For the New Zealand politician, see Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer, OBE (born in London on June 4, 1927) is a British comedy actor, noted mostly for his extensive career in situation comedies.

Palmer's roles include:

• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, as manic ex-solder Jimmy Anderson
• Butterflies, as Ben Parkinson
• As Time Goes By, as Lionel Hardcastle

Palmer also made guest appearances in:

• Blackadder Goes Forth, as Field Marshall Douglas "Duggie" Haig
• Fawlty Towers, as the doctor in the episode The Kipper and the Corpse.

Palmer's film appearances include:

• O Lucky Man!
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• A Fish Called Wanda

In the New Year's Honours List published 31 December 2004 he was created an OBE for services to Drama.

External link

• Geoffrey Palmer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658244/) at the Internet Movie Database