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A versatile British actor noted for his great power and command on the classical stage and in several other mediums including radio, film and television, Timothy West was born on October 20, 1934 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, the son of actors (Harry) Lockwood West and his wife Olive (Carleton-Crowe)... See full bio »

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2013 Inside Number 9 (TV series)
– Sardines
 
2013 Coronation Street (TV series)
Eric Babbage
– Episode #1.8069 (2013) … Eric Babbage
– Episode #1.8070 (2013) … Eric Babbage
– Episode #1.8067 (2013) … Eric Babbage
– Episode #1.8068 (2013) … Eric Babbage
– Episode #1.8066 (2013) … Eric Babbage
See all 7 episodes »
 
2013 The Ogre Hunters (short)
 
2012 Run for Your Wife
Man at Pub
 
2012 Titanic (TV mini-series)
Lord Pirrie
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Lord Pirrie
 
2011 Exile (TV series)
Metzler
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Metzler
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Metzler
 
2010 Going Postal (TV movie)
Ridcully
 
2010 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Reverend Cottrell
– Hallowe'en Party (2010) … Reverend Cottrell
 
2010 Inspector Lewis (TV series)
Donald Terry
– Your Sudden Death Question (2010) … Donald Terry
 
2010 Idle-Hands (short)
Spam
 
2007-2009 Not Going Out (TV series)
Geoffrey
– Marriage (2009) … Geoffrey
– Party (2009) … Geoffrey
– Murder at Christmas (2007) … Geoffrey
 
2009/I Endgame
P.W. Botha
 
2009 The Bus Driver (short)
 
2008 Masterpiece (TV series)
Rev. Eager
– A Room with a View (2008) … Rev. Eager
 
2007 A Room with a View (TV movie)
Reverend Eager
 
2006 The Alan Clark Diaries (TV series)
Sir Robert Armstrong
– The March of the Gray Men (2006) … Sir Robert Armstrong
 
2005 Bleak House (TV mini-series)
Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.15 (2005) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.14 (2005) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.13 (2005) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.12 (2005) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
– Episode #1.11 (2005) … Sir Leicester Dedlock
See all 12 episodes »
 
2005 New Tricks (TV series)
Professor Mears
– Episode #2.8 (2005) … Professor Mears
 
2005 Colditz (TV movie)
Bunny Warren
 
2005 Bremner, Bird and Fortune (TV series)
– Episode #6.4 (2005)
 
2004 Waking the Dead (TV series)
Joe Doyle
– False Flag: Part 2 (2004) … Joe Doyle
– False Flag: Part 1 (2004) … Joe Doyle
 
2004 London (TV movie)
Henry Mayhew
 
2004 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV series)
Andy Maiden
– In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (2004) … Andy Maiden
 
2001-2003 Bedtime (TV series)
Andrew Oldfield
– Boxing Day (2003) … Andrew Oldfield
– Christmas Day (2003) … Andrew Oldfield
– Christmas Eve (2003) … Andrew Oldfield
– Episode #2.6 (2002) … Andrew Oldfield
– Episode #2.5 (2002) … Andrew Oldfield
See all 15 episodes »
 
2003 Shrink (short)
Dr. Frucht-Kuche
 
2003 Looking for Victoria (TV movie)
Thomas Creevey
 
2003 Beyond Borders
Lawrence Bauford
 
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Dymas (voice)
 
2002 Dickens (TV series)
John Dickens
– Secrets (2002) … John Dickens
 
2002 Villa des roses
Hugh Burrell
 
2002 Martin Luther (TV movie)
Martin Luther
 
2001/I Iris
Older Maurice
 
2001 Station Jim (TV movie)
Sir Christopher Ellis
 
2001 The Fourth Angel
Jones
 
2001 Murder in Mind (TV series)
Dr. William Collins
– Mercy (2001) … Dr. William Collins
 
2000 102 Dalmatians
Judge
 
2000 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Marcus Devere
– Judgement Day (2000) … Marcus Devere
 
1999 The Big Knights (TV series)
King Otto (voice)
 
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Cauchon
 
1998 Ever After: A Cinderella Story
King Francis
 
1998 Bramwell (TV mini-series)
Colonel Kindersley
– Our Brave Boys (1998) … Colonel Kindersley
 
1998 The Aviators (TV series)
Narrator
– The Red Baron (1998) … Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)
Tufty McDuff
– ... But We Think You Have to Go (1998) … Tufty McDuff
– We Don't Want to Lose You... (1998) … Tufty McDuff
 
