Portrait of Peter Vaughan

Acting

Peter Vaughan

Career

Active from 1960 to 2009, busiest in 1973 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 97 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Vaughan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Mystery 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Cold War Espionage 3
  • Suspenseful Plot 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

189
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 70
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015)

as Aemon Targaryen

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Maester Aemon

Silk
Silk (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Michael Dodd

Albatross
Albatross (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Grandpa

2000s

27 titles · average score 67
The Antiques Rogue Show
The Antiques Rogue Show (2009)

as George Greenhalgh

Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Uncle Alfie

Malice Aforethought
Malice Aforethought (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Widdicombe

Beauty
Beauty (2004)

as Mr. Robbins

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)
GoodWatch score 44

as Edward Pretty

The Mother
The Mother (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Toots

Thursday the 12th
Thursday the 12th (2003)

as Edgar Bannister

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sir Ensor Doone

Hotel Splendide
Hotel Splendide (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

as Morton Blanche

Making Love
Making Love (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as Barone Blau

The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom (2000)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Wilfred Peep

1990s

28 titles · average score 69
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Phipps

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Admiral Lord Hood

Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin

The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bishop

Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North (1996)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Felix Hutchinson

Fatherland
Fatherland (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe

Dandelion Dead
Dandelion Dead (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Dr. Hinks

Hildegard
Hildegard (1994)

as Abbot

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

as William Stevens

Circles of Deceit
Circles of Deceit (1993)

as Liam McAuley

Chancer
Chancer (1990)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Tom Franklyn

1980s

32 titles · average score 67
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Fritz Koenig

Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast (1987)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Chiropodist

When We Are Married
When We Are Married (1987)

as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 30

as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.

Season's Greetings
Season's Greetings (1986)

as Harvey

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Henry Lambert

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mackenzie

Forbidden
Forbidden (1984)
GoodWatch score 60

as Major Stauffel

Czech Mate
Czech Mate (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bullneck

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as John Turner

Fox
Fox (1980)

TV show · as Billy Fox

Fox
Fox (1980)

as Billy Fox

1970s

47 titles · average score 68
Porridge
Porridge (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Grouty

The Doombolt Chase
The Doombolt Chase (1978)

TV show

Citizen Smith
Citizen Smith (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Dad

Valentino
Valentino (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

as Rory O'Neil

The Snowdropper
The Snowdropper (1975)

as Sergeant

Symptoms
Symptoms (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Brady

Massacre in Rome
Massacre in Rome (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

as Anderson

The Return
The Return (1973)

as Stephen Royds

A Warning to the Curious
A Warning to the Curious (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr Paxton

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as Tom Hedden

Eyewitness
Eyewitness (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as Paul Grazzini

1960s

45 titles · average score 62
The Gold Robbers
The Gold Robbers (1969)

TV show · as DCS Cradock

Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

as Burrud

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1968)

TV show · as Long John Silver

Hammerhead
Hammerhead (1968)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hammerhead

The Drummer and the Bloke
The Drummer and the Bloke (1968)

as Ron

The Naked Runner
The Naked Runner (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Martin Slattery

Fanatic
Fanatic (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Harry

Smokescreen
Smokescreen (1964)
GoodWatch score 71

as Roper

Our Man At St Mark's
Our Man At St Mark's (1963)

TV show

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Walter Devan

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Jaeger

Two Living, One Dead
Two Living, One Dead (1961)

as John Kester

1950s

6 titles · average score 67
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show · as Alfred Fitch

Sapphire
Sapphire (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show · as Inspector

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Ralph / Elmo Frankfurter

ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week (1955)

TV show · as Anthony Sellman