Geoffrey Palmer
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
2021
Paddington
2014
as Head Geographer
Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker
2013
as Narrator
Bert & Dickie
2012
as Charles Burnell
Run For Your Wife
2012
as Man on Toilet
Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim
2012
as Narrator
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Lord Chief Justice
Lost Christmas
2011
as Dr. Clarence
W.E.
2011
as Stanley Baldwin
The Pink Panther 2
2009
as Joubert
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
as Self / Dr Price
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Sir John Crowder
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as Lord Scarman
Chateau Monty
2008
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Captain Hardaker
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
James Bond's Greatest Hits
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The One Show
2006
as Self
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
2005
as Corbett's Ghost
Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005
2005
as Narrator
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Piccadilly Jim
2004
as Bayliss
He Knew He Was Right
2004
as Sir Marmaduke Rowley
The Young Visiters
2003
as Minnit
Peter Pan
2003
as Sir Edward Quiller Couch
Absolute Power
2003
Grumpy Old Men
2003
as Narrator
Looking for Victoria
2003
as Narrator
Stig of the Dump
2002
as Robert
Dickens
2002
as Thackeray
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
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998
as White King
Reckless: The Sequel
1998
as Robert Crane
Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter
1998
as Narrator / Santa
Stiff Upper Lips
1998
as His Butler's Voice
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as Admiral Roebuck
Mrs Brown
1997
as Henry Ponsonby
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996
as Jimmy Anderson
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
Hawks
1988
as SAAB Salesman
Christabel
1988
as Mr Burton
Inspector Morse
1987
as Matthew Copley-Barnes
Season's Greetings
1986
as Bernard
The Insurance Man
1986
as The Angry Doctor
Clockwise
1986
as Headmaster
Executive Stress
1986
Hot Metal
1986
as Harold Stringer
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Fallast
Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire
1985
as Narrator
Absurd Person Singular
1985
as Ronald Brewster-Wright
Radio Pictures
1985
as Glyn Bryce
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Fred
Fairly Secret Army
1984
as Major Harry Truscott
The Honorary Consul
1983
as British Ambassador
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
as Jimmy Anderson
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Robert Lancaster
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Dalgliesh
1983
as Edwin Lorrimer
Blackadder
1983
as Field Marshal Haig
Death of an Expert Witness
1983
as Edwin Lorrimer
Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
1982
as Psychiastrist
The Houseboy
1982
as Eric
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Jimmy Anderson, Ben Parkinson
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Various
Whoops Apocalypse
1982
as Foreign Secretary
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Quince
The Last Song
1981
Bergerac
1981
as Nigel Carter
Plays for Pleasure
1981
as Alec Boot
Safe at Work?
1980
as Narrator
The Outsider
1979
as Col. Wyndham
Butterflies
1978
as Ben Parkinson
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Arnold Sparrow
The Professionals
1977
as Avery
The Professionals
1977
as Simon Sinclair
Maidens' Trip
1977
as Wilfred
Loyalties
1976
as Graviter
The Battle of Billy's Pond
1976
as First Policeman
A Story to Frighten the Children
1976
as Det. Chief Insp. Harris
Bill Brand
1976
as Malcolm Frear
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Jimmy Anderson
Goodbye
1975
as Jack
The Sweeney
1975
as Commander Watson
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Dr. Price
Angels
1975
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
Only Make Believe
1973
as Richard Nicholls
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes
Away from It All
1973
as Ashe
Doctor Who: The Mutants
1972
as Administrator
Colditz
1972
as Doc
Van der Valk
1972
as Head of Faculty
Crown Court
1972
as Kenneth Eden
Six Days of Justice
1972
as Mr. Nicholas
Michael Regan
1971
as Chief Superintendent
The Uninvited
1971
as Jack Mervyn
Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970
as Masters
The High Game
1970
as Man at the Clinic
Doomwatch
1970
as Major Sims
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
as Detetective Chief Inspector Harris
The Goodies
1970
as School Headmaster
Play for Today
1970
as Jack Buckett
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Hugh Stafford
Menace
1970
as Major Ryder
1+1=1.5
1969
as Gosford
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Mac
The Chequers Manoeuvre
1968
as Professor Wybrow
The Expert
1968
as Asst. Chief Constable Rogers
Frost on Sunday
1968
as Self – Guest
The Revenue Men
1967
as Bill Mitchell
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
1967
as Oliver Cromwell
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
Trapped
1967
as Doctor Clay Morrow
City '68
1967
as Robins
Cathy Come Home
1966
as Property Agent
Softly, Softly
1966
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Turner
No Place Like Earth
1965
as Chief Officer
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Jack Mervyn
The Joe Baker Show
1965
Gideon's Way
1965
as Jeff Grant
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Jeremy Martin
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Ian McWatt
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Monteith
Londoners
1965
as Jack Poncey
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Professor Wybrow
Ring of Spies
1964
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Property Agent
Detective
1964
as Chief Superintendent Smeed
Incident at Midnight
1963
as Dr. Tanfield
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
1963
as Basil Mallard
The Human Jungle
1963
as Williams
Doctor Who
1963
as Administrator
Doctor Who
1963
as Masters
A Prize of Arms
1962
as Cpl. Myers
The Saint
1962
as Pete Ferguson
Bulldog Breed
1962
Suspense
1962
as Newspaper Reporter
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