About
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...
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989
Peter PanMovie • 2003
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
The AvengersSeries • 1961
Crown CourtSeries • 1972
The SaintSeries • 1962
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Natural WorldSeries • 1983
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
BergeracSeries • 1981
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
BlackadderSeries • 1983
The SweeneySeries • 1975
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
AngelsSeries • 1975
The ExpertSeries • 1968
Softly, SoftlySeries • 1966
The Hollow CrownSeries • 2012
Van der ValkSeries • 1972