
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).

Mr. Helpmann
Brazil

Tom Hedden
Straw Dogs

William Stevens
The Remains of the Day

Uncle Alfie
Death at a Funeral

Bishop
Les Misérables

SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
Fatherland

Squire Bassatt
Jamaica Inn

P.C. Gobby
Village of the Damned

Phipps
An Ideal Husband

Brunskill
The MacKintosh Man

Mr. Hugh Peter
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

Sladeck
Emma's Time

Barone Blau
Canone inverso

Winston the Ogre
Time Bandits

Harry
Fanatic

Admiral Lord Hood
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Rappresaglia

Grouty
Porridge

Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Sapphire

Purvey
The Court Martial of Major Keller

Ron
The Drummer and the Bloke

George Graham
Longitude

Archie
Care

Aufret
The Blockhouse

Burrud
Alfred the Great

Police Inspector (uncredited)
I Thank a Fool

Toots
The Mother

Glen
Christmas at the Riviera

Brady
Symptoms

Mr Paxton
A Warning to the Curious

Edward Pretty
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls

Gabriel Betteredge
The Moonstone

Harvey
Season's Greetings

Paul Grazzini
Eyewitness

Martin Slattery
The Naked Runner

Captain
King of the Wind

Hammerhead
Hammerhead

The Chiropodist
Coast to Coast

Roper
Smokescreen

Stephen Royds
The Return

Harold King
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind

Troy Gladwell
Margery and Gladys

Coglin
11 Harrowhouse

Museum Attendant
Savage Messiah

Mr. Robbins
Beauty

Nikolai Volkov
The Man Outside

Harold Listings
The Spot FX Man

Sir Henry Capell
Rotten to the Core

Johann
A Twist of Sand

Coster
You and Me and Him

Chief of Hungarian Police
The Devil's Agent

Gen. Mercier
Prisoner of Honor

The Driver
The Secret Agent

'Pops', the Shopkeeper
La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano

Mackenzie
The Razor's Edge

Inspector Malling
Taste of Excitement

Bill Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

George Greenhalgh
The Antiques Rogue Show

QSM Bloomfield
Zulu Dawn

Sir Ensor Doone
Lorna Doone

Harry Grout
Porridge: No Way Out

The Cellar and the Almond Tree

Harold Praed
Two Days That Shook the Branch

Det. Insp. Crouch
A Man without Friends

Harry Grout
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

Aemon Targaryen
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Grandpa
Albatross

Giles Corey
The Crucible

Abbot
Hildegard

Sonny
Face

Billy Fox
Fox

Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Haunted Honeymoon

Bob
Is Anybody There?

Detective Inspector Burroughs
The Danedyke Mystery

Committee Man
The Punch and Judy Man

Judge Hathorne
The Crucible

Rory O'Neil
Valentino

Morton Blanche
Hotel Splendide

Mr. Freeman
The French Lieutenant's Woman

Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Henry VIII

Marshal Stanov
Codename: Kyril

Major Stauffel
Forbidden

Sergeant Walker
The Bofors Gun

Liam McAuley
Circle of Deceit

Mr. Gunliffe
Malachi's Cove

Director
Heart of Darkness

Police Sergeant
The Horse Without a Head

Hermann Goering
Countdown to War

Bishop
The Pied Piper

Les Stone
Under the Hammer

Alderman Joseph Helliwell
When We Are Married

Anderson
The Eyes Have It

2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
The 39 Steps

Policeman in Car
Make Mine Mink

John Kester
Two Living, One Dead

Policeman
The Victors

Belov
Coming Out of the Ice

Lord Houghton
Mountains of the Moon

Daddy Zoo
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Edgar Bannister
Thursday the 12th

Bullneck
Czech Mate

Emerson
Freedom of the Dig

Philby's Control
Philby, Burgess and Maclean

Sergeant
The Snowdropper

Sgt. George Burtonshaw
The Blackmailing of Mr. S

Sid Harris
Harry's Kingdom

Intimate Reflections
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-04-04
Place of Birth
Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Peter Ewart Ohm