Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Acting

Birthday

1923/04/04

Day of death

2016/12/06 (93 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

Also know as

Peter Ewart Ohm

Biography

Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) 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...Read more

Acting
Brazil
7.7

(1985) Brazil

as Mr. Helpmann

Straw Dogs
7.2

(1971) Straw Dogs

as Tom Hedden

The Remains of the Day
7.4

(1993) The Remains of the Day

as William Stevens

Death at a Funeral
6.9

(2007) Death at a Funeral

as Uncle Alfie

Les Misérables
7.2

(1998) Les Misérables

as Bishop

Fatherland
6.2

(1994) Fatherland

as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe

Jamaica Inn
3.5

(1983) Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

Village of the Damned
7.2

(1960) Village of the Damned

as P.C. Gobby

An Ideal Husband
6.5

(1999) An Ideal Husband

as Phipps

The MacKintosh Man
6.0

(1973) The MacKintosh Man

as Brunskill

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
0.0

(1981) A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

as Mr. Hugh Peter

Emma's Time
0.0

(1970) Emma's Time

as Sladeck

Canone inverso
6.8

(2000) Making Love

as Barone Blau

Time Bandits
6.6

(1981) Time Bandits

as Winston the Ogre

Fanatic
6.5

(1965) Fanatic

as Harry

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
7.1

(1999) Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

as Admiral Lord Hood

Rappresaglia
6.1

(1973) Massacre in Rome

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Porridge
6.7

(1979) Porridge

as Grouty

Sapphire
7.0

(1959) Sapphire

as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

The Court Martial of Major Keller
0.0

(1961) The Court Martial of Major Keller

as Purvey

0.0

(1968) The Drummer and the Bloke

as Ron

Longitude
7.3

(2000) Longitude

as George Graham

0.0

(2006) Care

as Archie

The Blockhouse
6.3

(1973) The Blockhouse

as Aufret

Alfred the Great
4.3

(1969) Alfred the Great

as Burrud

I Thank a Fool
5.5

(1962) I Thank a Fool

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

The Mother
6.1

(2003) The Mother

as Toots

Christmas at the Riviera
4.2

(2007) Christmas at the Riviera

as Glen

Symptoms
6.2

(1974) Symptoms

as Brady

A Warning to the Curious
6.9

(1972) A Warning to the Curious

as Mr Paxton

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
5.6

(2004) The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

as Edward Pretty

The Moonstone
7.0

(1996) The Moonstone

as Gabriel Betteredge

Season's Greetings
0.0

(1986) Season's Greetings

as Harvey

Eyewitness
6.3

(1970) Eyewitness

as Paul Grazzini

The Naked Runner
6.0

(1967) The Naked Runner

as Martin Slattery

King of the Wind
6.4

(1990) King of the Wind

as Captain

Hammerhead
5.3

(1968) Hammerhead

as Hammerhead

6.0

(1987) Coast to Coast

as The Chiropodist

Smokescreen
7.2

(1964) Smokescreen

as Roper

5.7

(1973) The Return

as Stephen Royds

0.0

(2001) Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind

as Harold King

Margery and Gladys
7.4

(2003) Margery and Gladys

as Troy Gladwell

11 Harrowhouse
5.7

(1974) 11 Harrowhouse

as Coglin

Savage Messiah
6.1

(1972) Savage Messiah

as Museum Attendant

6.6

(2004) Beauty

as Mr. Robbins

The Man Outside
6.0

(1967) The Man Outside

as Nikolai Volkov

The Spot FX Man
0.0

(1993) The Spot FX Man

as Harold Listings

Rotten to the Core
6.2

(1965) Rotten to the Core

as Sir Henry Capell

A Twist of Sand
4.0

(1968) A Twist of Sand

as Johann

You and Me and Him
0.0

(1973) You and Me and Him

as Coster

The Devil's Agent
6.2

(1962) The Devil's Agent

as Chief of Hungarian Police

Prisoner of Honor
6.2

(1991) Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. Mercier

The Secret Agent
5.3

(1996) The Secret Agent

as The Driver

