British actor Peter Vaughan has passed away aged 93, his agent has revealed today.
Vaughan, who was most recently seen as Maester Aemon Targaryen in HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, enjoyed a career dating back to the late 1950s, with memorable roles including Harry Grout in Porridge, Charlie Johnson in Citizen Smith, and Felix Hutchinson in Our Friends in The North, the latter of which saw him nominated for Best Actor at the British Academy Television Awards.
In addition to his small screen work, Vaughan also appeared in a number of feature films, including The Naked Runner, Straw Dogs, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Remains of the Day, Fatherland and Les Miserables.
