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Peter Vaughan
Good to see that Peter Vaughan is still acting at the grand old age of 91.
He has graced so many memorable TV series - Porridge, Chancer, Citizen Smith. Never the star but always memorable for his appearances. Now excellent in Game of Thrones. Long may you continue Peter |
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
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Must admit, I thought the worst too.
He was great as Billy Fox in 'Fox'. |
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Good to see that Peter Vaughan is still acting at the grand old age of 91.
He has graced so many memorable TV series - Porridge, Chancer, Citizen Smith. Never the star but always memorable for his appearances. Now excellent in Game of Thrones. Long may you continue Peter |
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
None of us were really sure so glad to hear he's still with us. |
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
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So did I, suspect that was entirely deliberate by the OP too.
![]() Loved Peter Vaughan in Remains of the Day and Brazil. |
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Perhaps Grouty should send the boys round.
."What, is he in here an all?"
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Must admit, I thought the worst too.
He was great as Billy Fox in 'Fox'. |
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He was outstanding in Our Friends in the North with one Daniel Craig, an always reliable actor who never fails to please.
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
Always a good actor, never gets the credit he deserves. |
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Always a good actor, never gets the credit he deserves.
Enjoyed him this week in "Game of Thrones" - Maester Aemon is probably his swansong, good that its in a role that will (presumably) still be enjoyed long in the future. |
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Great actor, anything he's ever been in is instantly better by his presence.
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I could have sworn he'd died a couple of years back.
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Fox was brilliant. I'm tempted to get it out on DVD, if it's available.
I've had the box set for years now.
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A fabulous character actor. Its rarely repeated but Our Friend in the North is one of the greatest dramas of last 20 years. His performance as the father of Chris Eccelston , in particular the scenes where he was suffering from demetia was very powerful and would bring tears to a glass eye
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I could have sworn he'd died a couple of years back.
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So did I, suspect that was entirely deliberate by the OP too.
91! I didn't realise he was that age.This is a good website for finding out who's dead or alive in the celeb world: http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/pages-nf/main |
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Yes, by a strange coincidence only last Friday in the pub we were having a discussion about people who we weren't sure if they were still alive or not and Peter Vaughan was one of the names that came up.
None of us were really sure so glad to hear he's still with us. There was a documentary about British war films on BBC 4 the other night and quite famous actors popped up who appeared in some of them in the interview inserts. Donald Sinden appeared and for some reason I felt really happy to see that he was alive. Especially after the recent few days. He is someone I would have assumed may have died years ago. |
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A fabulous character actor. Its rarely repeated but Our Friend in the North is one of the greatest dramas of last 20 years. His performance as the father of Chris Eccelston , in particular the scenes where he was suffering from demetia was very powerful and would bring tears to a glass eye
![]() Another programme that's rarely repeated is 'Where the Heart Is', shown on ITV in the late 90s and early 00s. Set in Yorkshire about district nurses. It had Pam Ferris and Sarah Lancashire in the early days, then Lesley Dunlop and Lesley Ash after that. Also Des Barnes from Corrie appeared too, for some time. It has a wonderful theme, performed by Prefab Sprout of "The King of Rock and Roll" fame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwlHXz8n9XE It's available on DVD from amazon. Series 1-4 are out now seperately. I've got series 1. I must get series 2-4. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-The-He.../dp/B000EBFOTM |
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Does anyone else remember that scene in the original Straw Dogs, in which Vaughan's character blows his own foot apart with the shotgun he's holding, while Dustin Hoffman's character is trying to wrest off him. Horrific on first viewing, it's somewhat laughable when you watch it again!
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Can't think of him headlining any major part, though he is very memorable. I don't think "Genial" Harry Grout actually featured in many episodes of Porridge.
Enjoyed him this week in "Game of Thrones" - Maester Aemon is probably his swansong, good that its in a role that will (presumably) still be enjoyed long in the future. |
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I think Grouty was only in 3 episodes of Porridge; 2 regular and 1 Christmas Special although he may have been mentioned in a few more
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Me too, or three or is it twenty three.
Always a good actor, never gets the credit he deserves. Great deal of value in steady hands like Peter Vaughan, not the headline act, but there propping the thing up. I guess that's why he's still getting the offers even at his age. |
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Does anyone else remember that scene in the original Straw Dogs, in which Vaughan's character blows his own foot apart with the shotgun he's holding, while Dustin Hoffman's character is trying to wrest off him. Horrific on first viewing, it's somewhat laughable when you watch it again!
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I didn't realise he was that age.