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'''Geoffrey Palmer''', {{w|Order of the British Empire|OBE}} (born [[4 June (people)|4 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]<ref>[http://www.fandango.com/people/geoffrey-palmer-508152/biography Fandango]</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 [[Hardaker (Voyage of the Damned)|Hardaker]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''. He is 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}} (born [[4 June (people)|4 June]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]<ref>[http://www.fandango.com/people/geoffrey-palmer-508152/biography Fandango]</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 [[Hardaker (Voyage of the Damned)|Hardaker]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''. He is one of a handful of actors to appear both in the classic and the revived series. | ||
Palmer is 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 is the father of [[director]] [[Charles Palmer]] and the father-in-law of [[Claire Skinner]]. | |||
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Revision as of 15:10, 9 July 2020
Geoffrey Palmer, OBE (born 4 June 1927[1]) appeared in three Doctor Who television stories: as Edward Masters in Doctor Who and the Silurians, the Administrator in The Mutants and Hardaker in Voyage of the Damned. He is one of a handful of actors to appear both in the classic and the revived series.
Palmer is 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).
He is the father of director Charles Palmer and the father-in-law of Claire Skinner.
