Key facts
- Born
- Peter Ewart Ohm , ( 1923-04-04 ) 4 April 1923, Wem , Shropshire , England
- Died
- 6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) (aged 93), Surrey , England
- Education
- Uttoxeter Grammar School
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1939–2015
- Spouses
- Billie Whitelaw ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 ) Lillias Walker
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Family name
- Vaughan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Wem
- Place of death
- Mannings Heath
- Spouse
- Billie Whitelaw
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Residence
- Staffordshire
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- date of birth
- 1923-04-04
- date of death
- 2016-12-06
- name in native language
- Peter Vaughan
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- cause of death
- epilepsy
- birth name
- Peter Ewart Ohm
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Ewart Ohm (4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016), known professionally as Peter Vaughan, was an English actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on stage.
Vaughan played Grouty in the sitcom Porridge and its 1979 film adaptation. His other roles 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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter Vaughan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.