Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1923-04-04
- Day of Death2016-12-06 (93 years)
- Place of BirthWem, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsPeter Ewart Ohm
Peter Vaughan
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2011
Albatross
As: Grandpa
- 2011
Game of Thrones
As: Maester Aemon
- 2009
Is Anybody There?
As: Bob
- 2007
Christmas at the Riviera
As: Glen
- 2007
Death at a Funeral
As: Uncle Alfie
- 2007
Mobile
As: Grandad Stoan
- 2005
Malice Aforethought
As: Widdicombe
- 2004
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
As: Edward Pretty
- 2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
As: Bill Sellers
- 2003
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
As: Harry Grout
- 2003
The Mother
As: Toots
- 2003
Margery and Gladys
As: Troy Gladwell
- 2003
Thursday the 12th
As: Edgar Bannister
- 2002
The Jury
As: Michael Colchester
- 2001
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
As: Daddy Zoo
- 2001
Lorna Doone
As: Sir Ensor Doone
- 2001
In Deep
As: Clayton Waddington
- 2000
Lorna Doone
As: Sir Ensor Doone
- 2000
Hotel Splendide
As: Morton Blanche
- 2000
The 10th Kingdom
As: Wilfred Peep
- 2000
Making Love
As: Barone Blau
- 2000
Longitude
As: George Graham
- 1999
An Ideal Husband
As: Phipps
- 1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
As: Admiral Lord Hood
- 1998
The Legend of 1900
As: 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
- 1998
Hornblower
As: Admiral Hood
- 1998
Les Misérables
As: Bishop
- 1998
Our Mutual Friend
As: Mr. Boffin
- 1997
Face
As: Sonny
- 1996
The Moonstone
As: Gabriel Betteredge
- 1996
The Crucible
As: Giles Corey
- 1996
The Secret Agent
As: The Driver
- 1996
Our Friends in the North
As: Felix Hutchinson
- 1995
Oliver's Travels
As: Delaney
- 1995
The Choir
As: Frank Ashworth
- 1994
Fatherland
As: SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
- 1994
Dandelion Dead
As: Dr. Hinks
- 1994
Hildegard
As: Abbot
- 1993
The Spot FX Man
As: Harold Listings
- 1993
The Remains of the Day
As: William Stevens
- 1993
Heart of Darkness
As: Director
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Arthur Wainwright
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Mr. Andrews
- 1991
Murder Most Horrid
As: Doverson
- 1991
Prisoner of Honor
As: Gen. Mercier
- 1990
King of the Wind
As: Captain
- 1990
Chillers
As: Winston Greeves
- 1990
Nightingales
As: The Inspector
- 1990
Mountains of the Moon
As: Lord Houghton
- 1989
Birds of a Feather
As: Monty
- 1989
Countdown to War
As: Hermann Goering
- 1988
Game, Set, and Match
As: David Kimber-Hutchinson
- 1988
The Bourne Identity
As: Fritz Koenig
- 1988
The Bourne Identity
As: Fritz Koenig
- 1988
Codename: Kyril
As: Marshal Stanov
- 1987
When We Are Married
As: Alderman Joseph Helliwell
- 1986
Season's Greetings
As: Harvey
- 1986
Monte Carlo
As: Pabst
- 1986
Experiment IV
As: The General
- 1986
Casualty
As: Henry Lambert
- 1986
Haunted Honeymoon
As: Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
- 1985
Bleak House
As: Tulkinghorn
- 1985
Forbidden
As: Major Stauffel
- 1985
Brazil
As: Mr. Helpmann
- 1984
Czech Mate
As: Bullneck
- 1984
The Razor's Edge
As: Mackenzie
- 1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
As: Bullneck
- 1984
Sherlock Holmes
As: John Turner
- 1984
Under the Hammer
As: Les Stone
- 1983
Jamaica Inn
As: Squire Bassatt
- 1982
Coming Out of the Ice
As: Belov
- 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
As: Mr. Freeman
- 1981
Time Bandits
As: Winston the Ogre
- 1981
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
As: Mr. Hugh Peter
- 1980
Fox
As: Billy Fox
- 1979
Porridge
As: Grouty
- 1979
The Danedyke Mystery
As: Detective Inspector Burroughs
- 1979
Zulu Dawn
As: QSM Bloomfield
- 1979
Henry VIII
As: Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
- 1978
Freedom of the Dig
As: Emerson
- 1977
Valentino
As: Rory O'Neil
- 1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
As: Philby's Control
- 1977
Citizen Smith
As: Dad
- 1975
Porridge: No Way Out
As: Harry Grout
- 1975
The Sweeney
As: Tony Kirby
- 1974
11 Harrowhouse
As: Coglin
- 1974
Porridge
As: Harry Grout
- 1974
Symptoms
As: Brady
- 1974
Fall of Eagles
As: Izvolsky
- 1973
The MacKintosh Man
As: Brunskill
- 1973
Massacre in Rome
As: Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
- 1973
Malachi's Cove
As: Mr. Gunliffe
- 1973
The Eyes Have It
As: Anderson
- 1973
Thriller
As: Anderson
- 1973
You and Me and Him
As: Coster
- 1973
The Blockhouse
As: Aufret
- 1972
The Pied Piper
As: Bishop
- 1972
A Warning to the Curious
As: Mr Paxton
- 1972
The Adventurer
As: Roberts
- 1972
The Protectors
As: Quin
- 1972
Savage Messiah
As: Museum Attendant
- 1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas
As: Mr. Paxton
- 1971
Straw Dogs
As: Tom Hedden
- 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
As: Dorrington
- 1971
The Persuaders!
As: Lance Schubert
- 1970
Eyewitness
As: Paul Grazzini
- 1970
Emma's Time
As: Sladeck
- 1969
Taste of Excitement
As: Inspector Malling
- 1969
Alfred the Great
As: Burrud
- 1969
The Gold Robbers
As: DCS Cradock
- 1968
A Twist of Sand
As: Johann
- 1968
Hammerhead
As: Hammerhead
- 1968
The Expert
As: Richard Toller
- 1968
The Bofors Gun
As: Sergeant Walker
- 1967
The Man Outside
As: Nikolai Volkov
- 1967
The Naked Runner
As: Martin Slattery
- 1967
Great Expectations
As: Mr. Jaggers
- 1965
Rotten to the Core
As: Sir Henry Capell
- 1965
Fanatic
As: Harry
- 1964
The Horse Without a Head
As: Police Sergeant
- 1964
Smokescreen
As: Roper
- 1963
The Victors
As: Policeman
- 1963
The Punch and Judy Man
As: Committee Man
- 1962
The Saint
As: Walter Devan
- 1962
I Thank a Fool
As: Police Inspector (uncredited)
- 1962
The Devil's Agent
As: Chief of Hungarian Police
- 1962
Oliver Twist
As: Bill Sikes
- 1961
The Court Martial of Major Keller
As: Purvey
- 1961
The Avengers
As: Jaeger
- 1960
Make Mine Mink
As: Policeman in Car
- 1960
Village of the Damned
As: P.C. Gobby
- 1959
Sapphire
As: Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
- 1959
Interpol Calling
As: Inspector
- 1959
The 39 Steps
As: 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)