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Geoffrey Palmer Biography (1927-)

Born June 4, 1927, in London, England; son of Frederick Charles (a charteredsurveyor) and Norah Gwendolen (maiden name, Robins) Palmer; married Sally Green, 1963; children: Charles, Harriet. Addresses: Manager: Marmont Management, Langham House, 308 Regent St., London W1R 5AL, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

June 4, 1927

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Soldier, The Army Game, Granada, 1958-59
• Johnson, Best of Enemies, Thames Television, 1968-69
• Doc, Colditz, BBC, 1972-74
• Malcolm Frear, Bill Brand, Thames, 1976
• Jimmy Anderson, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, BBC, 1976-79, PBS, 1978-79
• Ben Parkinson, Butterflies, BBC-2, 1978-83, PBS, 1981-82
• Leo Bannister, The Last Song, BBC, 1981-83
• Foreign secretary, Whoops Apocalypse, London Weekend Television, 1982
• Major Harry Truscott, Fairly Secret Army, Channel Four, 1984, thensyndicated, 1987
• Donald Fairchild, Executive Stress, Thames Television, 1986-87, then PBS, 1987-88
• Harold Stringer, Hot Metal, London Weekend Television, 1986 and 1988, PBS, 1988-89
• Lionel Hardcastle, As Time Goes By, BBC, 1992-98
• Sir Stanley Birkin, Full Throttle (also known as Heroes and Villains: Full Throttle), BBC, 1995
• Jimmy Anderson, The Legacy of Reginald Perrin, BBC, 1996
• Himself, Tales from the River Bank, 1997
• Donald, The Savages, BBC, 2001
• Narrator, Grumpy Old Men, BBC, 2003
• Miniseries
• Sir Edward Clarke, Edward the King (also known as Edward VII, Edward the Seventh and The Royal Victorians, ITV, 1975
• Dr. Edwin Lorimer, Death of an Expert Witness, PBS, 1983
• Mr. Burton, Christabel, BBC-2, 1988, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1989
• Major General Sir Robert Godolphin, After the War, PBS, 1989
• The ruler, Look at the State We're In!, BBC, 1995
• Narrator, Middle Classes: Their Rise and Sprawl, 2001
• Robert Tollworth, Stig of the Dump, BBC, 2002
• William Makepeace Thackeray, Dickens, BBC and PBS, 2002
• Narrator, Looking for Victoria, BBC, 2003
• Sir Marmaduke Rowley, He Knew He Was Right, BBC and PBS, 2004
• Movies
• Military police motorcyclist, A Prize of Arms, 1962
• The angry doctor, The Insurance Man, BBC, 1985
• Commander, Stalag Luft, Yorkshire Television, 1993
• Robert Crane, Reckless: The Movie (also known as Reckless: TheSequel), Granada Television, 1998, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1999
• Minnit, The Young Visitors, BBC, 2003
• Specials
• Cathy Come Home (also known as The Wednesday Play: Cathy Come Home), BBC, 1965
• Chief officer, No Place Like Earth (also known as Out of the Unknown: No Place Like Earth), BBC, 1965
• The Beckoning Shadow (also known as Mystery and Imagination: The Beckoning Shadow), ITV, 1966
• "The Shooting War," City '68, Granada Television, 1967
• Professor Peter Whybrow, The Chequers Manoeuvre (also known as Thirty-Minute Theatre: The Chequers Manoeuvre), BBC, 1968
• Jack Mervyn, The Uninvited (also known as Out of the Unknown: The Uninvited), BBC, 1971
• Richard Nicholls, Only Make Believe (also known as Play for Today: Only Make Believe), BBC, 1973
• Ralph, Going, Going, Gone ... Free?, BBC, 1975
• A Story to Frighten the Children (also known as Play for Today:A Story to Frighten the Children), BBC, 1976
• Quince, A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as BBC TelevisionShakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream), BBC-2, 1981 and 1982
• The Houseboy, Yorkshire Television, 1982
• A Little Rococo, 1982
• Robert Lancaster, Waters of the Moon, BBC, 1983, then Arts and Entertainment, 1986
• Ronald Brewster-Wright, Absurd Person Singular, BBC, 1985, then Arts and Entertainment, 1985
• Bernard, Season's Greetings, BBC, 1986, then Arts and Entertainment, 1988
• Major General Sir Robert Godolphin, After the War, Granada Television, 1990, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1990
• Donleavy, A Question of Attribution, BBC, 1992, then broadcast onMasterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1992
• Parker, Comic Relief: Behind the Nose, BBC, 1992
• White king, Alice through the Looking Glass, BBC, 1999
• Ben Parkinson, Butterflies Reunion Special, BBC, 2000
• Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy, 2005
• Corbett's ghost, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, BBC, 2005
• Also appeared in Radio Pictures, BBC.
