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Geoffrey Palmer

1927 - 2020

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Geoffrey Dyson Palmer (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Geoffrey Palmer is the 9,519th most popular actor (down from 8,851st in 2024), the 6,407th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,974th in 2019) and the 1,051st most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 9,519 out of 13,578. Before him are Kōji Tsujitani, Jonathan Adams, Shashikala, Annalise Basso, Jeong Yu-mi, and Moushumi Chatterjee. After him are Josh O'Connor, Jeff Rawle, Brett Gelman, Aidan Turner, Taraneh Alidoosti, and Paul Schulze.

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Among people born in 1927, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 486. Before him are Eddie Sachs, Jim Fuchs, Lois Nettleton, Dick Hyman, June Brown, and Babatunde Olatunji. After him are Paul Eddington, Ralph Beard, Marvin Kaplan, Chuck Share, Brock Adams, and Janaki Ballabh Patnaik. Among people deceased in 2020, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 808. Before him are Road Warrior Animal, Erick Morillo, Nicholas Parsons, Gheorghe Dogărescu, Derek Fowlds, and Charles Portis. After him are Terrence McNally, James M. Beggs, Tomasz Tomiak, Mary Pat Gleason, Dimitri Diatchenko, and Betty Wright.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 6,409 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul McGillion (1969), Freya Allan (2001), Simon Cox (1987), Roger Taylor (1941), Rebecca Long-Bailey (1979), and Jack Robinson (1993). After him are Josh O'Connor (1990), Eddie Baily (1925), Tom Ince (1992), Jeff Rawle (1951), Anthony Dod Mantle (1955), and Stan Bowles (1948).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Geoffrey Palmer ranks 1,051. Before him are Billie Piper (1982), Paul Rhys (1963), Derek Fowlds (1937), Joan Sims (1930), Paul McGillion (1969), and Freya Allan (2001). After him are Josh O'Connor (1990), Jeff Rawle (1951), John Simm (1970), Paul Eddington (1927), Lalla Ward (1951), and Harris Dickinson (1996).

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