Geoffrey Palmer

    Geoffrey Palmer

    Acting

    June 4, 1927
    Died November 5, 2020 (93 years old)
    Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK

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    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). Geoffrey Dyson Palmer was born on 4 June 1927 in North Fi...

    Known For

    Filmography

    To Olivia

    To Olivia

    2021

    6.9
    Paddington

    Paddington

    2014

    as Head Geographer

    7.1

    Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker

    2013

    as Narrator

    Bert & Dickie

    Bert & Dickie

    2012

    as Charles Burnell

    6.2
    Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

    2012

    as Man on Toilet

    4.4
    Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim

    Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim

    2012

    as Narrator

    10
    The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

    2012

    as Lord Chief Justice

    7.4
    Lost Christmas

    Lost Christmas

    2011

    as Dr. Clarence

    6.8
    W.E.

    W.E.

    2011

    as Stanley Baldwin

    6.3
    The Pink Panther 2

    The Pink Panther 2

    2009

    as Joubert

    5.7
    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    2009

    as Self / Dr Price

    8.4
    Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

    Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

    2008

    as Sir John Crowder

    6.7
    Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes

    2008

    as Lord Scarman

    7.7

    Chateau Monty

    2008

    Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

    Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

    2007

    as Captain Hardaker

    7.6

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    2007

    as Self

    4.5
    James Bond's Greatest Hits

    James Bond's Greatest Hits

    2006

    as Narrator (voice)

    The One Show

    The One Show

    2006

    as Self

    4.4

    The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

    2005

    as Corbett's Ghost

    8.7

    Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005

    2005

    as Narrator

    7

    The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

    2005

    as Self

    6.5
    Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

    2004

    as Bayliss

    6.6
    He Knew He Was Right

    He Knew He Was Right

    2004

    as Sir Marmaduke Rowley

    7.6
    The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

    2003

    as Minnit

    5.3
    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    2003

    as Sir Edward Quiller Couch

    7.1
    Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

    2003

    7.6
    Grumpy Old Men

    Grumpy Old Men

    2003

    as Narrator

    7.4

    Looking for Victoria

    2003

    as Narrator

    Stig of the Dump

    Stig of the Dump

    2002

    as Robert

    7
    Dickens

    Dickens

    2002

    as Thackeray

    7
    The Savages

    The Savages

    2001

    as Donald

    5.7
    The 1940s House

    The 1940s House

    2001

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    Rat

    Rat

    2000

    as The Doctor

    6
    Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

    1999

    as Lord John Bradley

    6.8
    Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

    1998

    as White King

    5.2
    Reckless: The Sequel

    Reckless: The Sequel

    1998

    as Robert Crane

    7
    Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter

    Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter

    1998

    as Narrator / Santa

    Stiff Upper Lips

    Stiff Upper Lips

    1998

    as His Butler's Voice

    5.6
    Tomorrow Never Dies

    Tomorrow Never Dies

    1997

    as Admiral Roebuck

    6.4
    Mrs Brown

    Mrs Brown

    1997

    as Henry Ponsonby

    6.8
    The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

    The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

    1996

    as Jimmy Anderson

    8
    Mr. Men and Little Miss

    Mr. Men and Little Miss

    1995

    7

    Look at the State We're In!