• Episodic
• Round Britain, BBC, 1950
• Peter Hughes, "Smash but No Grab," Police Surgeon, Associated British Picture Corporation Weekend Television, 1960
• Philip Anthony, "Dance with Death," The Avengers, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1961
• Captain Felipe, "The Eagle of San Gualo," Top Secret, 1962
• Paul Manning, "Propellant 23," The Avengers, ITV, 1962
• Newspaper reporter, "The Edge of Discovery," Suspense, BBC, 1963
• Dr. Terence, "Man With Two Shadows," The Avengers, ITV, 1963
• Pete Ferguson, "The Rough Diamonds," The Saint, ITV, 1963
• Donald Halston, "And a Very Fine Fiddle Has He," Public Eye, ITV,1965
• Martin Smythe, "A Surfeit of H2O," The Avengers, ITV, 1965
• Dr. Pringle, "No, No, Nothing Like That," Public Eye, ITV, 1966
• "The Beckoning Shadow," Mystery and Imagination, 1966
• Anstruther, "Masquerade," The Baron, 1966
• Anstruther, "The Killing," The Baron, 1966
• Jerry Martin, "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down," The Troubleshooters, BBC, 1967
• Jerry Martin, "The Minister of the Crown ... And the Very Compromising Photograph," The Troubleshooters, BBC, 1968
• PC Footer, George and the Dragon, ITV, 1968
• Arthur New, "Two Kinds of Crash," Fraud Squad, Associated Television, 1969
• Gosford, "1+1=1.5," Out of the Unknown, BBC-2, 1969
• Jack Mervyn, "The Uninvited," Out of the Unknown, BBC-2, 1969
• Barney French, "Special Duty: Part 2," Z Cars, BBC, 1969
• Assistant Chief Constable Rogers, "The Visitors: Part 2," The Expert, BBC, 1969
• Chief Superintendent Smeed, "Hunt the Peacock," Detective, BBC, 1969
• Detective Inspector Dean, "There Must Be a Mr. X," Paul Temple, BBC, 1969
• Masters, "The Silurians," Doctor Who, BBC, 1970
• Professor Brett, "The Lie Direct," Softly Softly, BBC, 1971
• Major Sims, "Invasion," Doomwatch, BBC, 1971
• Administrator, "The Mutants," Doctor Who, BBC, 1972
• Chief superintendent Mallory, "Say Knife, Fat Man," Doomwatch, BBC, 1972
• Air traffic controller, "Final Approach," Fly Into Danger, 1972
• Doc, "Tweedledum," Colditz, BBC, 1972
• Doc, "Gone Away: Part 1 and 2," Colditz, BBC, 1973
• Major Ryder, "Judas Goat," Menace, BBC, 1973
• Doctor, "Follow That Ring," The Liver Birds, BBC, 1974
• Lawrence Rutherford, "Arrival," Angels, BBC1, 1975
• Lawrence Rutherford, "Home Sweet Home," Angels, BBC1, 1976
• Lawrence Rutherford, "Decision," Angels, BBC1, 1976
• Athol Fairfax QC, "The Hot Water Boat," Sutherland's Law, BBC, 1976
• Head of faculty, "The Professor," Van der Valk, ITV, 1977
• "The Ghost in the Pale Blue Dress," Scorpion Tales, 1978
• Commander Watson, "Feet of Clay," The Sweeney, Thames Television and Euston Films, 1978
• Simon Sinclair, "Where the Jungle Ends," The Professionals, LondonWeekend Television, 1978
• Dr. Price, "The Kipper and the Corpse," Fawlty Towers, BBC-2, 1979
• Freddie Williams, "All at Sea," Bless Me Father, ITV, 1979
• School headmaster, "War Babies," The Goodies, BBC, 1980
• Avery, "The Ojuka Situation," The Professionals, London Weekend Television, 1981
• Dr. Edwin Lorimer, Death of an Expert Witness, Anglia Television,1983, then broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 1985
• Oxbridge Blues, BBC-2, 1984, then PBS, 1985
• Field Marshal Haig, "Plan F: Goodbye," Blackadder Goes Forth, BBC,1989
• Nigel Carter, "Roots of Evil," Bergerac, BBC, 1990
