Peter Vaughan, British character actor known for ‘Game of Thrones,’ dies at 93

Reporting from London —  Veteran British character actor Peter Vaughan, who played the enigmatic Maester Aemon in “Game of Thrones,” has died. He was 93.

He died Tuesday, surrounded by his family, according to his agent, Sally Long-Innes.

Vaughan’s face — if not his name — was familiar to generations of television viewers in Britain and around the world. His best-known roles included criminal Harry Grout in the 1970s prison sitcom “Porridge.”

Film appearances included “The Naked Runner,” opposite Frank Sinatra, and “The French Lieutenant’s Woman.”

Like many British actors, he gained wider fame through HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” Vaughan played blind scholar Maester Aemon on the hit fantasy series. The character died in a Season 5 episode that first aired in May 2015.

Born Peter Ohm in the central England county of Shropshire, Vaughan was married first to the late actress Billie Whitelaw, and then to Lillias Walker, who survives him.

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