Geoffrey Palmer
Acting Born Jun 4, 1927 Died Nov 5, 2020 Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK 169 credits
Biography
Geoffrey Palmer was a male English actor born on 4 June 1927 in Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK. He attended Highgate School from September 1939 to December 1945. Palmer's acting credits include roles in British television sitcoms such as The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, and As Time Goes By. He also appeared in several films including A Fish Called Wanda, The Madness of King George, Mrs. Brown, and Tomorrow Never Dies. Palmer passed away on 5 November 2020 at the age of 93.
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Career overview
Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE, was an English actor born on June 4, 1927, in North Finchley, Middlesex. He was the son of Frederick Charles Palmer, a chartered surveyor, and Norah Gwendolen, and he attended Highgate School from September 1939 to December 1945. Palmer became well known for his prominent roles in British television sitcoms, earning recognition for playing Jimmy Anderson in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979, Ben Parkinson in Butterflies from 1978 to 1983, and Lionel Hardcastle in As Time Goes By from 1992 to 2005.
In addition to his extensive television work, Palmer made notable appearances in several feature films. His film credits include A Fish Called Wanda in 1988, The Madness of King George in 1994, Mrs. Brown in 1997, and Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997. Over his career, he amassed 158 known acting credits in the movie and television database. Palmer passed away on November 5, 2020, at the age of 93.
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To Olivia
Paddington
Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker
The Hollow CrownRun For Your WifeBert & DickieQueen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim
W.E.Lost Christmas
The Pink Panther 2Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Ashes to AshesMargaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to FinchleyChateau Monty
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowDoctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
The One ShowJames Bond's Greatest Hits
The Funny Blokes of British ComedyThe Man-Eating Leopard of RudraprayagPope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005
He Knew He Was RightPiccadilly Jim
Peter PanAbsolute PowerGrumpy Old MenThe Young VisitersLooking for Victoria
DickensStig of the Dump
The SavagesThe 1940s House
Rat
Anna and the King
Reckless: The SequelAlice Through the Looking GlassStiff Upper LipsMr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter
Tomorrow Never DiesMrs Brown
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
Mr. Men and Little MissLook at the State We're In!
The Madness of King George
Stalag Luft
As Time Goes By
A Question of AttributionSmack and Thistle
Agatha Christie's PoirotScreen One
A Fish Called WandaChristabelHawks
Inspector Morse
Hot MetalExecutive StressClockwiseThe Insurance ManSeason's Greetings
A Zed & Two NoughtsRadio PicturesInside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & OxfordshireAbsurd Person Singular
Oxbridge BluesFairly Secret Army
Full Filmography
169 titles- To Olivia (2021)
- Paddington (2014) as Head Geographer
- Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker (2013) as Narrator
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Lord Chief Justice
- Run For Your Wife (2012) as Man on Toilet
- Bert & Dickie (2012) as Charles Burnell
- Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim (2012) as Narrator
- W.E. (2011) as Stanley Baldwin
- Lost Christmas (2011) as Dr. Clarence
- The Pink Panther 2 (2009) as Joubert
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009) as Self / Dr Price
- Ashes to Ashes (2008) as Lord Scarman
- Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008) as Sir John Crowder
- Chateau Monty (2008)
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
- Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007) as Captain Hardaker
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- James Bond's Greatest Hits (2006) as Narrator (voice)
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Self
- The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag (2005) as Corbett's Ghost
- Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005 (2005) as Narrator
- He Knew He Was Right (2004) as Sir Marmaduke Rowley
- Piccadilly Jim (2004) as Bayliss
- Peter Pan (2003) as Sir Edward Quiller Couch
- Absolute Power (2003)
- Grumpy Old Men (2003) as Narrator
- The Young Visiters (2003) as Minnit
- Looking for Victoria (2003) as Narrator
- Dickens (2002) as Thackeray
- Stig of the Dump (2002) as Robert
- The Savages (2001) as Donald
- The 1940s House (2001) as Narrator (voice)
- Rat (2000) as The Doctor
- Anna and the King (1999) as Lord John Bradley
- Reckless: The Sequel (1998) as Robert Crane
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) as White King
- Stiff Upper Lips (1998) as His Butler's Voice
- Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter (1998) as Narrator / Santa
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) as Admiral Roebuck
- Mrs Brown (1997) as Henry Ponsonby
- The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)
- Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995)
- Look at the State We're In! (1995) as The Ruler
- The Madness of King George (1994) as Warren
- Stalag Luft (1993) as The Kommandant
- As Time Goes By (1992) as Lionel Hardcastle
- A Question of Attribution (1991) as Donleavy
- Smack and Thistle (1991) as Sir Horace Wimbol
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Vice Admiral Hamling
- Screen One (1989) as Donleavy
- A Fish Called Wanda (1988) as Judge
- Christabel (1988) as Mr Burton
- Hawks (1988) as SAAB Salesman
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Matthew Copley-Barnes
- Hot Metal (1986) as Harold Stringer
- Executive Stress (1986)
- Clockwise (1986) as Headmaster
- The Insurance Man (1986) as The Angry Doctor
- Season's Greetings (1986) as Bernard
- A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) as Fallast
- Radio Pictures (1985) as Glyn Bryce
- Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire (1985) as Narrator
- Absurd Person Singular (1985) as Ronald Brewster-Wright
- Oxbridge Blues (1984) as Fred
