Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

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....

Known For

Tomorrow Never Dies

as Admiral Roebuck

Paddington

as Head Geographer

Cast Credits

Paddington

as Head Geographer

Bert & Dickie

as Charles Burnell

Run For Your Wife

as Man on Toilet

Lost Christmas

as Dr. Clarence

W.E.

as Stanley Baldwin

Piccadilly Jim

as Bayliss

Peter Pan

as Sir Edward Quiller Couch

Rat

as The Doctor

Anna and the King

as Lord John Bradley

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

Stalag Luft

as The Kommandant

Smack and Thistle

as Sir Horace Wimbol

Hawks

as SAAB Salesman

Clockwise

as Headmaster

The Insurance Man

as The Angry Doctor