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Filmography
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Known For
Tomorrow Never Dies Admiral Roebuck (1997) -
The Pink Panther 2 Joubert (2009) -
The Madness of King George Warren (1994) -
Known For
Butterflies Ben Parkinson (1978-1983) -
Actor
Paddington Head Geographer (2014) -
The Last Sparks of Sundown Sir Buster Sparks (2014) -
Parade's End Bishop (2012) -
Bert & Dickie Charles Burnell (2012) -
The Hollow Crown Lord Chief Justice (2012) -
Run for Your Wife Man on toilet (2012) -
Rev. Martin (2011) -
Lost Christmas Dr. Clarence (2011) -
The Grumpy Guide to... Narrator (2009-2011) -
W.E. Stanley Baldwin (2011) -
![Grandpa in My Pocket]( "Grandpa in My Pocket")
Grandpa in My Pocket Grandad Gilbert (2010) -
![Poirot]( "Poirot")
Poirot Vice Admiral Hamling (2009) -
![The Pink Panther 2]( "The Pink Panther 2")
The Pink Panther 2 Joubert (2009) -
![Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley]( "Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley")
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley Sir John Crowder (2008) -
![Ashes to Ashes]( "Ashes to Ashes")
Ashes to Ashes Lord Scarman (2008) -
![Wobblyland]( "Wobblyland")
Wobblyland Narrator (2007) -
![Doctor Who]( "Doctor Who")
Doctor Who Captain Hardaker (2007) -
![As Time Goes By]( "As Time Goes By")
As Time Goes By Lionel Hardcastle (1992-2005) -
![The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag]( "The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag")
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag Corbett's Ghost (2005) -
![Piccadilly Jim]( "Piccadilly Jim")
Piccadilly Jim Bayliss (2004) -
![He Knew He Was Right]( "He Knew He Was Right")
He Knew He Was Right Sir Marmaduke Rowley (2004) -
![The Young Visiters]( "The Young Visiters")
The Young Visiters Minnit (2003) -
Grumpy Old Men at Christmas Narrator (2003)
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![Peter Pan]( "Peter Pan")
Peter Pan Sir Edward Quiller Couch (2003) -
![Absolute Power]( "Absolute Power")
Absolute Power Lord Harcourt (2003) -
![Revealed]( "Revealed")
Revealed Narrator (2002) -
Dickens Thackeray (2002)
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![Stig of the Dump]( "Stig of the Dump")
Stig of the Dump Robert (2002) -
The Savages Donald (2001)
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Butterflies Reunion Special Ben Parkinson (2000)
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![The Science of Stress]( "The Science of Stress")
The Science of Stress Narrator (2000) -
![Rat]( "Rat")
Rat The Doctor (2000) -
![Anna and the King]( "Anna and the King")
Anna and the King Lord John Bradley (1999) -
![Alice Through the Looking Glass]( "Alice Through the Looking Glass")
Alice Through the Looking Glass White King (1998) -
![Reckless: The Sequel]( "Reckless: The Sequel")
Reckless: The Sequel Robert Crane (1998) -
![Stiff Upper Lips]( "Stiff Upper Lips")
Stiff Upper Lips His Butler's Voice (1998) -
![Tomorrow Never Dies]( "Tomorrow Never Dies")
Tomorrow Never Dies Admiral Roebuck (1997) -
![Mrs. Brown]( "Mrs. Brown")
Mrs. Brown Henry Ponsonby (1997) -
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin Jimmy Anderson (1996)
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Look at the State We're In! The ruler (1995)
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![Full Throttle]( "Full Throttle")
Full Throttle Sir Stanley Birkin (1995) -
![The Madness of King George]( "The Madness of King George")
The Madness of King George Warren (1994) -
![Alleyn Mysteries]( "Alleyn Mysteries")
Alleyn Mysteries Harold Cartell (1994) -
![Stalag Luft]( "Stalag Luft")
Stalag Luft The Kommandant (1993) -
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose Parker (1992)
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![Screen One]( "Screen One")
Screen One Donleavy (1991) -
![Smack and Thistle]( "Smack and Thistle")
Smack and Thistle Sir Horace Wimbol (1991) -
![Bergerac]( "Bergerac")
Bergerac Nigel Carter (1990) -
![Inspector Morse]( "Inspector Morse")
Inspector Morse Matthew Copley-Barnes (1990) -
![Blackadder Goes Forth]( "Blackadder Goes Forth")
Blackadder Goes Forth Field Marshal Haig (1989) -
![After the War]( "After the War")
After the War Major General Sir Robert Godolphin (1989) -
![Hot Metal]( "Hot Metal")
Hot Metal Harold Stringer (1986-1989) -
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![Christabel]( "Christabel")