- Fairly Secret Army (1984) as Major Harry Truscott
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Blackadder (1983) as Field Marshal Haig
- Dalgliesh (1983) as Edwin Lorrimer
- The Honorary Consul (1983) as British Ambassador
- Death of an Expert Witness (1983) as Edwin Lorrimer
- Waters of the Moon (1983) as Robert Lancaster
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1983) as Jimmy Anderson
- The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982) as Various
- Whoops Apocalypse (1982) as Foreign Secretary
- Mr. Kershaw's Dream System (1982) as Psychiastrist
- The Funny Side of Christmas (1982) as Jimmy Anderson, Ben Parkinson
- The Houseboy (1982) as Eric
- Bergerac (1981) as Nigel Carter
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981) as Quince
- The Last Song (1981)
- Plays for Pleasure (1981) as Alec Boot
- Safe at Work? (1980) as Narrator
- The Outsider (1979) as Col. Wyndham
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Butterflies (1978) as Ben Parkinson
- Scorpion Tales (1978) as Arnold Sparrow
- The Professionals (1977) as Avery
- The Professionals (1977) as Simon Sinclair
- Maidens' Trip (1977) as Wilfred
- Bill Brand (1976) as Malcolm Frear
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) as Jimmy Anderson
- The Battle of Billy's Pond (1976) as First Policeman
- A Story to Frighten the Children (1976) as Det. Chief Insp. Harris
- Loyalties (1976) as Graviter
- The Sweeney (1975) as Commander Watson
- Angels (1975)
- Fawlty Towers (1975) as Dr. Price
- Goodbye (1975) as Jack
- Three Comedies of Marriage (1975) as Dennis
- Churchill's People (1974) as Samuel Partridge
- Happy Ever After (1974) as Mr Critchley
- Happy Ever After (1974) as Bob Holsgrove
- O Lucky Man! (1973) as Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes
- Away from It All (1973) as Ashe
- Only Make Believe (1973) as Richard Nicholls
- Crown Court (1972) as Kenneth Eden
- Van der Valk (1972) as Head of Faculty
- Colditz (1972) as Doc
- Six Days of Justice (1972) as Mr. Nicholas
- Doctor Who: The Mutants (1972) as Administrator
- The Uninvited (1971) as Jack Mervyn
- Michael Regan (1971) as Chief Superintendent
- Play for Today (1970)
- Play for Today (1970) as Detetective Chief Inspector Harris
- Play for Today (1970) as Jack Buckett
- The Goodies (1970) as School Headmaster
- Doomwatch (1970) as Major Sims
- Menace (1970) as Major Ryder
- Ben Travers Farces (1970) as Hugh Stafford
- The High Game (1970) as Man at the Clinic
- Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970) as Masters
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Mac
- 1+1=1.5 (1969) as Gosford
- The Expert (1968) as Asst. Chief Constable Rogers
- Frost on Sunday (1968) as Self – Guest
- The Chequers Manoeuvre (1968) as Professor Wybrow
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Harper
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Oscar
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Bradley Fawcett
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Man at the clinic
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Eric
- City '68 (1967) as Robins
- The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) as Oliver Cromwell
- The Revenue Men (1967) as Bill Mitchell
- Trapped (1967) as Doctor Clay Morrow
- Softly, Softly (1966)
- Mystery and Imagination (1966) as Turner
- Cathy Come Home (1966) as Property Agent
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Monteith
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Professor Wybrow
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Jeff Grant
- The Troubleshooters (1965) as Jeremy Martin
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as Jack Mervyn
- The Man in Room 17 (1965) as Ian McWatt
- Londoners (1965) as Jack Poncey
- The Joe Baker Show (1965)
- No Place Like Earth (1965) as Chief Officer
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Property Agent
- Detective (1964) as Chief Superintendent Smeed
- Ring of Spies (1964) as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Doctor Who (1963) as Administrator
- Doctor Who (1963) as Masters
- The Human Jungle (1963) as Williams
- Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man (1963) as Basil Mallard
- Incident at Midnight (1963) as Dr. Tanfield
- The Saint (1962) as Pete Ferguson
- Suspense (1962) as Newspaper Reporter
- Bulldog Breed (1962)
- A Prize of Arms (1962) as Cpl. Myers
- The Avengers (1961) as Dr. Terence
- The Avengers (1961) as Paul Manning
- The Avengers (1961) as Martin Smythe
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Basil Mallard
- Family Solicitor (1961) as Hugh Cowley
- The Odd Man (1960) as Const. Swift
- The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960) as Floor manager
- No Hiding Place (1959) as Det. Sgt. Walsh
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Rankin
- Best Of Enemies
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Geoffrey Palmer best known for?
Geoffrey Palmer is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Paddington (2014), The Hollow Crown (2012), W.E. (2011), The Pink Panther 2 (2009).
When and where was Geoffrey Palmer born?
Geoffrey Palmer was born on June 4, 1927 in Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK. They passed away on November 5, 2020.
How many credits does Geoffrey Palmer have?
Geoffrey Palmer has accumulated over 169 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1956 to 2021.
What is Geoffrey Palmer's background in cinema and television?
Geoffrey Palmer was a male English actor born on 4 June 1927 in Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK. He attended Highgate School from September 1939 to December 1945. Palmer's acting credits include roles in British television sitcoms such as The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, and As Time Goes By. He also ...
Geoffrey Palmer by the numbers
169credits
68films
101TV series
1956–2021active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Expert (1968) as Asst. Chief Constable Rogers — aged about 41
- Fawlty Towers (1975) as Dr. Price — aged about 48
- The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960) as Floor manager — aged about 33
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Vice Admiral Hamling — aged about 62
- The Human Jungle (1963) as Williams — aged about 36
- The Sweeney (1975) as Commander Watson — aged about 48
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