Entertainment
Geoffrey Palmer obituary – The Guardian
Actor who brought perfect timing and execution to roles in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies and As Time Goes By
At first a dour and dignified supporting actor, usually playing figures of authority and moral rectitude, Geoffrey Palmer, who has died aged 93, became a television star in three highly popular series. In each, he punctured his own apparent pomposity with a comedy technique that made him attractive and funny to audiences over several decades.
I first saw him on the West End stage in a small role in a routine courtroom drama, Difference of Opinion, at the Garrick in 1964; he and most of the cast,…
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