La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
8.3

(1998) The Legend of 1900

as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper

The Razor's Edge
6.3

(1984) The Razor's Edge

as Mackenzie

Taste of Excitement
5.9

(1969) Taste of Excitement

as Inspector Malling

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
6.6

(2004) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

as Bill Sellers

0.0

(2009) The Antiques Rogue Show

as George Greenhalgh

Zulu Dawn
6.1

(1979) Zulu Dawn

as QSM Bloomfield

Lorna Doone
5.9

(2001) Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

Porridge: No Way Out
0.0

(1975) Porridge: No Way Out

as Harry Grout

The Cellar and the Almond Tree
0.0

(1970) The Cellar and the Almond Tree

as ---

0.0

(1978) Two Days That Shook the Branch

as Harold Praed

0.0

(1972) A Man without Friends

as Det. Insp. Crouch

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
6.0

(2003) Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

as Harry Grout

8.6

(2015) Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Aemon Targaryen

Albatross
6.1

(2011) Albatross

as Grandpa

The Crucible
6.6

(1996) The Crucible

as Giles Corey

Hildegard
0.0

(1994) Hildegard

as Abbot

Face
6.3

(1997) Face

as Sonny

1.0

(1980) Fox

as Billy Fox

Haunted Honeymoon
5.4

(1986) Haunted Honeymoon

as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.

Is Anybody There?
6.2

(2009) Is Anybody There?

as Bob

Experiment IV
4.0

(1986) Experiment IV

as The General

The Danedyke Mystery
0.0

(1979) The Danedyke Mystery

as Detective Inspector Burroughs

The Punch and Judy Man
7.8

(1963) The Punch and Judy Man

as Committee Man

1.0

(1980) The Crucible

as Judge Hathorne

Valentino
5.9

(1977) Valentino

as Rory O'Neil

Hotel Splendide
5.6

(2000) Hotel Splendide

as Morton Blanche

The French Lieutenant's Woman
6.4

(1981) The French Lieutenant's Woman

as Mr. Freeman

Henry VIII
6.5

(1979) Henry VIII

as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

Codename: Kyril
0.0

(1988) Codename: Kyril

as Marshal Stanov

Forbidden
5.0

(1985) Forbidden

as Major Stauffel

The Bofors Gun
5.8

(1968) The Bofors Gun

as Sergeant Walker

7.5

(1993) Circle of Deceit

as Liam McAuley

Malachi's Cove
6.1

(1973) Malachi's Cove

as Mr. Gunliffe

Heart of Darkness
5.7

(1993) Heart of Darkness

as Director

The Horse Without a Head
6.0

(1964) The Horse Without a Head

as Police Sergeant

Countdown to War
5.0

(1989) Countdown to War

as Hermann Goering

The Pied Piper
5.9

(1972) The Pied Piper

as Bishop

Under the Hammer
0.0

(1984) Under the Hammer

as Les Stone

When We Are Married
0.0

(1987) When We Are Married

as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

The Eyes Have It
7.0

(1973) The Eyes Have It

as Anderson

The 39 Steps
6.2

(1959) The 39 Steps

as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)

Make Mine Mink
7.1

(1960) Make Mine Mink

as Policeman in Car

7.0

(1961) Two Living, One Dead

as John Kester

Mountains of the Moon
6.4

(1990) Mountains of the Moon

as Lord Houghton

Coming Out of the Ice
7.0

(1982) Coming Out of the Ice

as Belov

Thursday the 12th
0.0

(2003) Thursday the 12th

as Edgar Bannister

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
5.7

(2001) Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

as Daddy Zoo

The Victors
6.3

(1963) The Victors

as Policeman

Czech Mate
6.0

(1984) Czech Mate

as Bullneck

Freedom of the Dig
0.0

(1978) Freedom of the Dig

as Emerson

Philby, Burgess and Maclean
4.5

(1977) Philby, Burgess and Maclean

as Philby's Control

Thriller
6.6

(1973) Thriller

as Anderson

Murder Most Horrid
6.6

(1991) Murder Most Horrid

as Doverson

Porridge
8.1

(1974) Porridge

as Harry Grout

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as Jaeger

The Persuaders!
7.6

(1971) The Persuaders!

