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Geoffrey Palmer
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-06-04,Finchley, Middlesex, England, UK
Gender
Male
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 Finchley, Middlesex. He was the son of Frederick Charles Palmer, who was a chartered surveyor, and Norah Gwendolen (née Robins). He attended Highgate School from September 1939 to December 1945. He served as a corporal instructor in small arms and field training in the Royal Marines during his national service from 1946 to 1948, following which he briefly worked as an unpaid trainee assistant stage manager. Palmer's early television appearances included multiple roles in episodes of The Army Game (Granada Television), two episodes of The Baron and as a property agent in Cathy Come Home (1966). After a major break in John Osborne's West of Suez at the Royal Court with Ralph Richardson, he acted in major productions at the Royal Court and for the National Theatre Company and was directed by Laurence Olivier in J. B. Priestley's Eden End. Palmer found the play so dull, however, that he was deterred from a stage career. Two BBC sitcom roles brought him attention in the 1970s: the hapless brother-in-law of Reggie Perrin in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), and the phlegmatic dentist Ben Parkinson in Butterflies (1978–1983). In 1978, Palmer appeared as organized crimelord Simon Sinclair in London Weekend Television's hard-hitting police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled "Where the Jungle Ends". Palmer played Doctor Price in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Kipper and the Corpse" (1979), determined to have breakfast amidst the confusion caused by the death of a guest and Fawlty's inept way of handling the emergency. In 1986, Palmer appeared as Donald Fairchild in the first series of an ITV sitcom, Executive Stress, alongside Penelope Keith. He later left, and was replaced by Peter Bowles. Palmer later starred opposite Judi Dench for over a decade in another BBC sitcom, As Time Goes By (1992–2005). In 1997, he also appeared with Dench in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, in which he portrayed Admiral Roebuck to Dench's M, and Mrs Brown, playing Sir Henry Ponsonby to Dench's Queen Victoria. Palmer married Sally Green in 1963. They had a daughter, Harriet, and a son, Charles, a television director. Palmer was a longtime resident of Lee Common in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, and enjoyed fly fishing in his spare time. At the time of his death, he resided in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Palmer died peacefully at his home on 5 November 2020, aged 93.