    1995

    as The Ruler

    The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

    1994

    as Warren

    6.8
    Stalag Luft

    Stalag Luft

    1993

    as The Kommandant

    6.6
    As Time Goes By

    As Time Goes By

    1992

    as Lionel Hardcastle

    7.6
    A Question of Attribution

    A Question of Attribution

    1991

    as Donleavy

    6.8
    Smack and Thistle

    Smack and Thistle

    1991

    as Sir Horace Wimbol

    7
    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    1989

    as Vice Admiral Hamling

    8.2
    Screen One

    Screen One

    1989

    as Donleavy

    7.2
    A Fish Called Wanda

    A Fish Called Wanda

    1988

    as Judge

    7.2
    Hawks

    Hawks

    1988

    as SAAB Salesman

    5.7

    Christabel

    1988

    as Mr Burton

    6
    Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

    1987

    as Matthew Copley-Barnes

    7.9
    Season's Greetings

    Season's Greetings

    1986

    as Bernard

    9
    The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

    1986

    as The Angry Doctor

    5.9
    Clockwise

    Clockwise

    1986

    as Headmaster

    6.2
    Executive Stress

    Executive Stress

    1986

    6.2
    Hot Metal

    Hot Metal

    1986

    as Harold Stringer

    5.4
    A Zed & Two Noughts

    A Zed & Two Noughts

    1985

    as Fallast

    7
    Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire

    Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire

    1985

    as Narrator

    5.9
    Absurd Person Singular

    Absurd Person Singular

    1985

    as Ronald Brewster-Wright

    8.3
    Radio Pictures

    Radio Pictures

    1985

    as Glyn Bryce

    Oxbridge Blues

    Oxbridge Blues

    1984

    as Fred

    7

    Fairly Secret Army

    1984

    as Major Harry Truscott

    5.8
    The Honorary Consul

    The Honorary Consul

    1983

    as British Ambassador

    5.8
    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    1983

    as Jimmy Anderson

    Waters of the Moon

    1983

    as Robert Lancaster

    Natural World

    Natural World

    1983

    as Narrator

    7.4
    Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

    1983

    as Edwin Lorrimer

    6.9
    Blackadder

    Blackadder

    1983

    as Field Marshal Haig

    8
    Death of an Expert Witness

    Death of an Expert Witness

    1983

    as Edwin Lorrimer

    6.5
    Mr. Kershaw's Dream System

    Mr. Kershaw's Dream System

    1982

    as Psychiastrist

    The Houseboy

    1982

    as Eric

    The Funny Side of Christmas

    The Funny Side of Christmas

    1982

    as Jimmy Anderson, Ben Parkinson

    The Kenny Everett Television Show

    The Kenny Everett Television Show

    1982

    as Various

    7.3
    Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

    1982

    as Foreign Secretary

    6.9
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    1981

    as Quince

    5.5
    The Last Song

    The Last Song

    1981

    Bergerac

    Bergerac

    1981

    as Nigel Carter

    7

    Plays for Pleasure

    1981

    as Alec Boot

    Safe at Work?

    Safe at Work?

    1980

    as Narrator

    The Outsider

    The Outsider

    1979

    as Col. Wyndham

    5.8
    Butterflies

    Butterflies

    1978

    as Ben Parkinson

    7.2
    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    1978

    as Self

    5.3
    Scorpion Tales

    Scorpion Tales

    1978

    as Arnold Sparrow

    7.3
    The Professionals

    The Professionals

    1977

    as Avery

    7.6
    The Professionals

    The Professionals

    1977

    as Simon Sinclair

    7.6

    Maidens' Trip

    1977

    as Wilfred

    Loyalties

    1976

    as Graviter

    The Battle of Billy's Pond

    The Battle of Billy's Pond

    1976

    as First Policeman

    7.5
    A Story to Frighten the Children

    A Story to Frighten the Children

    1976

    as Det. Chief Insp. Harris

    10
    Bill Brand

    Bill Brand

    1976

    as Malcolm Frear

    7.3
    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    1976

    as Jimmy Anderson

    8
    Goodbye

    Goodbye

    1975

    as Jack

    9
    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    1975

    as Commander Watson

    8.1
    Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

    1975

    as Dr. Price

    8.3
    Angels

    Angels

    1975

    4.5

    Three Comedies of Marriage

    1975

    as Dennis

    Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

    1974

    as Samuel Partridge

    5
    Happy Ever After

    Happy Ever After

    1974

    as Mr Critchley

    6.8
    Happy Ever After

    Happy Ever After

    1974

    as Bob Holsgrove

    6.8
    Only Make Believe

    Only Make Believe

    1973

    as Richard Nicholls

    10
    O Lucky Man!

    O Lucky Man!

