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Peter Vaughan

1923 - 2016

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Peter Ewart Ohm (4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016), known professionally as Peter Vaughan, was an English actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on stage. Vaughan played Grouty in the sitcom Porridge and its 1979 film adaptation. His other roles included a recurring role alongside Robert Lindsay in the sitcom Citizen Smith, Tom Hedden in Straw Dogs, Winston the Ogre in Time Bandits, Tom Franklin in Chancer, and Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Vaughan is the 1,756th most popular actor (up from 1,823rd in 2019), the 1,911th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,770th in 2019) and the 239th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Peter Vaughan ranks 1,756 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Savini, Michael Kelly, George Dzundza, Brandon deWilde, Ann Miller, and Soad Hosny. After him are Lisa Bonet, Mark Dacascos, Elijah Wood, Pernilla August, André Dussollier, and Mario Brega.

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Among people born in 1923, Peter Vaughan ranks 131. Before him are James E. Gunn, Maria Gripe, Tito Puente, Judith Kerr, Faas Wilkes, and Ann Miller. After him are Mario Brega, Igor Shafarevich, Joseph Weizenbaum, Ziba Ganiyeva, Uri Avnery, and Erroll Garner. Among people deceased in 2016, Peter Vaughan ranks 160. Before him are Maurice White, Isao Tomita, Johnny Rebel, Victor Stănculescu, Richard Adams, and Lola Novaković. After him are Guy Hamilton, Juan Gabriel, Abe Vigoda, Mark Taimanov, Chus Lampreave, and Ilse Aichinger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Vaughan ranks 1,911 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Simpson (1710), Louis Harold Gray (1905), David Bailey (1938), Richard Adams (1920), Martin Amis (1949), and Charles Macintosh (1766). After him are Thomas Sydenham (1624), Edward Young (1683), Eleanor of Woodstock (1318), John Henry Poynting (1852), Leonard Woolley (1880), and John Skelton (1460).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Vaughan ranks 239. Before him are Andrew Lincoln (1973), Wendy Hiller (1912), Bernard Lee (1908), Hugh Fraser (1945), Sean Harris (1966), and Jack Hawkins (1910). After him are Victor McLaglen (1886), Samantha Fox (1966), Patricia Hayes (1909), Paul Bettany (1971), Ralph Richardson (1902), and Tom Conti (1941).

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