![Paul Vaughan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uuvRxHn111CDxyuHcuUwflysugE.jpg)
Paul Vaughan
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 his career as a medical journalist, including a history of the British Medical Association, and a study of the contraceptive pill (The Pill on Trial, 1972).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.248 |
Birthday | 1925-10-24 |
Place of Birth | Brixton, London, England, U.K. |
Also Known As |
![Waking Ned](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bsxiOOKC40HlhdIJYCUE2BkpJv0.jpg)
1998
![Waking Ned](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bsxiOOKC40HlhdIJYCUE2BkpJv0.jpg)
Waking Ned
7.087/282
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
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Waking Ned
![Threads](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lBhU4U9Eehr9shstPem6I7BdkxK.jpg)
1984
![Threads](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lBhU4U9Eehr9shstPem6I7BdkxK.jpg)
Threads
7.602/294
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of...
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Threads
![Leprosy](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1974
![Leprosy](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Leprosy
0/0
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the disease, and the current methods of treatment. It further stresses the importance of research into...
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Leprosy
![There's a Hippo in my House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3lNsqIxtJfhhJcmACT1CXgOTOGn.jpg)
2007
![There's a Hippo in my House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3lNsqIxtJfhhJcmACT1CXgOTOGn.jpg)
There's a Hippo in my House
0/0
A tv documentary about a domestic hippo named Jessica and her love for sweet potatoes. Narrated by filmmaker John Waters.
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There's a Hippo in my House
![South Africa: A Journey of Discovery](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qL5wgObkuwRh4MRPeWnkPMGnIFi.jpg)
1992
![South Africa: A Journey of Discovery](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qL5wgObkuwRh4MRPeWnkPMGnIFi.jpg)
South Africa: A Journey of Discovery
0/0
This is a country of gold, diamonds, and great natural wonders. An ancient land undergoing a dramatic political change. A place where wild animals and...
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South Africa: A Journey of Discovery
![The Escapist](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9eyKD0mvE0ZSbuxPzmm5wvQaNRr.jpg)
2008
![The Escapist](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9eyKD0mvE0ZSbuxPzmm5wvQaNRr.jpg)
The Escapist
6.165/234
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined...
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