Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Acting

Born June 4, 1927 · Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK

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 (1976–7…

Known for

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

Acting(158)

2014PaddingtonHead Geographer

2013Walrus: Two Tonne TuskerNarrator

2012Bert & DickieCharles Burnell

2012The Hollow CrownLord Chief Justice

2012Run For Your WifeMan on Toilet

2012Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul KarimNarrator

2011Lost ChristmasDr. Clarence

2011W.E.Stanley Baldwin

2009Fawlty Towers: Re-OpenedSelf / Dr Price

2009The Pink Panther 2Joubert

2008Chateau Monty

2008Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to FinchleySir John Crowder

2008Ashes to AshesLord Scarman

2007Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedCaptain Hardaker

2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf

2006James Bond's Greatest HitsNarrator (voice)

2006The One ShowSelf

2005The Man-Eating Leopard of RudraprayagCorbett's Ghost

2005Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005Narrator

2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf

2004Piccadilly JimBayliss

2004He Knew He Was RightSir Marmaduke Rowley

2003The Young VisitersMinnit

2003Peter PanSir Edward Quiller Couch

2003Absolute Power

2003Looking for VictoriaNarrator

2003Grumpy Old MenNarrator

2002DickensThackeray

2002Stig of the DumpRobert

2001The SavagesDonald

2001The 1940s HouseNarrator (voice)

2000RatThe Doctor

1999Anna and the KingLord John Bradley

1998Alice Through the Looking GlassWhite King

1998Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas LetterNarrator / Santa

1998Reckless: The SequelRobert Crane

1998Stiff Upper LipsHis Butler's Voice

1997Tomorrow Never DiesAdmiral Roebuck

1997Mrs BrownHenry Ponsonby

1996The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

1995Mr. Men and Little Miss

1995Look at the State We're In!The Ruler

1994The Madness of King GeorgeWarren

1993Stalag LuftThe Kommandant

1992As Time Goes ByLionel Hardcastle

1991A Question of AttributionDonleavy

1991Smack and ThistleSir Horace Wimbol

1989Screen OneDonleavy

1989Agatha Christie's PoirotVice Admiral Hamling

1988ChristabelMr Burton

1988HawksSAAB Salesman

1988A Fish Called WandaJudge

1987Inspector MorseMatthew Copley-Barnes

1986Season's GreetingsBernard

1986Executive Stress

1986ClockwiseHeadmaster

1986The Insurance ManThe Angry Doctor

1986Hot MetalHarold Stringer

1985A Zed & Two NoughtsFallast

1985Radio PicturesGlyn Bryce

1985Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & OxfordshireNarrator

1985Absurd Person SingularRonald Brewster-Wright

1984Oxbridge BluesFred

1984Fairly Secret ArmyMajor Harry Truscott

1983Waters of the MoonRobert Lancaster

1983Natural WorldNarrator

1983The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinJimmy Anderson

1983The Honorary ConsulBritish Ambassador

1983BlackadderField Marshal Haig

1983DalglieshEdwin Lorrimer

1983Death of an Expert WitnessEdwin Lorrimer

1982The Funny Side of ChristmasJimmy Anderson, Ben Parkinson

1982The HouseboyEric

1982Whoops ApocalypseForeign Secretary

1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowVarious

1982Mr. Kershaw's Dream SystemPsychiastrist

1981A Midsummer Night's DreamQuince

1981The Last Song

1981BergeracNigel Carter

1981Plays for PleasureAlec Boot

1980Safe at Work?Narrator

1979The OutsiderCol. Wyndham

1978ButterfliesBen Parkinson

1978Scorpion TalesArnold Sparrow

1978An Audience with...Self

1977The ProfessionalsAvery

1977Maidens' TripWilfred

1976The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinJimmy Anderson

1976Bill BrandMalcolm Frear

1976LoyaltiesGraviter

1976A Story to Frighten the ChildrenDet. Chief Insp. Harris

1976The Battle of Billy's PondFirst Policeman

1975Fawlty TowersDr. Price

1975Three Comedies of MarriageDennis

1975GoodbyeJack

1975The SweeneyCommander Watson

1974Churchill's PeopleSamuel Partridge

1974Happy Ever AfterMr Critchley

1973Away from It AllAshe

1973O Lucky Man!Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes

1973Only Make BelieveRichard Nicholls

1972Crown CourtKenneth Eden

1972Van der ValkHead of Faculty

1972Doctor Who: The MutantsAdministrator

1972Six Days of JusticeMr. Nicholas

1971Michael ReganChief Superintendent

1971The UninvitedJack Mervyn

1970The GoodiesSchool Headmaster

1970Play for Today

1970MenaceMajor Ryder

1970Ben Travers FarcesHugh Stafford

1970The High GameMan at the Clinic

1970Doctor Who and the SiluriansMasters

1970DoomwatchMajor Sims

19691+1=1.5Gosford

1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreMac

1968The Chequers ManoeuvreProfessor Wybrow

1968Frost on SundaySelf – Guest

1968The ExpertAsst. Chief Constable Rogers

1967City '68Robins

1967ITV PlayhouseHarper

1967TrappedDoctor Clay Morrow

1967The Further Adventures of the MusketeersOliver Cromwell

1967The Revenue MenBill Mitchell

1966Cathy Come HomeProperty Agent

1966Mystery and ImaginationTurner

1966Softly, Softly

1965BBC Play of the MonthMonteith

1965Thirty-Minute TheatreProfessor Wybrow

1965No Place Like EarthChief Officer

1965Out of the UnknownJack Mervyn

1965The TroubleshootersJeremy Martin

1965The Man in Room 17Ian McWatt

1965The Joe Baker Show

1965LondonersJack Poncey

1965Gideon's WayJeff Grant

1964The Wednesday PlayProperty Agent

1964DetectiveChief Superintendent Smeed

1964Ring of SpiesPolice Officer (uncredited)

1963Doctor WhoAdministrator

1963Drama '63: A Well Dressed ManBasil Mallard

1963The Human JungleWilliams

1963Incident at MidnightDr. Tanfield

1962A Prize of ArmsCpl. Myers

1962The SaintPete Ferguson

1962Bulldog Breed

1962SuspenseNewspaper Reporter

1961Family SolicitorHugh Cowley

1961Drama 61-67Basil Mallard

1961The AvengersDr. Terence

1960The Strange World of Gurney SladeFloor manager

1960The Odd ManConst. Swift

1959No Hiding PlaceDet. Sgt. Walsh

1956Armchair TheatreRankin

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