Filmography

Anna and the King

6.789

Anna and the King
1999-12-16

A Fish Called Wanda

7.205

A Fish Called Wanda
1988-07-15

Tomorrow Never Dies

6.377

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997-12-11

The Madness of King George

6.804

The Madness of King George
1994-12-28

Doctor Who and the Silurians

7.3

Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970-03-14

A Zed & Two Noughts

6.997

A Zed & Two Noughts
1985-10-04

6.9

To Olivia
2021-02-19

The Pink Panther 2

5.702

The Pink Panther 2
2009-02-06

Alice Through the Looking Glass

5.222

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998-12-26

Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker

0

Walrus: Two Tonne Tusker
2013-10-01

6.762

Mrs Brown
1997-07-18

6.8

Lost Christmas
2011-12-11

Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire

5.875

Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire
1985-01-01

6.3

W.E.
2011-09-01

The Young Visiters

5.278

The Young Visiters
2003-12-26

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

6.7

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008-06-12

Reckless: The Sequel

7

Reckless: The Sequel
1998-10-11

A Question of Attribution

6.8

A Question of Attribution
1991-10-20

6.2

Bert & Dickie
2012-07-25

Doctor Who: The Mutants

7.2

Doctor Who: The Mutants
1972-05-13

Season's Greetings

9

Season's Greetings
1986-12-24

6.571

Stalag Luft
1993-10-27

Smack and Thistle

7

Smack and Thistle
1991-04-20

Mr. Kershaw's Dream System

0

Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
1982-01-01

The Honorary Consul

5.792

The Honorary Consul
1983-09-30

Run For Your Wife

4.4

Run For Your Wife
2012-05-16

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

8.4

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009-05-10

0

Safe at Work?
1980-01-01

The Insurance Man

5.857

The Insurance Man
1986-02-22

6.019

Rat
2000-10-06

A Prize of Arms

6.65

A Prize of Arms
1962-12-11

7.12

Paddington
2014-11-24

Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter

0

Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter
1998-12-07

0

The High Game
1970-08-03

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

8.667

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
2005-12-02

0

Loyalties
1976-02-29

0

The Houseboy
1982-07-03

6.24

Clockwise
1986-03-01

No Place Like Earth

9

No Place Like Earth
1965-10-04

5.725

Hawks
1988-08-05

Cathy Come Home

7

Cathy Come Home
1966-11-16

The Battle of Billy's Pond

7.5

The Battle of Billy's Pond
1976-01-01

Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005

7

Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005
2005-04-19

Stiff Upper Lips

5.583

Stiff Upper Lips
1998-06-12

Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim

10

Queen Victoria's Last Love: Abdul Karim
2012-04-25

6.611

Piccadilly Jim
2004-11-01

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

7.6

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007-12-25

7.139

Peter Pan
2003-12-18

A Midsummer Night's Dream

5.5

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981-12-13

A Story to Frighten the Children

10

A Story to Frighten the Children
1976-02-03

Only Make Believe

10

Only Make Believe
1973-02-12

8

Michael Regan
1971-11-18

5.818

The Outsider
1979-11-26

7.033

Ring of Spies
1964-03-23

6.848

O Lucky Man!
1973-03-25

9

Goodbye
1975-03-06

Absurd Person Singular

8.333

Absurd Person Singular
1985-01-01

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

0

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983-10-03

Incident at Midnight

7

Incident at Midnight
1963-01-01

Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man

0

Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
1963-07-28

The Funny Side of Christmas

0

The Funny Side of Christmas
1982-12-27

0

Radio Pictures
1985-07-16

The Chequers Manoeuvre

10

The Chequers Manoeuvre
1968-09-30

James Bond's Greatest Hits

0

James Bond's Greatest Hits
2006-11-18

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005-03-03

9

The Uninvited
1971-06-23

0

1+1=1.5
1969-03-04

Waters of the Moon

0

Waters of the Moon
1983-12-30

As Time Goes By

7.5

As Time Goes By
1992-01-12

8

The Sweeney
1975-01-02

Out of the Unknown

7.125

Out of the Unknown
1965-10-04

7.538

Colditz
1972-10-19

Executive Stress

6

Executive Stress
1986-10-20

7.69

Ashes to Ashes
2008-02-07

4.4

The One Show
2006-08-14

6.5

The Savages
2001-04-24

7.619

Absolute Power
2003-11-10

7.167

Butterflies
1978-11-10

7.5

Softly, Softly
1966-01-05

8.285

Fawlty Towers
1975-09-19

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

The Professionals

7.5

The Professionals
1977-12-30

Inspector Morse

7.9

Inspector Morse
1987-01-06

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

6.417

Doomwatch
1970-02-09

6.2

Van der Valk
1972-09-13

Mr. Men and Little Miss

7

Mr. Men and Little Miss
1995-08-21

4.5

Angels
1975-09-01

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

9

The Expert
1968-07-05

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

4.5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007-09-03

The Revenue Men

5.5

The Revenue Men
1967-03-28

5.375

Hot Metal
1986-02-16

7.383

Natural World
1983-10-30

0

The Last Song
1981-11-03

The Joe Baker Show

0

The Joe Baker Show
1965-05-29

Best Of Enemies

8.3

Best Of Enemies

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7.091

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

0

Bulldog Breed
1962-09-19

0

Chateau Monty
2008-09-04

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

8

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996-09-22

6.9

Dalgliesh
1983-04-08

The Human Jungle

8.2

The Human Jungle
1963-03-30

7.9

Doctor Who
1963-11-23

7.9

Doctor Who
1963-11-23

7

Oxbridge Blues
1984-11-14

Fairly Secret Army

5.75

Fairly Secret Army
1984-10-22

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

7.97

Blackadder
1983-06-15

6.7

Bergerac
1981-10-18

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

7.25

Bill Brand
1976-06-07

7

Gideon's Way
1965-03-18

The Troubleshooters

7.333

The Troubleshooters
1965-07-07

The Man in Room 17

6.25

The Man in Room 17
1965-06-11

7.167

Grumpy Old Men
2003-10-10

Stig of the Dump

7

Stig of the Dump
2002-01-01

The Hollow Crown

7.456

The Hollow Crown
2012-06-30

The Wednesday Play

5.2

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

7.521

The Goodies
1970-11-08

5.667

Crown Court
1972-10-11

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

The 1940s House

8

The 1940s House
2001-01-02

The Professionals

7.5

The Professionals
1977-12-30

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.18

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-01-08

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

BBC Play of the Month

5.25

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

0

Londoners
1965-05-13

Ben Travers Farces

0

Ben Travers Farces
1970-09-19

8

The Odd Man
1960-10-19

Whoops Apocalypse

6.9

Whoops Apocalypse
1982-03-14

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

7.667

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
1967-05-21

7.333

Scorpion Tales
1978-04-29

7

Dickens
2002-05-11

Churchill's People

5

Churchill's People
1974-12-30

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

Look at the State We're In!

0

Look at the State We're In!
1995-05-20

9

Detective
1964-03-30

0

Drama 61-67
1961-03-19

Mystery and Imagination

5.8

Mystery and Imagination
1966-01-29

No Hiding Place

4.75

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

Frost on Sunday

8

Frost on Sunday
1968-08-04

6

Christabel
1988-11-16

7

ITV Playhouse
1967-09-25

7

ITV Playhouse
1967-09-25

7

ITV Playhouse
1967-09-25

6.667

Suspense
1962-04-30

7

ITV Playhouse
1967-09-25

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

7.966

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976-09-08

7

ITV Playhouse
1967-09-25

He Knew He Was Right

7.6

He Knew He Was Right
2004-04-18

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

8.3

The Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960-10-22

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969-01-11

0

Menace
1970-09-29

7.2

Screen One
1989-09-10

Looking for Victoria

0

Looking for Victoria
2003-10-27

0

Maidens' Trip
1977-06-13

Six Days of Justice

10

Six Days of Justice
1972-04-10