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Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, is 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 (1978–83) 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).
Birth Name
Geoffrey Dyson Palmer
Born
Saturday, 04 June 1927
Died
Thursday, 05 November 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| To Olivia | Geoffrey Fisher | 2021 |
| Artsnight | Self | 2015 |
| Paddington | Head Geographer | 2014 |
| The Last Sparks of Sundown | Sir Buster Sparks | 2014 |
| Parade's End | Bishop | 2012 |
| Bert & Dickie | Charles Burnell | 2012 |
| The Hollow Crown | Lord Chief Justice | 2012 |
| Run for Your Wife | Man on toilet | 2012 |
| Lost Christmas | Dr. Clarence | 2011 |
| W.E. | Stanley Baldwin | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| To Olivia | Geoffrey Fisher | 2021 |
| Artsnight | Self | 2015 |
| Paddington | Head Geographer | 2014 |
| The Last Sparks of Sundown | Sir Buster Sparks | 2014 |
| Parade's End | Bishop | 2012 |
| Bert & Dickie | Charles Burnell | 2012 |
| The Hollow Crown | Lord Chief Justice | 2012 |
| Run for Your Wife | Man on toilet | 2012 |
| Lost Christmas | Dr. Clarence | 2011 |
| W.E. | Stanley Baldwin | 2011 |
| The Many Faces of... | Lionel Hardcastle / Henry Ponsonby / Self | 2010 |
| Rev. | Martin | 2010 |
| Grandpa in My Pocket | Grandad Gilbert | 2009 |
| The Pink Panther 2 | Joubert | 2008 |
| Ashes to Ashes | Lord Scarman | 2008 |
| Piccadilly Jim | Bayliss | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Captain Hardaker | 2005 |
| The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Self | 2005 |
| The Young Visiters | Minnit | 2003 |
| Peter Pan | Sir Edward Quiller Couch | 2003 |
| Absolute Power | Lord Harcourt | 2003 |
| Grumpy Old Men | Narrator | 2003 |
| Comedy Connections | Ben Parkinson, Self | 2003 |
| Timeshift | Narrator | 2002 |
| The Savages | Donald | 2001 |
| The 1940s House | Self - Narrator | 2001 |
| Rat | The Doctor | 2000 |
| Anna and the King | Lord John Bradley | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | White King | 1998 |
| Reckless: The Sequel | Robert Crane | 1998 |
| Stiff Upper Lips | His Butler's Voice | 1998 |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Admiral Roebuck | 1997 |
| Mrs. Brown | Henry Ponsonby | 1997 |
| The Madness of King George | Warren | 1994 |
| As Time Goes By | Lionel Hardcastle | 1992 |
| Smack and Thistle | Sir Horace Wimbol | 1991 |
| Alleyn Mysteries | Harold Cartell | 1990 |
| Blackadder Goes Forth | Field Marshal Haig | 1989 |
| Screen One | Donleavy | 1989 |
| Poirot | Vice Admiral Hamling | 1989 |
| Christabel | Mr. Burton | 1988 |
| A Fish Called Wanda | Judge | 1988 |
| Hawks | SAAB Salesman | 1988 |
| Inspector Morse | Matthew Copley-Barnes | 1987 |
| Season's Greetings | Bernard | 1986 |
| Executive Stress | Donald Fairchild | 1986 |
| Clockwise | Headmaster | 1986 |
| Hot Metal | Harold Stringer | 1986 |
| A Zed & Two Noughts | Fallast | 1985 |
| Screen Two | The Angry Doctor | 1985 |
| Fairly Secret Army | Major Harry Truscott / Major Harry Kitchener Wellington Truscott | 1984 |
| Natural World | Self - Narrator | 1983 |
| Beyond the Limit | British Ambassador | 1983 |
| Whoops Apocalypse | Foreign Secretary | 1982 |
| The Kenny Everett Television Show | Various | 1981 |
| Bergerac | Nigel Carter | 1981 |
| The Outsider | Col. Wyndham | 1979 |
| Butterflies | Ben Parkinson | 1978 |
| Bless Me Father | Freddie Williams | 1978 |
| The Professionals | Avery, Simon Sinclair | 1977 |
| The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Jimmy Anderson, Jimmy | 1976 |
| Fawlty Towers | Dr. Price | 1975 |
| Angels | Lawrence Rutherford | 1975 |
| Edward the King | Sir Edward Clarke | 1975 |
| The Sweeney | Commander Watson | 1975 |
| Happy Ever After | Bob Holsgrove, Mr. Critchley | 1974 |
| O Lucky Man! | Examination Doctor / Basil Keyes / Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes | 1973 |
| Colditz | Doc | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Kenneth Eden | 1972 |
| Van der Valk | Head of Faculty | 1972 |
| Six Days of Justice | Mr. Nicholas | 1972 |
| The Shadow of the Tower | John Mayne | 1972 |
| The Goodies | School Headmaster | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Chief Superintendent, Det. Chief Insp. Harris, Jack, Richard Nicholls | 1970 |
| Doomwatch | Major Sims, Chief Supt. Mallory | 1970 |
| Paul Temple | Det. Insp. Dean | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mac | 1969 |
| The Expert | Asst. Chief Con. Rogers, Carter | 1968 |
| City '68 | Robins | 1967 |
| The Further Adventures of the Musketeers | Oliver Cromwell | 1967 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | Police Driver | 1967 |
| Beggar My Neighbour | PC Stunt | 1966 |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | David | 1966 |
| Mystery and Imagination | Turner | 1966 |
| The Baron | Anstruther | 1966 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Monteith, Graviter | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Professor Whybrow | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Chief Officer, Gosford, Jack Mervyn | 1965 |
| Mogul | Jeremy Martin | 1965 |
| Pardon the Expression | Hotel Manager, Mr. Bentley | 1965 |
| Public Eye | Donald Halston, Dr. Pringle | 1965 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Jeff Grant | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Property Agent | 1964 |
| Shadow of Treason | Police Officer | 1964 |
| Doctor Who | Masters, Administrator, Permanent Under Secretary Masters | 1963 |
| The Human Jungle | Williams | 1963 |
| Incident at Midnight | Dr. Tanfield | 1963 |
| A Prize of Arms | Cpl. Myers | 1962 |
| The Saint | Pete Ferguson | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Ralph | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Dr. Terence, Martin Smythe, Paul Manning, Philip Anthony | 1961 |
| Bootsie and Snudge | Policeman, Police Constable, Fireman, Police Inspector, Police Sergeant | 1960 |
| Police Surgeon | Peter Hughes | 1960 |
| Arthur's Treasured Volumes | Detective Inspector | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | Det. Sgt. Walsh | 1959 |
| Interpol Calling | Colonel | 1959 |
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Dr. Tanfield | 1959 |
| The Army Game | Soldier, Corporal, M.O., Member of Parliament, Orderly Corporal, Orderly Sergeant, Police Sergeant, Private, Radio Announcer, Radio Presenter, Sergeant, Voice on radio, Voice on Television, Coporal Foster | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Rankin | 1956 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