1998 Performance (TV series)
Gloucester
– King Lear (1998) … Gloucester
 
1998 Animated Epics: Beowulf (TV short)
Hrothgar (voice)
 
1997 The Place of the Dead (TV movie)
Chairman of the Inquiry
 
1997 Rebecca (TV movie)
Mr. Baker
 
1996 Cuts (TV movie)
Lord Mellow
 
1996 Over Here (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1995 Hiroshima (TV movie)
Prime Minister Winston Churchill (as Tim West)
 
1995 Eleven Men Against Eleven (TV movie)
Sir Bob Luckton
 
1994 Murder Most Horrid (TV series)
Old Doctor Adams
– A Severe Case of Death (1994) … Old Doctor Adams
 
1994 Smokescreen (TV mini-series)
Frank Sheringham
– Episode #1.6 (1994) … Frank Sheringham
– Episode #1.5 (1994) … Frank Sheringham
– Episode #1.4 (1994) … Frank Sheringham
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Frank Sheringham
– Episode #1.2 (1994) … Frank Sheringham
See all 6 episodes »
 
1992 Framed (TV series)
DCI Jimmy McKinnes
– Episode #1.4 (1992) … DCI Jimmy McKinnes
– Episode #1.3 (1992) … DCI Jimmy McKinnes
– Episode #1.2 (1992) … DCI Jimmy McKinnes
– Episode #1.1 (1992) … DCI Jimmy McKinnes
 
1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV series)
Prospero
– The Tempest (1992) … Prospero (voice)
 
1991 Bye Bye Columbus (TV movie)
Martin Pinzon
 
1990 The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (TV documentary)
Col. Wilfred Wood
 
1989-1990 Screen One (TV series)
Derek Blore / Geoffrey Cowper
– Survival of the Fittest (1990) … Geoffrey Cowper
– Blore M.P. (1989) … Derek Blore
 
1983-1990 Brass (TV series)
Bradley Hardacre
– Their Finest Half Hour (1990) … Bradley Hardacre
– Bradley Does His Bit (1990) … Bradley Hardacre
– Bradley Holds His Own (1990) … Bradley Hardacre
– Bradley Gets on Top (1990) … Bradley Hardacre
– Bradley Sticks It Out (1990) … Bradley Hardacre
See all 32 episodes »
 
1990 Dirty Beasts (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1990 Beecham (TV movie)
Sir Thomas Beecham
 
1987-1989 Theatre Night (TV series)
Dr. Rance / Ewbank
– The Contractor (1989) … Ewbank
– Strife (1988)
– What the Butler Saw (1987) … Dr. Rance
 
1989 After Henry (TV series)
Nigel
– Upstagers (1989) … Nigel
 
1989 Mystery!: Campion (TV series)
William Faraday
– Police at the Funeral: Part 2 (1989) … William Faraday
– Police at the Funeral: Part 1 (1989) … William Faraday
 
1988 Lenin: The Train (TV movie)
Parvus
 
1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (TV movie)
Charles Clutterback
 
1988 Consuming Passions
Dr.Rees
 
1987 Cry Freedom
Captain De Wet
 
1987 Breakthrough at Reykjavik (TV movie)
Mikhail Gorbachev
 
1987 When We Are Married (TV movie)
Albert Parker
 
1987 Harry's Kingdom (TV movie)
Harry King
 
1986 The Monocled Mutineer (TV series)
Thomson
– Before the Shambles (1986) … Thomson
– When the Hurly-Burly's Done (1986) … Thomson
 
1986 A Very Peculiar Practice (TV series)
Professor Furie
– Wives of Great Men (1986) … Professor Furie
 
1986 The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (TV movie)
John Bodkin-Adams
 
1985 Tender Is the Night (TV mini-series)
Mr. Morris
 
1985 Marjorie and Men (TV series)
George Banthorpe
– Singles Night (1985) … George Banthorpe
 
1985 Florence Nightingale (TV movie)
Russell
 
1985 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (TV movie)
Rex Fortescue
 
1984 The Last Bastion (TV mini-series)
Winston Churchill
 
1982/I Oliver Twist (TV movie)
Mr. Bumble
 
1982 Murder Is Easy (TV movie)
Lord Gordon Easterfield
 
1981 Masada (TV mini-series)
Emperor Vespasian
– Part I (1981) … Emperor Vespasian
 
1981 Churchill and the Generals (TV movie)
Winston Churchill
 
1980 Rough Cut
Nigel Lawton
 
1980 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Albert Taylor
– Royal Jelly (1980) … Albert Taylor
 
1979 Crime and Punishment (TV mini-series)
Porfiry Petrovich
– Part 3 (1979) … Porfiry Petrovich
– Part 2 (1979) … Porfiry Petrovich
 