    1973

    as Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes

    6.8

    Away from It All

    1973

    as Ashe

    Doctor Who: The Mutants

    Doctor Who: The Mutants

    1972

    as Administrator

    7.2
    Colditz

    Colditz

    1972

    as Doc

    7.7
    Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

    1972

    as Head of Faculty

    6.2
    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    1972

    as Kenneth Eden

    5.7
    Six Days of Justice

    Six Days of Justice

    1972

    as Mr. Nicholas

    10
    Michael Regan

    Michael Regan

    1971

    as Chief Superintendent

    8
    The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

    1971

    as Jack Mervyn

    9
    Doctor Who and the Silurians

    Doctor Who and the Silurians

    1970

    as Masters

    7.3

    The High Game

    1970

    as Man at the Clinic

    Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

    1970

    as Major Sims

    6.4
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    6.6
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    as Detetective Chief Inspector Harris

    6.6
    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    1970

    as School Headmaster

    7.7
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    as Jack Buckett

    6.6

    Ben Travers Farces

    1970

    as Hugh Stafford

    Menace

    1970

    as Major Ryder

    1+1=1.5

    1+1=1.5

    1969

    as Gosford

    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    1969

    as Mac

    7
    The Chequers Manoeuvre

    The Chequers Manoeuvre

    1968

    as Professor Wybrow

    10
    The Expert

    The Expert

    1968

    as Asst. Chief Constable Rogers

    9

    Frost on Sunday

    1968

    as Self – Guest

    8

    The Revenue Men

    1967

    as Bill Mitchell

    5.5
    The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

    The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

    1967

    as Oliver Cromwell

    7.7
    ITV Playhouse

    ITV Playhouse

    1967

    as Harper

    7
    ITV Playhouse

    ITV Playhouse

    1967

    as Oscar

    7
    ITV Playhouse

    ITV Playhouse

    1967

    as Bradley Fawcett

    7
    ITV Playhouse

    ITV Playhouse

    1967

    as Man at the clinic

    7
    ITV Playhouse

    ITV Playhouse

    1967

    as Eric

    7

    Trapped

    1967

    as Doctor Clay Morrow

    City '68

    1967

    as Robins

    Cathy Come Home

    Cathy Come Home

    1966

    as Property Agent

    7
    Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

    1966

    7.5
    Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

    1966

    as Turner

    5.8
    No Place Like Earth

    No Place Like Earth

    1965

    as Chief Officer

    7
    Out of the Unknown

    Out of the Unknown

    1965

    as Jack Mervyn

    7.1

    The Joe Baker Show

    1965

    Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

    1965

    as Jeff Grant

    7
    The Troubleshooters

    The Troubleshooters

    1965

    as Jeremy Martin

    7.3
    The Man in Room 17

    The Man in Room 17

    1965

    as Ian McWatt

    6.3
    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965

    as Monteith

    5.2
    Londoners

    Londoners

    1965

    as Jack Poncey

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    1965

    as Professor Wybrow

    4.3
    Ring of Spies

    Ring of Spies

    1964

    as Police Officer (uncredited)

    7
    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    1964

    as Property Agent

    5.2
    Detective

    Detective

    1964

    as Chief Superintendent Smeed

    9
    Incident at Midnight

    Incident at Midnight

    1963

    as Dr. Tanfield

    7
    Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man

    Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man

    1963

    as Basil Mallard

    The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

    1963

    as Williams

    8.2
    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    1963

    as Administrator

    7.9
    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    1963

    as Masters

    7.9
    A Prize of Arms

    A Prize of Arms

    1962

    as Cpl. Myers

    6.7
    The Saint

    The Saint

    1962

    as Pete Ferguson

    7.4

    Bulldog Breed

    1962

    Suspense

    Suspense

    1962

    as Newspaper Reporter

    6.7
    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    1961

    as Dr. Terence

    7.8
    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    1961

    as Paul Manning

    7.8
    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    1961

    as Martin Smythe

    7.8

    Drama 61-67

    1961

    as Basil Mallard

    Family Solicitor

    1961

    as Hugh Cowley

    The Odd Man

    The Odd Man

    1960

    as Const. Swift

    8
    The Strange World of Gurney Slade

    The Strange World of Gurney Slade

    1960

    as Floor manager

    8.3
    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    1959

    as Det. Sgt. Walsh

    4.8
    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    1956

    as Rankin

    6