Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Geoffrey Dyson Palmer
Gender: Male
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 37
TV Involvements: 36
Most Famous Work
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoffrey Palmer , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Natural World
(1983) NarratorAgatha Christie's Poirot
(1989) Vice Admiral HamlingDoctor Who
(1963) AdministratorDoctor Who
(2005) Captain HardakerVan der Valk
(1972) Head of FacultyThe Wednesday Play
(1964) Property AgentOut of the Unknown
(1965) Chief OfficerPlay for Today
(1970) Jack BuckettActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2021 | N/A | |
2014 | Head Geographer | |
2013 | Narrator | |
2012 | Charles Burnell | |
Lord Chief Justice | ||
Man on Toilet | ||
Narrator | ||
2011 | Dr. Clarence | |
Stanley Baldwin | ||
2009 | Self / Dr Price | |
Joubert | ||
2008 | N/A | |
Sir John Crowder | ||
Lord Scarman | ||
2007 | Captain Hardaker | |
Self | ||
2006 | Self | |
2005 | Corbett's Ghost | |
Narrator | ||
Captain Hardaker | ||
2004 | Bayliss | |
Sir Marmaduke Rowley | ||
2003 | Minnit | |
Sir Edward Quiller Couch | ||
N/A | ||
Narrator | ||
2002 | N/A | |
Robert | ||
2001 | Donald | |
The Doctor | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
1999 | Lord John Bradley | |
1998 | White King | |
Santa | ||
Robert Crane | ||
His Butler's Voice | ||
1997 | Admiral Roebuck | |
Henry Ponsonby | ||
1996 | N/A | |
1995 | N/A | |
The Ruler | ||
1994 | Warren | |
1993 | The Kommandant | |
1992 | Lionel Hardcastle | |
1991 | Donleavy | |
Sir Horace Wimbol | ||
1989 | Vice Admiral Hamling | |
1988 | Mr. Burton | |
SAAB Salesman | ||
Judge | ||
1987 | Matthew Copley-Barnes | |
1986 | Bernard | |
N/A | ||
Headmaster | ||
The Angry Doctor | ||
N/A | ||
1985 | Ronald Brewster-Wright | |
Fallast | ||
Narrator | ||
1984 | Fred | |
Major Harry Truscott | ||
1983 | Narrator | |
British Ambassador | ||
Field Marshal Haig | ||
Edwin Lorrimer | ||
1982 | Eric | |
N/A | ||
Various | ||
Self | ||
Psychiastrist | ||
1981 | Quince | |
N/A | ||
Nigel Carter | ||
1980 | Col. Wyndham | |
Narrator | ||
1978 | N/A | |
Ben Parkinson | ||
Self | ||
1977 | Simon Sinclair | |
Avery | ||
1976 | Jimmy Anderson | |
Malcolm Frear | ||
Graviter | ||
Det. Chief Insp. Harris | ||
First Policeman | ||
1975 | Dr. Price | |
N/A | ||
Sir Edward Clarke | ||
Jack | ||
Commander Watson | ||
1973 | Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes | |
Richard Nicholls | ||
1972 | Doc | |
Kenneth Eden | ||
Head of Faculty | ||
Administrator | ||
1971 | Chief Superintendent | |
1970 | N/A | |
School Headmaster | ||
N/A | ||
Detetective Chief Inspector Harris | ||
Jack Buckett | ||
Man at the Clinic | ||
Masters | ||
Major Sims | ||
1968 | Asst. Chief Constable Rogers | |
1967 | Bill Mitchell | |
1966 | Property Agent | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
1965 | Chief Officer | |
Chief Officer | ||
Jeremy Martin | ||
Ian McWatt | ||
N/A | ||
Jeff Grant | ||
1964 | Property Agent | |
Police Officer (uncredited) | ||
1963 | Masters | |
Administrator | ||
Williams | ||
1962 | Cpl. Myers | |
Pete Ferguson | ||
N/A | ||
1961 | N/A | |
Paul Manning | ||
1959 | N/A | |
1957 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |