Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1927-06-04
- Day of Death2020-11-05 (93 years)
- Place of BirthFinchley, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also Known AsGeoffrey Dyson Palmer
Geoffrey 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....Read More
Acting Career
- 2014
Paddington
As: Head Geographer
- 2012
Bert & Dickie
As: Charles Burnell
- 2012
The Hollow Crown
As: Lord Chief Justice
- 2012
Run For Your Wife
As: Man on Toilet
- 2012
Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim
As: Narrator
- 2011
Lost Christmas
As: Dr. Clarence
- 2011
W.E.
As: Stanley Baldwin
- 2009
The Pink Panther 2
As: Joubert
2008Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
As: Sir John Crowder
2008Ashes to Ashes
As: Lord Scarman
2007Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
As: Captain Hardaker
2005Doctor Who
As: Captain Hardaker
2004Piccadilly Jim
As: Bayliss
2004He Knew He Was Right
As: Sir Marmaduke Rowley
2003The Young Visiters
As: Minnit
- 2003
Peter Pan
As: Sir Edward Quiller Couch
2003Grumpy Old Men
As: Narrator
2002Stig of the Dump
As: Robert
2001The Savages
As: Donald
2001The 1940's House
As: Narrator (voice)
2000Rat
As: The Doctor
1999Anna and the King
As: Lord John Bradley
1998Alice Through the Looking Glass
As: White King
1998Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter
As: Narrator / Santa
1998Stiff Upper Lips
As: His Butler's Voice
- 1997
Tomorrow Never Dies
As: Admiral Roebuck
1997Mrs Brown
As: Henry Ponsonby
1994The Madness of King George
As: Warren
1993Stalag Luft
As: The Kommandant
1992As Time Goes By
As: Lionel Hardcastle
1991A Question of Attribution
As: Donleavy
1991Smack and Thistle
As: Sir Horace Wimbol
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
As: Vice Admiral Hamling
1988Hawks
As: SAAB Salesman
- 1988
A Fish Called Wanda
As: Judge
1987Inspector Morse
As: Matthew Copley-Barnes
1986Season's Greetings
As: Bernard
1986Clockwise
As: Headmaster
1986The Insurance Man
As: The Angry Doctor
1985A Zed & Two Noughts
As: Fallast
1985Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire
As: Narrator
1985Absurd Person Singular
As: Ronald Brewster-Wright
1984Oxbridge Blues
As: Fred
1983Natural World
As: Narrator
1983The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
As: Jimmy Anderson
1983The Honorary Consul
As: British Ambassador
1983Blackadder
As: Field Marshal Haig
1983Dalgliesh
As: Edwin Lorrimer
1982The Kenny Everett Television Show
As: Various
1982Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
As: Psychiastrist
1981A Midsummer Night's Dream
As: Quince
1981Bergerac
As: Nigel Carter
1980Safe at Work?
As: Narrator
1979The Outsider
As: Col. Wyndham
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Quince
1978Butterflies
As: Ben Parkinson
1977The Professionals
As: Avery
- 1977
The Professionals
As: Simon Sinclair
1976The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
As: Jimmy Anderson
1976Bill Brand
As: Malcolm Frear
1976A Story to Frighten the Children
As: Det. Chief Insp. Harris
1976The Battle of Billy's Pond
As: First Policeman
1975Fawlty Towers
As: Dr. Price
1975Edward the Seventh
As: Sir Edward Clarke
1975Goodbye
As: Jack
1975The Sweeney
As: Commander Watson
1973O Lucky Man!
As: Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes
1973Only Make Believe
As: Richard Nicholls
1972Colditz
As: Doc
1972Crown Court
As: Kenneth Eden
1972Van der Valk
As: Head of Faculty
1972Doctor Who: The Mutants
As: Administrator
1971Michael Regan
As: Chief Superintendent
1970The Goodies
As: School Headmaster
1970Play for Today
As: Detetective Chief Inspector Harris
- 1970
Play for Today
As: Jack Buckett
1970Doctor Who and the Silurians
As: Masters
1970Doomwatch
As: Major Sims
1968The Expert
As: Asst. Chief Constable Rogers
1966Cathy Come Home
As: Property Agent
1965Out of the Unknown
As: Chief Officer
1965The Troubleshooters
As: Jeremy Martin
1965The Man In Room 17
As: Ian McWatt
1965Gideon's Way
As: Jeff Grant
1964The Wednesday Play
As: Property Agent
1964Ring of Spies
As: Police Officer (uncredited)
1963Doctor Who
As: Administrator
- 1963
Doctor Who
As: Masters
1963The Human Jungle
As: Williams
1962A Prize of Arms
As: Cpl. Myers
1962The Saint
As: Pete Ferguson
1961The Avengers
As: Paul Manning
- 1961
The Avengers
As: Martin Smythe