Christabel Mr. Burton (1988) -
![Hawks]( "Hawks")
Hawks SAAB Salesman (1988) -
![A Fish Called Wanda]( "A Fish Called Wanda")
A Fish Called Wanda Judge (1988) -
![Season's Greetings]( "Season's Greetings")
Season's Greetings Bernard (1986) -
![Executive Stress]( "Executive Stress")
Executive Stress Donald Fairchild (1986) -
![Fairly Secret Army]( "Fairly Secret Army")
Fairly Secret Army Major Harry Kitchener Wellington Truscott (1984-1986) -
![Clockwise]( "Clockwise")
Clockwise Headmaster (1986) -
![Screen Two]( "Screen Two")
Screen Two The Angry Doctor (1986) -
![Absurd Person Singular]( "Absurd Person Singular")
Absurd Person Singular Ronald Brewster-Wright (1985) -
![A Zed & Two Noughts]( "A Zed & Two Noughts")
A Zed & Two Noughts Fallast (1985) -
![Summer Season]( "Summer Season")
Summer Season Glyn Bryce (1985) -
![Oxbridge Blues]( "Oxbridge Blues")
Oxbridge Blues Fred (1984) -
![Waters of the Moon]( "Waters of the Moon")
Waters of the Moon Robert Lancaster (1983) -
![Butterflies]( "Butterflies")
Butterflies Ben Parkinson (1978-1983) -
![Beyond the Limit]( "Beyond the Limit")
Beyond the Limit British Ambassador (1983) -
![Death of an Expert Witness]( "Death of an Expert Witness")
Death of an Expert Witness Dr. Edwin Lorrimer (1983) -
![The Last Song]( "The Last Song")
The Last Song Leo Bannister (1981-1983) -
![The Kenny Everett Television Show]( "The Kenny Everett Television Show")
The Kenny Everett Television Show Various (1982-1983) -
![The Professionals]( "The Professionals")
The Professionals Avery (1978-1983) -
The Funny Side of Christmas Jimmy Anderson / Ben Parkinson (1982)
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![ITV Playhouse]( "ITV Playhouse")
ITV Playhouse Eric (1967-1982) -
![Whoops Apocalypse]( "Whoops Apocalypse")
Whoops Apocalypse Foreign Secretary (1982) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream Quince (1981) -
![Young at Heart]( "Young at Heart")
Young at Heart Mr. Gosling Jnr. (1977-1981) -
![Plays for Pleasure]( "Plays for Pleasure")
Plays for Pleasure Alec Boot (1981) -
![Jackanory Playhouse]( "Jackanory Playhouse")
Jackanory Playhouse King (1981) -
![Safe at Work]( "Safe at Work")
Safe at Work Narrator (1980) -
![The Goodies]( "The Goodies")
The Goodies School Headmaster (1980) -
![Bless Me Father]( "Bless Me Father")
Bless Me Father Freddie Williams (1979) -
![The Outsider]( "The Outsider")
The Outsider Col. Wyndham (1979) -
![Fawlty Towers]( "Fawlty Towers")
Fawlty Towers Dr. Price (1979) -
![The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]( "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin")
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Jimmy Anderson (1976-1979) -
![The Sweeney]( "The Sweeney")
The Sweeney Commander Watson (1978) -
![Crown Court]( "Crown Court")
Crown Court Kenneth Eden (1978) -
![Happy Ever After]( "Happy Ever After")
Happy Ever After Bob Holsgrove (1976-1978) -
![Scorpion Tales]( "Scorpion Tales")
Scorpion Tales Arnold Sparrow (1978) -
![Van der Valk]( "Van der Valk")
Van der Valk Head of Faculty (1977) -
Maidens' Trip Wilfred (1977)
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![The Battle of Billy's Pond]( "The Battle of Billy's Pond")
The Battle of Billy's Pond First Policeman (1976) -
![Angels]( "Angels")
Angels Lawrence Rutherford (1975-1976) -
![Sutherland's Law]( "Sutherland's Law")
Sutherland's Law Athol Fairfax QC (1976) -
![Bill Brand]( "Bill Brand")
Bill Brand Malcolm Frear (1976) -
![BBC Play of the Month]( "BBC Play of the Month")
BBC Play of the Month Graviter (1970-1976) -
![Play for Today]( "Play for Today")
Play for Today Det. Chief Insp. Harris (1971-1976) -
![Making Faces]( "Making Faces")
Making Faces Nicholas (1975) -
Three Comedies of Marriage Dennis (1975)
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![Comedy Playhouse]( "Comedy Playhouse")
Comedy Playhouse Ralph (1975) -
The Poisoning of Charles Bravo Sir Henry James (1975)
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![Edward the King]( "Edward the King")
Edward the King Sir Edward Clarke (1975) -
![Churchill's People]( "Churchill's People")
Churchill's People Samuel Partridge (1975) -
![The Prince of Denmark]( "The Prince of Denmark")
The Prince of Denmark Martin (1974) -
![The Liver Birds]( "The Liver Birds")
The Liver Birds Doctor (1974) -
![The ITV Play]( "The ITV Play")
The ITV Play Tom (1974) -
![Six Days of Justice]( "Six Days of Justice")
Six Days of Justice Mr. Nicholas (1973) -
![O Lucky Man!]( "O Lucky Man!")
