Person
Geoffrey Chater
Acting · 1921–2021 · Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Brother Robert
Play for Today
Philip Hartley
The Avengers
Jarvis
Heartbeat
Colonel Hal Clifford
The Saint
Carl Howard
Theatre 625
Vulturne / Mirabeau
Foyle's War
Professor Phillips
Screen Two
Mr. Allen
Tales of the Unexpected
The Magistrate
The Wednesday Play
Richard Browning
Filmography
- 2002Foyle's WarProfessor Phillips
- 1997Midsomer MurdersBrother Robert
- 1995The Thin Blue LineGenuine Carol Singer
- 1994Harry Enfield and ChumsHeadmaster
- 1994Pie in the SkyDr. Lonsdale
- 1993Bethune: The Making of a HeroDr. Archibald
- 1993The DetectivesSutton Frobisher
- 1992HeartbeatColonel Hal Clifford
- 1991The House of EliottMr Wilkinson
- 1990One Foot in the Grave: Who's ListeningReverend Croker
- 1990The Secret Life of Ian FlemingLawyer
- 1990Who Shot Alan B'Stard?Justice Saunders
- 1989Norbert Smith: A LifeCyril Freebody
- 1989The Dog It Was That DiedWren
- 1988A Taste for DeathFrank Musgrave
- 1988IndiscreetFinley
- 1987Life StorySir Lawrence Bragg
- 1987Northanger AbbeyMr Allen
- 1987BluntGuy Liddell
- 1986Hotel du LacHarold Webb
- 1985Mapp & LuciaMr Algernon Wyse
- 1985In the Secret StateMichael Hatherley
- 1985The Burston RebellionMagistrate
- 1985Blott on the LandscapeMinister
- 1985Screen TwoMr. Allen
- 1984Strangers and BrothersThomas Bevill
- 1983The AerodromeDr. Faulkner
- 1983A Married ManSir Peter Craxton
- 1983ShackletonSir Clements Markham
- 1983BrassAir Vice Marshal Plunkett-Downe
- 1983The CleopatrasPerigenes
- 1982GandhiGovernment Advocate
- 1982The New Adventures of Lucky JimMagistrate
- 1982Harry's GameColonel George Frost
- 1982The Agatha Christie HourCanon Parfitt
- 1981Troilus & CressidaNestor
- 1981BergeracSir Matthew Osterson
- 1981OthelloBrabantio
- 1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsLord Hailsham
- 1981SorryMr. Calder
- 1980Braces HighSuperintendent
- 1980The SpecialistControl
- 1979The NetworkPhilip Hartley
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedThe Magistrate
- 1978Hess
- 1978StrangersBarker
- 1977RomanceSir Charles Verdayne
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyGregory Fabian
- 1975Barry LyndonDr. Broughton
- 1975Moll FlandersGeorge Mace
- 1975The Next Voice You SeeSir Peter Hastings
- 1974Haunted: The FerrymanMiles Attingham
- 1974Father BrownLeonard Smythe
- 1973The Colour of BloodGraham
- 1973ThrillerGraham
- 1973O Lucky Man!Bishop/Vicar
- 1973Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
- 1973The Best Pair of Legs in the BusinessRev. Thorn
- 1972Endless NightCoroner
- 1971JusticeLord Rush
- 1971Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?Miles
- 1971Jason King
- 197110 Rillington PlaceChristmas Humphreys
- 1971One of Those ThingsFalck
- 1970Play for TodayPhilip Hartley
- 1970DoomwatchMullery
- 1969Department SPeck
- 1969The Main ChancePeter Redman
- 1969Male of the SpeciesToby Pears
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreToby Pears
- 1969Male of the SpeciesToby Pears
- 1968if....Chaplain
- 1968The ChampionsForster
- 1968Dad's ArmyColonel Pierce
- 1968The ExpertCaldicott
- 1967Son of the CityWainwright
- 1967City '68Wainwright
- 1967The ConfessionReggie Hall
- 1967ITV PlayhouseReggie Hall
- 1967Callan
- 1965The Power GameArthur Stilton
- 1964Victoria ReginaDr. Clark
- 1964The Wednesday PlayRichard Browning
- 1964Theatre 625Vulturne / Mirabeau
- 1964Story ParadeProsecutor
- 1964DetectiveTony Garnish
- 1964A Wicked WorldGarvey
- 1963FestivalKindred
- 1963EspionageColonel Gregory
- 1962The SaintCarl Howard
- 1962The Scales of JusticeMr. Soames
- 1962Steptoe and SonPeregrine DeBerville
- 1962Z-Cars
- 1961The Day the Earth Caught FirePat Holroyd (uncredited)
- 1961Drama 61-67Bracewell
- 1961The Big DealBuldoon
- 1961The AvengersJarvis
- 1959The Third ManLord Farset
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1958The Strange World of Planet XGerard Wilson
- 1958Battle of the V-1Min. of Defence
- 1956Armchair TheatreMiles
- 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodMaster David of Lincoln
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