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Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE (4 June 1927 - 5 November 2020) was an English actor who played Admiral Roebuck in Tomorrow Never Dies.

Palmer is best known for his roles in British television sitcoms playing Jimmy Anderson in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Ben Parkinson in Butterflies and Lionel Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.

Trivia[]

  • Along with Tomorrow Never Dies, Palmer has also appeared with Judi Dench in the television series As Time Goes By and in the 1997 film Mrs. Brown.

Awards and Recognition[]

In the New Year's Honours List published 31 December 2004 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. A drawing of Palmer by Stuart Pearson Wright is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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