

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as Head Geographer

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Dr Price

The Pink Panther 2
as Joubert

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Sir John Crowder

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as Captain Hardaker

James Bond's Greatest Hits
as Narrator (voice)
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
as Corbett's Ghost
Pope John Paul II: 1920 - 2005
as Narrator
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Self

Piccadilly Jim
as Bayliss

The Young Visiters
as Minnit

Peter Pan
as Sir Edward Quiller Couch

Rat
as The Doctor

Anna and the King
as Lord John Bradley

Alice Through the Looking Glass
as White King

Mr. Men & Little Miss: The Christmas Letter
as Narrator / Santa

Reckless: The Sequel
as Robert Crane

Stiff Upper Lips
as His Butler's Voice

Tomorrow Never Dies
as Admiral Roebuck

Mrs Brown
as Henry Ponsonby

The Madness of King George
as Warren

Stalag Luft
as The Kommandant

A Question of Attribution
as Donleavy

Smack and Thistle
as Sir Horace Wimbol

Hawks
as SAAB Salesman

A Fish Called Wanda
as Judge

Season's Greetings
as Bernard

Clockwise
as Headmaster

The Insurance Man
as The Angry Doctor

A Zed & Two Noughts
as Fallast

Radio Pictures
as Glyn Bryce

Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire
as Narrator

Absurd Person Singular
as Ronald Brewster-Wright
Waters of the Moon
as Robert Lancaster

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Jimmy Anderson

The Honorary Consul
as British Ambassador

The Funny Side of Christmas
as Jimmy Anderson, Ben Parkinson
The Houseboy
as Eric

Mr. Kershaw's Dream System
as Psychiastrist

A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Quince

Safe at Work?
as Narrator

The Outsider
as Col. Wyndham
Loyalties
as Graviter

A Story to Frighten the Children
as Det. Chief Insp. Harris

The Battle of Billy's Pond
as First Policeman

Goodbye
as Jack

O Lucky Man!
as Examination Doctor/Basil Keyes

Only Make Believe
as Richard Nicholls

Doctor Who: The Mutants
as Administrator

Michael Regan
as Chief Superintendent

The Uninvited
as Jack Mervyn
The High Game
as Man at the Clinic

Doctor Who and the Silurians
as Masters

1+1=1.5
as Gosford

The Chequers Manoeuvre
as Professor Wybrow

Cathy Come Home
as Property Agent

No Place Like Earth
as Chief Officer

Ring of Spies
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
as Basil Mallard

Incident at Midnight
as Dr. Tanfield

A Prize of Arms
as Cpl. Myers