as Lance Schubert

Heartbeat
7.0

(1992) Heartbeat

as Arthur Wainwright

The Sweeney
7.7

(1975) The Sweeney

as Tony Kirby

Citizen Smith
6.2

(1977) Citizen Smith

as Dad

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Walter Devan

Interpol Calling
6.7

(1959) Interpol Calling

as Inspector

The Doombolt Chase
5.0

(1978) The Doombolt Chase

as ---

Fox
5.7

(1980) Fox

as Billy Fox

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3

(1971) The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Dorrington

Our Friends in the North
7.3

(1996) Our Friends in the North

as Felix Hutchinson

No Hiding Place
3.7

(1959) No Hiding Place

as ---

Fall of Eagles
6.8

(1974) Fall of Eagles

as Izvolsky

The Expert
9.5

(1968) The Expert

as Richard Toller

Man in a Suitcase
7.0

(1967) Man in a Suitcase

as ---

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.4

(1984) Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Bullneck

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
5.0

(1981) Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as ---

Oliver Twist
5.0

(1962) Oliver Twist

as ---

0.0

(1960) Deadline Midnight

as ---

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as ---

Dandelion Dead
8.0

(1994) Dandelion Dead

as Dr. Hinks

Our Man At St Mark's
0.0

(1963) Our Man At St Mark's

as ---

Hornblower
7.5

(1998) Hornblower

as Admiral Hood

Silk
7.6

(2011) Silk

as ---

The Adventurer
5.5

(1972) The Adventurer

as Roberts

The Jury
6.4

(2002) The Jury

as Michael Colchester

Oliver's Travels
6.0

(1995) Oliver's Travels

as ---

Game, Set, and Match
7.5

(1988) Game, Set, and Match

as David Kimber-Hutchinson

Our Mutual Friend
7.7

(1998) Our Mutual Friend

as Mr. Boffin

In Deep
10.0

(2001) In Deep

as Clayton Waddington

A Ghost Story for Christmas
7.4

(1971) A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Mr. Paxton

Mobile
4.0

(2007) Mobile

as Grandad Stoan

Birds of a Feather
6.0

(1989) Birds of a Feather

as Monty

Lark Rise to Candleford
8.3

(2008) Lark Rise to Candleford

as ---

Chillers
6.2

(1990) Chillers

as Winston Greeves

Game of Thrones
8.5

(2011) Game of Thrones

as Maester Aemon

Sherlock Holmes
8.1

(1984) Sherlock Holmes

as John Turner

Casualty
6.0

(1986) Casualty

as Henry Lambert

Oliver's Travels
6.0

(1995) Oliver's Travels

as Delaney

The Bourne Identity
6.5

(1988) The Bourne Identity

as Fritz Koenig

The Choir
0.0

(1995) The Choir

as Frank Ashworth

The Gold Robbers
6.7

(1969) The Gold Robbers

as DCS Cradock

Lorna Doone
8.0

(2000) Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

Malice Aforethought
4.5

(2005) Malice Aforethought

as Widdicombe

Monte Carlo
5.5

(1986) Monte Carlo

as Pabst

The 10th Kingdom
7.6

(2000) The 10th Kingdom

as Wilfred Peep

Oliver Twist
5.0

(1962) Oliver Twist

as Bill Sikes

Great Expectations
0.0

(1967) Great Expectations

as Mr. Jaggers

Heartbeat
7.0

(1992) Heartbeat

as Mr. Andrews

Nightingales
6.4

(1990) Nightingales

as The Inspector

The Protectors
5.6

(1972) The Protectors

as Quin

Bleak House
6.0

(1985) Bleak House

as Tulkinghorn

The Informer
0.0

(1966) The Informer

as David Janner

Härte 10
3.5

(1974) Hardness 10

as Mackintosh