Paul Vaughan

Paul Vaughan

Known for

Acting

Born

October 24, 1925

Birthplace

Brixton, London, England, U.K.

Died

November 14, 2014 (aged 89)

Biography

Paul Vaughan was an English actor, author and voiceover virtuoso, known to millions as the “Horizon voice” on BBC2, as well as for Waking Ned Devine (1998), Threads (1984) and The Escapist (2008). His voice was his prize accomplishment, in professional use into his 80s, but it was not the only one. He matriculated at Oxford in 1943, reading English and French at Wadham College in two spells wrapped around national service in the Royal Engineers, finally emerging with a wartime degree. A lifelong clarinettist (self-taught from the recordings of Frank Teschemacher), he most enjoyed sitting in the midst of an orchestra and contributing to its sublime sound. His first books were spin-offs from h...

Best known work

Threads
Threads
1984
Waking Ned
Waking Ned
1998
The Escapist
The Escapist
2008
Horizon
Horizon
1964
The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein
The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein
1987
Leprosy
Leprosy
1974
South Africa: A Journey of Discovery
South Africa: A Journey of Discovery
1992
Jessica the Hippo
Jessica the Hippo
2007
The Great British Drought
The Great British Drought
1976

Filmography

  1. 2008

    The Escapist

    as Prison Tannoy Voice (voice)

  2. 2007

    Jessica the Hippo

    as Narrator (voice)

  3. 1998

    Waking Ned

    as Narrator (voice)

  4. 1992

  5. 1987

  6. 1984

    Threads

    as Narrator (voice)

  7. 1976

  8. 1974

    Leprosy

    as Narrator

  9. 1964

    HorizonTV

    as Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)

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