Geoffrey Palmer filmography and biography
Date of birth: 4 June 1927, London, England, UK
Geoffrey Palmer biography
Born in London on June 4th, 1927, Geoffrey Palmer worked in an imports office and then as an accountant before his girlfriend persuaded him to join the local amateur dramatics society. Eventually he became assistant stage manager at Croydon's Grand Theatre, and then spent several years touring with rep. His first roles on TV came in comedy series such as those of Harry Worth and Arthur Askey. He is now a familiar face on British television.
Geoffrey Palmer trivia
- He served as a corporal in the Royal Marines.
- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire)
in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama.
- Played Frank Middlemass's son in As Time Goes By
even though he is actually only eight years younger than him.
- He is a frequent co-star of his close friend Dame Judi Dench.
- He is the father of Charles Palmer (VI).
- He is the only actor to appear in all of the first three of the British
Film Institute's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes:
Fawlty Towers,
"The Wednesday Play" (1964) {Cathy Come Home (#1.71)} and
Doctor Who.
- He is the father-in-law of Claire Skinner (I).