THE FUNNY PEOPLE FILE
A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Geoffrey Chater
Performer
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Born March 23, 1921
Died October 16, 2021Aged 100
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1show
Cast appearances (1)
A face that makes you laugh.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Geoffrey Chater was an English film, television and stage actor whose long career included Callan, Department S, Foyle's War and Midsomer Murders. He often played authority figures, among them the headmaster in a 1994 Tim Nice-But-Dim sketch on Harry Enfield and Chums.
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