Geoffrey Palmer
June 4, 1927 (97 years old) in London, England, UK
Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE (4 June 1927 - 5 November 2020) was an English actor known for his roles in British television sitcoms playing Jimmy Anderson in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), Ben Parkinson in Butterflies (1978–1983) and Lionel Hardcastle in As Time Goes By (1992–2005). His film appearances include A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Mrs. Brown (1997), and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoffrey Palmer , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 ·To Oliviaas
- 2014 ·Paddingtonas Head Geographer
- 2013 ·Walrus: Two Tonne Tuskeras Narrator
- 2012 ·Bert & Dickieas Charles Burnell
- 2012 ·The Hollow Crownas Lord Chief Justice
- 2012 ·Run For Your Wifeas Man on Toilet
- 2012 ·Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karimas Narrator
- 2011 ·Lost Christmasas Dr. Clarence
- 2011 ·W.E.as Stanley Baldwin
- 2008 ·Chateau Montyas
- 2005 ·The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayagas Corbett's Ghost
- 2005 ·Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005as Narrator
- 2003 ·The Young Visitersas Minnit
- 2002 ·Stig of the Dumpas Robert
- 2001 ·The Savagesas Donald
- 1998 ·Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letteras Narrator / Santa
- 1998 ·Reckless: The Sequelas Robert Crane
- 1993 ·Stalag Luftas The Kommandant
- 1991 ·A Question of Attributionas Donleavy
- 1991 ·Smack and Thistleas Sir Horace Wimbol
- 1986 ·Season's Greetingsas Bernard
- 1986 ·Executive Stressas
- Future ·Best Of Enemiesas
- 2009 ·Fawlty Towers: Re-Openedas Self / Dr Price
- 2009 ·The Pink Panther 2as Joubert
- 2008 ·Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchleyas Sir John Crowder
- 2008 ·Ashes to Ashesas Lord Scarman
- 2007 ·Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damnedas Captain Hardaker
- 2007 ·The Alan Titchmarsh Showas Self
- 2006 ·The One Showas Self
- 2005 ·Doctor Whoas Captain Hardaker
- 2004 ·Piccadilly Jimas Bayliss
- 2004 ·He Knew He Was Rightas Sir Marmaduke Rowley
- 2003 ·Peter Panas Sir Edward Quiller Couch
- 2003 ·Absolute Poweras
- 2003 ·Grumpy Old Menas Narrator
- 2002 ·Dickensas
- 2001 ·Ratas The Doctor
- 2001 ·The 1940's Houseas Narrator (voice)
- 1999 ·Anna and the Kingas Lord John Bradley
- 1998 ·Alice Through the Looking Glassas White King
- 1998 ·Stiff Upper Lipsas His Butler's Voice
- 1997 ·Tomorrow Never Diesas Admiral Roebuck
- 1997 ·Mrs Brownas Henry Ponsonby
- 1996 ·The Legacy of Reginald Perrinas
- 1995 ·Look at the State We're In!as The Ruler
- 1994 ·The Madness of King Georgeas Warren
- 1992 ·As Time Goes Byas Lionel Hardcastle
- 1989 ·Agatha Christie's Poirotas Vice Admiral Hamling
- 1988 ·Christabelas Mr. Burton
- 1988 ·Hawksas SAAB Salesman
- 1988 ·A Fish Called Wandaas Judge
- 1987 ·Inspector Morseas Matthew Copley-Barnes
- 1986 ·Clockwiseas Headmaster
- 1986 ·The Insurance Manas The Angry Doctor
- 1986 ·Hot Metalas
- 1985 ·A Zed & Two Noughtsas Fallast
- 1985 ·Absurd Person Singularas Ronald Brewster-Wright
- 1985 ·Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshireas Narrator
- 1984 ·Oxbridge Bluesas Fred
- 1984 ·Fairly Secret Armyas Major Harry Truscott
- 1983 ·Natural Worldas Narrator
- 1983 ·The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrinas Jimmy Anderson
- 1983 ·The Honorary Consulas British Ambassador
- 1983 ·Blackadderas Field Marshal Haig
- 1983 ·Dalglieshas Edwin Lorrimer
- 1982 ·The Houseboyas Eric
- 1982 ·Whoops Apocalypseas
- 1982 ·The Kenny Everett Television Showas Various
- 1982 ·The Kenny Everett Television Showas Self
- 1982 ·Mr. Kershaw's Dream Systemas Psychiastrist
- 1981 ·A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Quince
- 1981 ·The Last Songas
- 1981 ·Bergeracas Nigel Carter
- 1980 ·Safe at Work?as Narrator
- 1979 ·The Outsideras Col. Wyndham
- 1978 ·The BBC Television Shakespeareas
- 1978 ·Butterfliesas Ben Parkinson
- 1978 ·An Audience with...as Self
- 1977 ·The Professionalsas Avery
- 1977 ·The Professionalsas Simon Sinclair
- 1976 ·The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrinas Jimmy Anderson
- 1976 ·Bill Brandas Malcolm Frear
- 1976 ·Loyaltiesas Graviter
- 1976 ·A Story to Frighten the Childrenas Det. Chief Insp. Harris
- 1976 ·The Battle of Billy's Pondas First Policeman
- 1975 ·Fawlty Towersas Dr. Price
- 1975 ·Angelsas
- 1975 ·Edward the Seventhas Sir Edward Clarke
- 1975 ·Goodbyeas Jack
- 1975 ·The Sweeneyas Commander Watson
- 1974 ·Mr. Men and Little Missas
- 1973 ·O Lucky Man!as Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes
- 1973 ·Only Make Believeas Richard Nicholls
- 1972 ·Colditzas Doc
- 1972 ·Crown Courtas Kenneth Eden
- 1972 ·Van der Valkas Head of Faculty
- 1972 ·Doctor Who: The Mutantsas Administrator
- 1971 ·Michael Reganas Chief Superintendent
- 1970 ·The Goodiesas
- 1970 ·The Goodiesas School Headmaster
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Detetective Chief Inspector Harris
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Jack Buckett
- 1970 ·The High Gameas Man at the Clinic
- 1970 ·Doctor Who and the Siluriansas Masters
- 1970 ·Doomwatchas Major Sims
- 1968 ·The Expertas Asst. Chief Constable Rogers
- 1967 ·The Revenue Menas Bill Mitchell
- 1966 ·Cathy Come Homeas Property Agent
- 1966 ·Mystery and Imaginationas
- 1966 ·Softly, Softlyas
- 1965 ·Out of the Unknownas Chief Officer
- 1965 ·No Place Like Earthas Chief Officer
- 1965 ·The Troubleshootersas Jeremy Martin
- 1965 ·The Man In Room 17as Ian McWatt
- 1965 ·The Joe Baker Showas
- 1965 ·Gideon's Wayas Jeff Grant
- 1964 ·The Wednesday Playas Property Agent
- 1964 ·Ring of Spiesas Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1963 ·Doctor Whoas Administrator
- 1963 ·Doctor Whoas Masters
- 1963 ·The Human Jungleas Williams
- 1962 ·A Prize of Armsas Cpl. Myers
- 1962 ·The Saintas Pete Ferguson
- 1962 ·Bulldog Breedas
- 1961 ·The Avengersas
- 1961 ·The Avengersas Paul Manning
- 1961 ·The Avengersas Martin Smythe
- 1959 ·No Hiding Placeas
- 1957 ·The Army Gameas