Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer, (born 4 June 1927 ) appeared in three Doctor Who television stories: as Edward Masters in Doctor Who and the Silurians, the Administrator in The Mutants and Hardaker in Voyage of the Damned. He is one of a handful of actors to appear both in the classic and the revived series.

He is known especially for his comic roles on British television in his over fifty-year career. He is the father of director Charles Palmer and the father-in-law of Claire Skinner.