kenny Everett Television Show
7.0

(1982) The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Various

0.0

(1962) Bulldog Breed

as ---

0.0

(2008) Chateau Monty

as ---

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
8.0

(1996) The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

as ---

Dalgliesh
6.9

(1983) Dalgliesh

as Edwin Lorrimer

5.5

(1988) Christabel

as Mr. Burton

0.0

(1995) Look at the State We're In!

as The Ruler

The Human Jungle
8.2

(1963) The Human Jungle

as Williams

Doctor Who
7.9

(1963) Doctor Who

as Administrator

Doctor Who
7.9

(1963) Doctor Who

as Masters

Oxbridge Blues
5.0

(1984) Oxbridge Blues

as Fred

6.0

(1984) Fairly Secret Army

as Major Harry Truscott

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Detetective Chief Inspector Harris

The Kenny Everett Television Show
7.0

(1982) The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Self

Edward the Seventh
6.9

(1975) Edward the Seventh

as Sir Edward Clarke

Blackadder
8.0

(1983) Blackadder

as Field Marshal Haig

Bergerac
6.4

(1981) Bergerac

as Nigel Carter

Dickens
0.0

(2002) Dickens

as ---

An Audience with...
5.3

(1978) An Audience with...

as Self

Bill Brand
6.3

(1976) Bill Brand

as Malcolm Frear

Gideon's Way
6.8

(1965) Gideon's Way

as Jeff Grant

The Troubleshooters
5.0

(1965) The Troubleshooters

as Jeremy Martin

The Man In Room 17
5.5

(1965) The Man In Room 17

as Ian McWatt

Grumpy Old Men
7.3

(2003) Grumpy Old Men

as Narrator

Stig of the Dump
6.3

(2002) Stig of the Dump

as Robert

The Hollow Crown
7.4

(2012) The Hollow Crown

as Lord Chief Justice

The Wednesday Play
4.5

(1964) The Wednesday Play

as Property Agent

The Goodies
7.5

(1970) The Goodies

as School Headmaster

Doctor Who
7.5

(2005) Doctor Who

as Captain Hardaker

Crown Court
5.4

(1972) Crown Court

as Kenneth Eden

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Jack Buckett

The 1940's House
6.0

(2001) The 1940's House

as Narrator (voice)

The Professionals
7.4

(1977) The Professionals

as Simon Sinclair

Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.1

(1989) Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Vice Admiral Hamling

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as Martin Smythe