British actor Peter Vaughan, best known for roles in Game of Thrones and Porridge, has died at the age of 93.
He played Maester Aemon in the HBO series and Grouty in the TV sitcom.
His many other roles included parts in TV shows Citizen Smith, Chancer and Our Friends in the North.
His agent Sally Long-Innes said: "This is to confirm that very sadly Peter Vaughan passed away at approximately 10.30 this morning. He died peacefully with his family around him."
Vaughan began acting in the 1950s and became a recognisable face by playing numerous mainly supporting roles on stage, television, radio and film.
He specialised in characters with a tough edge - such as police officers, secret agents and authoritarian elders.
RIP Grouty
RIP Grouty
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: RIP Grouty
What a treat to have such success at the end of his long career!
Re: RIP Grouty
I've never seen Game of Thrones, but pretty sure I've seen him in a bunch of Masterpiece stuff and other Brit TV and films and always very talented.
RIP.
eta: Just looked up his filmography, wow! I've seen him in over a dozen things old and new and what a body of work!
RIP.
eta: Just looked up his filmography, wow! I've seen him in over a dozen things old and new and what a body of work!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
RIP: Grouty
Impressive. What a prolific actor. Not a year off since 1954.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
Re: RIP Grouty
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Re: RIP Grouty
Never watched Game of Thrones. I could not have told you his name, but his face and his voice are so familiar. Having a laugh somewhere with Ronnie Barker, I hope.