O Lucky Man! Examination Doctor / Basil Keyes (1973) -
Away from It All Ashe (1973)
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![Menace]( "Menace")
Menace Major Ryder (1973) -
![Colditz]( "Colditz")
Colditz Doc (1972-1973) -
Close to the Wind Tom (1972)
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Who Sank the Lusitania? For the Admiralty (1972)
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Fly Into Danger Air Traffic Controller (1972)
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![Doomwatch]( "Doomwatch")
Doomwatch Chief Supt. Mallory (1970-1972) -
![Doctor Who]( "Doctor Who")
Doctor Who Masters (1970-1972) -
![The Shadow of the Tower]( "The Shadow of the Tower")
The Shadow of the Tower John Mayne (1972) -
Now, Take My Wife Don Maxwell (1971)
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![Out of the Unknown]( "Out of the Unknown")
Out of the Unknown Jack Mervyn (1965-1971) -
![ITV Sunday Night Theatre]( "ITV Sunday Night Theatre")
ITV Sunday Night Theatre Mac (1971) -
Rules, Rules, Rules The official (1971)
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Me Mammy Mr. Cleaver (1969-1971)
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![The Expert]( "The Expert")
The Expert Asst. Chief Con. Rogers (1969-1971) -
![Softly Softly: Task Force]( "Softly Softly: Task Force")
Softly Softly: Task Force Professor Brett (1970) -
She Follows Me About Sgt. Smithers (1970)
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Dirty Work Hugh Stafford (1970)
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![NBC Experiment in Television]( "NBC Experiment in Television")
NBC Experiment in Television Police Driver (1970) -
![The Worker]( "The Worker")
The Worker Professor Robinson (1970) -
![Paul Temple]( "Paul Temple")
Paul Temple Det. Insp. Dean (1969) -
![Detective]( "Detective")
Detective Chief Superintendent Smeed (1969) -
![Fraud Squad]( "Fraud Squad")
Fraud Squad Arthur New (1969) -
![Love Story]( "Love Story")
Love Story Oliver (1966-1969) -
![Z Cars]( "Z Cars")
Z Cars Barney French (1969) -
![George and the Dragon]( "George and the Dragon")
George and the Dragon PC Footer (1968) -
![Thirty-Minute Theatre]( "Thirty-Minute Theatre")
Thirty-Minute Theatre Professor Whybrow (1968) -
![City '68]( "City '68")
City '68 Robins (1967-1968) -
Best of Enemies Johnson (1968)
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![Coronation Street]( "Coronation Street")
Coronation Street Superintendent Registrar (1968) -
![Mogul]( "Mogul")
Mogul Jeremy Martin (1967-1968) -
![Beggar My Neighbour]( "Beggar My Neighbour")
Beggar My Neighbour PC Stunt (1968) -
Trapped Doctor Clay Morrow (1967)
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The Revenue Men Bill Mitchell (1967)
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![The Further Adventures of the Musketeers]( "The Further Adventures of the Musketeers")
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers Oliver Cromwell (1967) -
![Mrs. Thursday]( "Mrs. Thursday")
Mrs. Thursday Henry Baxter (1967) -
![Emergency-Ward 10]( "Emergency-Ward 10")
Emergency-Ward 10 Gilbert Lockyer (1967) -
![ITV Sunday Night Drama]( "ITV Sunday Night Drama")
ITV Sunday Night Drama Coroticus (1966) -
![The Rat Catchers]( "The Rat Catchers")
The Rat Catchers Timothy Hoylake (1966) -
![The Wednesday Play]( "The Wednesday Play")
The Wednesday Play Property Agent (1966) -
![Mystery and Imagination]( "Mystery and Imagination")
Mystery and Imagination Turner (1966) -
![Public Eye]( "Public Eye")
Public Eye Dr. Pringle (1965-1966) -
![Sergeant Cork]( "Sergeant Cork")
Sergeant Cork James Meredith (1966) -
![The Man in Room 17]( "The Man in Room 17")
The Man in Room 17 Ian McWatt (1966) -
![The Baron]( "The Baron")
The Baron Anstruther (1966) -
![Cast a Giant Shadow]( "Cast a Giant Shadow")
Cast a Giant Shadow David (1966) -
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre Rankin (1966) -
![Pardon the Expression]( "Pardon the Expression")
Pardon the Expression Hotel Manager (1965-1966) -
![The Avengers]( "The Avengers")
The Avengers Martin Smythe (1961-1965) -
Riviera Police Ludovic (1965)
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A World of Comedy Ralph Smarden (1965)
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![Londoners]( "Londoners")
Londoners Jack Poncey (1965) -
![Gideon C.I.D.]( "Gideon C.I.D.")
