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'''Geoffrey Palmer''', {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} ([[4 June (people)|4 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[5 November (people)|5 November]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/06/geoffrey-palmer-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) appeared in three ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Edward Masters]] in ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', the [[Administrator of Solos|Administrator]] in ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' and Captain [[Hardaker (Voyage of the Damned)|Hardaker]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''. He was one of a handful of actors to appear both in the classic and the revived series. | '''Geoffrey Palmer''', {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} ([[4 June (people)|4 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[5 November (people)|5 November]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/06/geoffrey-palmer-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) appeared in three ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Edward Masters]] in ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', the [[Administrator of Solos|Administrator]] in ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' and Captain [[Hardaker (Voyage of the Damned)|Hardaker]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''. He was one of a handful of actors to appear both in the classic and the revived series. | ||
== Career == | |||
Palmer was known especially for his comic roles on British television in his over fifty-year career, which include (to name but a few): Jimmy Anderson in ''{{w|The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin}}'' (1976-79); Ben Parkinson in ''{{w|Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies}}'' (1978-1983); and Lionel Hardcastle in ''{{w|As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By}}'' (1992-2002, 2005). | Palmer was known especially for his comic roles on British television in his over fifty-year career, which include (to name but a few): Jimmy Anderson in ''{{w|The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin}}'' (1976-79); Ben Parkinson in ''{{w|Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies}}'' (1978-1983); and Lionel Hardcastle in ''{{w|As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By}}'' (1992-2002, 2005). | ||
He was the father of [[director]] [[Charles Palmer]] and the father-in-law of [[Claire Skinner]]. | == Personal Life == | ||
He was the father of [[director]] [[Charles Palmer]] and the father-in-law of ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Claire Skinner]]. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 3 June 2022
Geoffrey Palmer, OBE (4 June 1927-5 November 2020[1]) appeared in three Doctor Who television stories: as Edward Masters in Doctor Who and the Silurians, the Administrator in The Mutants and Captain Hardaker in Voyage of the Damned. He was one of a handful of actors to appear both in the classic and the revived series.
Career
Palmer was known especially for his comic roles on British television in his over fifty-year career, which include (to name but a few): 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 (1992-2002, 2005).
Personal Life
He was the father of director Charles Palmer and the father-in-law of The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe's Claire Skinner.