1979 Henry VIII (TV movie)
Cardinal Wolsey
 
1979 Agatha
Kenward
 
1978 News from Nowhere
William Morris
 
1978 The Thirty Nine Steps
Porton
 
1977 Hard Times (TV series)
Josiah Bounderby
– Episode #1.4 (1977) … Josiah Bounderby
– Episode #1.3 (1977) … Josiah Bounderby
– Episode #1.2 (1977) … Josiah Bounderby
– Episode #1.1 (1977) … Josiah Bounderby
 
1977 Des Teufels Advokat
 
1977 Joseph Andrews
Mr. Tow-Wouse
 
1976 Meetings, Bloody Meetings (video documentary short)
Businessman
 
1975 Edward the King (TV series)
Edward VII / Prince of Wales / King.Edward VII
– Good Old Teddy! (1975) … King.Edward VII
– The Peacemaker (1975) … Edward VII
– King at Last (1975) … Edward VII
– The Years of Waiting (1975) … Prince of Wales
– Scandal (1975) … Prince of Wales
See all 9 episodes »
 
1975 Play for Today (TV series)
Mark Childers
– The After Dinner Game (1975) … Mark Childers
 
1975 Hedda
Judge Brack
 
1974 Undercovers Hero
Convent Chaplain
 
1973 The Day of the Jackal
Berthier
 
1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Prof. Gebhardt
 
1972 Horatio Bottomley (TV movie)
 
1972 The Edwardians (TV mini-series)
Horatio Bottomley
– Horatio Bottomley (1972) … Horatio Bottomley
 
1972 Villains (TV series)
Benny
– Smudger (1972) … Benny
 
1972 Joy (TV movie)
Ned
 
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra
Dr. Botkin
 
1971 Hine (TV series)
Cooper
– Survival of the Creeps (1971) … Cooper
 
1971 The Tragedy of King Richard II (TV movie)
Henry Bolingbroke
 
1971 Boswell's Life of Johnson (TV movie)
Dr. Samuel Johnson
 
1970 Edward II (TV movie)
Young Mortimer
 
1970 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Sam Grimes
– Vendetta for a Dead Man (1970) … Sam Grimes
 
1969 The Looking Glass War
Taylor
 
1969 Big Breadwinner Hog (TV series)
Lennox
– A Credit to Us All (1969) … Lennox
– Hogarth Cannot Rest on His Laurels (1969) … Lennox
– Self-Discipline Is Its Own Reward (1969) … Lennox
– Hogarth Accepts Responsibility (1969) … Lennox
– Immature, Unsatisfactory Work... (1969) … Lennox
See all 8 episodes »
 
1968 Twisted Nerve
Superintendant Dakin
 
1968 Mystery and Imagination (TV series)
Dr. Middleton
– Feet Foremost (1968) … Dr. Middleton
 
1967 The Fellows (TV series)
Lowrie
– A Snatch in Time (1967) … Lowrie
 
1967 Armchair Thriller (TV series)
Ralph
– In the Name of the Law (1967) … Ralph
 
1967 Witch Hunt (TV series)
Dr. Howard Agister
– Episode #1.1 (1967) … Dr. Howard Agister
 
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Jack Campion
– Two and Two Make Twenty Two (1967) … Jack Campion
 
1966 The Deadly Affair
Matrevis (uncredited)
 
1966 Public Eye (TV series)
Police Sergeant
– You Can Keep the Medal (1966) … Police Sergeant
 
1964 Marriage Lines (TV series)
Bob
– The Loan (1964) … Bob
 
1964 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Jan
– The Seekers #1: The Heretics (1964) … Jan
 
1962 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Constable
– The Skeleton Wore Boots (1962) … Constable
 
1961 Deadline Midnight (TV series)
Ambulance man
– One Man Went to Fly (1961) … Ambulance man
 
1961 Persuasion (TV mini-series)
Charles Hayter
– Episode #1.3 (1961) … Charles Hayter
– Episode #1.2 (1961) … Charles Hayter
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2012 Living the Life (TV series)
Himself
– Timothy West & Ken Livingstone (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The British (TV series documentary)
Lord Mansfield
 
2011 Dispatches (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Train Journeys from Hell (2011) … Himself
 
2005-2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 2 June 2010 (2010) … Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 20 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2009 The Variety Club Showbiz Awards 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The Story of the Costume Drama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Call to Arms (2008) … Himself
– Affairs of the Heart (2008) … Himself
– The Stars (2008) … Himself
– The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Comedy Classics (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Brass (2008) … