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English actor Geoffrey Palmer, best known to James Bond fans for his role in the 1997 film 'Tomorrow Never Dies', has died aged 93.

Born in London on June 4th, 1927,  Geoffrey Dyson Palmer went into National Service after school between 1946 and 1948 where he served as a corporal instructor in small arms and field training in the Royal Marines.

After a stint as an unpaid trainee assistant stage manager, Palmer began to land roles on the stage and the small screen. He found fame in the late 1970s with prominent roles in two smash-hit sitcoms on British television: first as the brother-in-law of Reggie Perrin in 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin',' and second as Ben Parkinson in Carla Lane's 'Butterflies.'

Palmer also landed guest roles on popular TV series such as 'The Avengers' (three times), 'The Saint,' 'The Professionals,' 'Blackadder,' and 'Dr Who' (also three times).


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Geoffrey Palmer (actor)

British actor (1927–2020)

Geoffrey Palmer

OBE

Palmer in 2008

Born

Geoffrey Dyson Palmer


(1927-06-04)4 June 1927

North Finchley, Middlesex, England

Died5 November 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 93)

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England

OccupationActor
Years active1955–2020
Spouse

Sally Green

(m. 1963)​
Children2, including Charles Palmer

Geoffrey Dyson Palmer[1] (4 June 1927 – 5 November 2020) was an English actor. His roles in British television sitcoms include 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), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Paddington (2014). He also made guest appearances in television series such as The Avengers, Doctor Who, Fawlty Towers, and Bergerac.

Early life and education

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Geoffrey Palmer Biography

Date of Birth:
Jun 4, 1927Birth Place:
London, England, UK

Biography

British character actor Geoffrey Palmer began his professional career as a stage actor following World War II. Typecast as a particular sort of grumpy suburbanite throughout his career, Palmer gained widespread notice with roles in two iconic British sitcoms of the 1970s, the middle-class satire "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" and the slightly melancholy romantic comedy "Butterflies." Later in life, he starred opposite Judi Dench in the long-running and critically acclaimed sitcom "As Time Goes By"; Palmer and Dench also were part of the same cast in several films, including the historical drama "Mrs. Brown" and the James Bond adventure ("Tomorrow Never Dies"). Geoffrey Palmer died on November 5, 2020 at the age of 93.

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