
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
- 2014 · Paddington as Head Geographer
- 2012 · The Hollow Crown as Lord Chief Justice
- 2009 · The Pink Panther 2 as Joubert
- 2008 · Ashes to Ashes as Lord Scarman
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Captain Hardaker
- 2004 · He Knew He Was Right as Sir Marmaduke Rowley
- 2003 · Peter Pan as Sir Edward Quiller Couch
- 2003 · Absolute Power as
- 1997 · Tomorrow Never Dies as Admiral Roebuck
- 1996 · The Legacy of Reginald Perrin as
- 1995 · Look at the State We're In! as The Ruler
- 1992 · As Time Goes By as Lionel Hardcastle
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Vice Admiral Hamling
- 1988 · A Fish Called Wanda as Judge
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Matthew Copley-Barnes
- 1986 · Executive Stress as
- 1986 · Hot Metal as
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1983 · Blackadder as Field Marshal Haig
- 1983 · Dalgliesh as Edwin Lorrimer
- 1982 · The Kenny Everett Television Show as Various
- 1982 · The Kenny Everett Television Show as Self
- 1981 · The Last Song as
- 1981 · Bergerac as Nigel Carter
- 1978 · The BBC Television Shakespeare as
- 1978 · Butterflies as Ben Parkinson
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · The Professionals as Avery
- 1977 · The Professionals as Simon Sinclair
- 1976 · The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Jimmy Anderson
- 1976 · Bill Brand as Malcolm Frear
- 1975 · Fawlty Towers as Dr. Price
- 1975 · Angels as
- 1975 · Edward the Seventh as Sir Edward Clarke
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Commander Watson
- 1974 · Mr. Men and Little Miss as
- 1972 · Colditz as Doc
- 1972 · Crown Court as Kenneth Eden
- 1972 · Van der Valk as Head of Faculty
- 1970 · The Goodies as
- 1970 · The Goodies as School Headmaster
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · Play for Today as Detetective Chief Inspector Harris
- 1970 · Play for Today as Jack Buckett
- 1970 · Doomwatch as Major Sims
- 1968 · The Expert as Asst. Chief Constable Rogers
- 1967 · The Revenue Men as Bill Mitchell
- 1966 · Mystery and Imagination as
- 1966 · Softly, Softly as
- 1965 · Out of the Unknown as Chief Officer
- 1965 · The Troubleshooters as Jeremy Martin
- 1965 · The Man In Room 17 as Ian McWatt
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as Jeff Grant
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Property Agent
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Administrator
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Masters
- 1963 · The Human Jungle as Williams
- 1962 · The Saint as Pete Ferguson
- 1961 · The Avengers as
- 1961 · The Avengers as Paul Manning
- 1961 · The Avengers as Martin Smythe
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1957 · The Army Game as
- Future · Best Of Enemies as
- 2021 · To Olivia as
- 2013 · Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker as Narrator
- 2012 · Bert & Dickie as Charles Burnell
- 2012 · Run For Your Wife as Man on Toilet
- 2012 · Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim as Narrator
- 2011 · Lost Christmas as Dr. Clarence
- 2011 · W.E. as Stanley Baldwin
- 2009 · Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self / Dr Price
- 2008 · Chateau Monty as
- 2008 · Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley as Sir John Crowder
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as Captain Hardaker
- 2005 · The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag as Corbett's Ghost
- 2005 · Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005 as Narrator
- 2004 · Piccadilly Jim as Bayliss
- 2003 · The Young Visiters as Minnit
- 2003 · Grumpy Old Men as Narrator
- 2002 · Dickens as
- 2002 · Stig of the Dump as Robert
- 2001 · The Savages as Donald
- 2001 · Rat as The Doctor
- 2001 · The 1940's House as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Anna and the King as Lord John Bradley
- 1998 · Alice Through the Looking Glass as White King
- 1998 · Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter as Narrator / Santa
- 1998 · Reckless: The Sequel as Robert Crane
- 1998 · Stiff Upper Lips as His Butler's Voice
- 1997 · Mrs Brown as Henry Ponsonby
- 1994 · The Madness of King George as Warren
- 1993 · Stalag Luft as The Kommandant
- 1991 · A Question of Attribution as Donleavy
- 1991 · Smack and Thistle as Sir Horace Wimbol
- 1988 · Christabel as Mr. Burton
- 1988 · Hawks as SAAB Salesman
- 1986 · Season's Greetings as Bernard
- 1986 · Clockwise as Headmaster
- 1986 · The Insurance Man as The Angry Doctor
- 1985 · A Zed & Two Noughts as Fallast
- 1985 · Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire as Narrator
- 1985 · Absurd Person Singular as Ronald Brewster-Wright
- 1984 · Oxbridge Blues as Fred
- 1984 · Fairly Secret Army as Major Harry Truscott
- 1983 · The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Jimmy Anderson
- 1983 · The Honorary Consul as British Ambassador
- 1982 · The Houseboy as Eric
- 1982 · Whoops Apocalypse as
- 1982 · Mr. Kershaw's Dream System as Psychiastrist
- 1981 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Quince
- 1980 · Safe at Work? as Narrator
- 1979 · The Outsider as Col. Wyndham
- 1976 · Loyalties as Graviter
- 1976 · A Story to Frighten the Children as Det. Chief Insp. Harris
- 1976 · The Battle of Billy's Pond as First Policeman
- 1975 · Goodbye as Jack
- 1973 · O Lucky Man! as Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes
- 1973 · Only Make Believe as Richard Nicholls
- 1972 · Doctor Who: The Mutants as Administrator
- 1971 · Michael Regan as Chief Superintendent
- 1970 · The High Game as Man at the Clinic
- 1970 · Doctor Who and the Silurians as Masters
- 1966 · Cathy Come Home as Property Agent
- 1965 · No Place Like Earth as Chief Officer
- 1965 · The Joe Baker Show as
- 1964 · Ring of Spies as Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1962 · A Prize of Arms as Cpl. Myers
- 1962 · Bulldog Breed as