• Matthew Copley-Barnes, "The Infernal Serpent," Inspector Morse (also known as Inspector Morse, Series IV), Central Television, 1990, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 1991
• Harold Cartell, "Hand in Glove," The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (also known as Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries), BBC, 1993, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
• The ruler, "Nanny Knows Best," Look at the State We're In!, BBC, 1995
• Lord Harcourt, "Country Life," Absolute Power, BBC, 2003
• "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin," Comedy Connections, BBC, 2004
• Appeared in Coronation Street, Granada Television.
• Film Appearances
• Dr. Tanfield, Incident at Midnight (also known as Edgar WallaceMysteries: Incident at Midnight), Schoenfeld, 1966
• Police driver, The Engagement, Anglo/EMI, 1970
• Doctor and Basil Keyes, O Lucky Man!, Warner Bros., 1973
• First police officer, The Battle of Billy's Pond, Children's FilmFoundation, 1976
• Colonel Wyndham, The Outsider, CIC/Paramount, 1979
• British ambassador Belfrage, Beyond the Limit (also known as The Honorary Consul), Paramount, 1983
• Fallast, A Zed and Two Noughts (also known as Zoo: A Zed and Two Noughts), Skouras/Samuel Goldwyn Company/Artificial Eye, 1985
• Narrator, Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London and Oxfordshire, 1985(also known as 26 Bathrooms), Artifax, 1985
• Headmaster Canford, Clockwise, Universal, 1986
• Judge, A Fish Called Wanda, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Saab salesperson, Hawks, Skouras/Rank, 1988
• Sir Horace Wimbel, Smack and Thistle, 1990
• Warren, The Madness of King George (also known as The Madness and King George III), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1994
• Admiral Roebuck, Tomorrow Never Dies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
• Henry Ponsonby, Mrs. Brown (also known as Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown), Miramax, 1997
• Butler's voice, Stiff Upper Lips, Chrysalis Films, 1998
• Lord John Bradley, Anna and the King, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• The doctor, Rat, United International, 2000
• Sir Edward Quiller Couch, Peter Pan, Universal, 2003
• Flushed Away, United International, 2006
• Stage Appearances
• Albertine by Moon Light, Westminster Theatre, London, 1955
• Edward, West of Suez, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1971
• Elmer Penn, Savages, Royal Court Theatre, 1973
• Farrant, Eden End, National Theatre, London, 1974
• Victor, Private Lives, Globe Theatre, London, 1974
• Richard, On Approval, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1975
• Warwick, Saint Joan, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1978
• Layborne, Tishoo, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1979
• Sir John, A Friend Indeed, National Theatre Company, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1984
• Sydney, Kafka's Dick, Royal Court Theatre, 1986
• Porfiry, Piano, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1990
• Appeared as Sherlock Holmes, The Mask of Moriarty, Haymarket Theatre Royal; also appeared in Difference of Opinion, Garrick Theatre, London.
• Major Tours
• Appeared in The Little Hut, Asian cities.