Gideon C.I.D. Jeff Grant (1965) -
![Shadow of Treason]( "Shadow of Treason")
Shadow of Treason Police Officer (1964) -
![Incident at Midnight]( "Incident at Midnight")
Incident at Midnight Dr. Tanfield (1963) -
![The Saint]( "The Saint")
The Saint Pete Ferguson (1963) -
Thirty Minute Theatre Mr. Mott (1963)
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![Drama 61-67]( "Drama 61-67")
Drama 61-67 Basil Mallard (1963) -
Jezebel ex UK Englefield (1963)
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Suspense Newspaper Reporter (1963)
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![Bootsie and Snudge]( "Bootsie and Snudge")
Bootsie and Snudge Policeman (1960-1963) -
![The Human Jungle]( "The Human Jungle")
The Human Jungle Williams (1963) -
![The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre]( "The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre")
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre Dr. Tanfield (1963) -
![Harpers West One]( "Harpers West One")
Harpers West One Harry Adams (1962) -
![A Prize of Arms]( "A Prize of Arms")
A Prize of Arms Cpl. Myers (1962) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play Dr. Morgan (1962) -
Garry Halliday Narrator (1959-1962)
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![No Hiding Place]( "No Hiding Place")
No Hiding Place Det. Sgt. Walsh (1962) -
![Top Secret]( "Top Secret")
Top Secret Captain Felipe (1962) -
Family Solicitor Hugh Cowley (1961)
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![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week Peter (1961) -
![Probation Officer]( "Probation Officer")
Probation Officer Dr. Rayburn (1959-1961) -
![The Odd Man]( "The Odd Man")
The Odd Man Const. Swift (1960) -
![The Army Game]( "The Army Game")
The Army Game Soldier (1959-1960) -
![The Strange World of Gurney Slade]( "The Strange World of Gurney Slade")
The Strange World of Gurney Slade Floor Manager (1960) -
The Love of Mike (1960)
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![Police Surgeon]( "Police Surgeon")
Police Surgeon Peter Hughes (1960) -
St. Ives Gautier (1960)
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![Interpol Calling]( "Interpol Calling")
Interpol Calling Colonel (1960) -
Arthur's Treasured Volumes Detective Inspector (1960)
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![Murder Bag]( "Murder Bag")
Murder Bag (1958) -
The Killing Stones George Stacey (1958)
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![BBC Sunday-Night Theatre]( "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre")
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre 2nd Operative (1955) -
ActorSt. Ives (1955)
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Soundtrack
![Butterflies]( "Butterflies")
Butterflies (1978) -
Archive footage
![What We Were Watching]( "What We Were Watching")
What We Were Watching (2019) -
Comedy Bloopers (2015)
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Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms (2015)
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Race Against Time (2011)
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![Stars on the Street]( "Stars on the Street")
Stars on the Street (2009) -
![Comedy Connections]( "Comedy Connections")
Comedy Connections (2007-2008) -
How TV Changed Britain (2008)
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Going Underground (2008)
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![Heroes of Comedy]( "Heroes of Comedy")
Heroes of Comedy (2001) -
Archive footage
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![Hot Metal]( "Hot Metal")
Hot Metal (1988)
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Did You Know
Trivia
He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama.
Quotes
Bob Larbey, I think, is a totally brilliant writer.
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Geoffrey Dyson Palmer
London, England, UK
Died
(age 93)
Lee Common, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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