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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 |
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To Olivia | Geoffrey Fisher | 2021 |
What We Were Watching | Ben Parkinson | 2018 |
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 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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To Olivia | Geoffrey Fisher | 2021 |
What We Were Watching | Ben Parkinson | 2018 |
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 |
Rev. | Martin | 2010 |
The Many Faces of... | Lionel Hardcastle / Henry Ponsonby / Self | 2009 |
Stars on the Street | Superintendent Registrar | 2009 |
Grandpa in My Pocket | Grandad Gilbert | 2009 |
The Pink Panther 2 | Joubert | 2008 |
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley | Sir John Crowder | 2008 |
Ashes to Ashes | Lord Scarman | 2008 |
The Play's the Thing | Narrator | 2006 |
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 |
Looking for Victoria | Self - Narrator | 2003 |
Grumpy Old Men | Narrator | 2003 |
Comedy Connections | Ben Parkinson / Self | 2003 |
Timeshift | Narrator | 2002 |
Stig of the Dump | Robert | 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 |
Mr. Men and Little Miss | The Narrator | 1995 |
Look at the State We're In! | The ruler | 1995 |
The Madness of King George | Warren | 1994 |
Stalag Luft | The Kommandant | 1993 |
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 |
Absurd Person Singular | Ronald Brewster-Wright | 1985 |
A Zed & Two Noughts | Fallast | 1985 |
Screen Two | The Angry Doctor | 1985 |
Oxbridge Blues | Fred | 1984 |
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 |
Plays for Pleasure | Alec Boot | 1981 |
The Outsider | Col. Wyndham | 1980 |
Butterflies | Ben Parkinson | 1978 |
Bless Me, Father | Freddie Williams | 1978 |
Scorpion Tales | Arnold Sparrow | 1978 |
The Professionals | Simon Sinclair / Avery | 1977 |
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Jimmy Anderson / Jimmy | 1976 |
Bill Brand | Malcolm Frear | 1976 |
The Battle of Billy's Pond | First Policeman | 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 |
Jackanory Playhouse | King | 1972 |
Colditz | Doc | 1972 |
Crown Court | Kenneth Eden | 1972 |
Van der Valk | Head of Faculty | 1972 |
Whodunnit? | Major Culbertson | 1972 |
Fly Into Danger | Air Traffic Controller | 1972 |
Six Days of Justice | Mr. Nicholas | 1972 |
The Shadow of the Tower | John Mayne | 1972 |
The Goodies | School Headmaster | 1970 |
Play for Today | Richard Nicholls / Jack / Det. Chief Insp. Harris / Chief Superintendent | 1970 |
Doomwatch | Major Sims / Chief Supt. Mallory | 1970 |
Paul Temple | Det. Insp. Dean | 1969 |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mac | 1969 |
Frost on Sunday | Self | 1968 |
The Expert | Asst. Chief Con. Rogers / Carter | 1968 |
Me Mammy | Mr. Purdy / Mr. Cleaver | 1968 |
City '68 | Robins | 1967 |
ITV Playhouse | Bradley Fawcett / Dick / Eric / Harper / Man at the clinic / Oscar | 1967 |
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers | Oliver Cromwell | 1967 |
The Revenue Men | Bill Mitchell | 1967 |
NBC Experiment in Television | Police Driver | 1967 |
Beggar My Neighbour | PC Stunt | 1966 |
Cast a Giant Shadow | David | 1966 |
Mrs Thursday | Henry Baxter | 1966 |
The Rat Catchers | Timothy Hoylake / TV Interviewer / Washington TV Reporter | 1966 |
Mystery and Imagination | Turner | 1966 |
The Baron | Anstruther | 1966 |
BBC Play of the Month | Graviter / Monteith | 1965 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Professor Whybrow | 1965 |
Out of the Unknown | Jack Mervyn / Gosford / Chief Officer | 1965 |
Riviera Police | Ludovic | 1965 |
Mogul | Jeremy Martin | 1965 |
Pardon the Expression | Mr. Bentley / Hotel Manager | 1965 |
Londoners | Jack Poncey | 1965 |
The Worker | Professor Robinson | 1965 |
Public Eye | Dr. Pringle / Donald Halston | 1965 |
Gideon C.I.D. | Jeff Grant | 1964 |
The Wednesday Play | Property Agent | 1964 |
Detective | Chief Superintendent Smeed | 1964 |
Ring of Treason | Police Officer | 1964 |
Doctor Who | Masters / Permanent Under Secretary Masters / Administrator | 1963 |
Love Story | The doctor / Oliver | 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 |
Family Solicitor | Hugh Cowley | 1961 |
Harpers West One | Harry Adams | 1961 |
Drama 61-67 | Basil Mallard | 1961 |
The Avengers | Dr. Terence / Martin Smythe / Paul Manning / Philip Anthony | 1961 |
The Strange World of Gurney Slade | Floor Manager | 1960 |
The Odd Man | Const. Swift | 1960 |
Bootsie and Snudge | Policeman / Police Constable / Police Sergeant / Police Inspector / Fireman | 1960 |
Police Surgeon | Peter Hughes | 1960 |
Arthur's Treasured Volumes | Detective Inspector | 1960 |
No Hiding Place | Det. Sgt. Walsh | 1959 |
Probation Officer | Dr. Rayburn / Padre / Charles Main | 1959 |
Interpol Calling | Colonel | 1959 |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Dr. Tanfield | 1959 |
The Army Game | Soldier / Corporal / Coporal Foster / M.O. / Member of Parliament / Orderly Corporal / Orderly Sergeant / Police Sergeant / Private / Radio Announcer / Radio Presenter / Sergeant / Voice on radio / Voice on Television | 1957 |
Emergency-Ward 10 | Gilbert Lockyer | 1957 |
Armchair Theatre | Rankin | 1956 |
ITV Play of the Week | Peter | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |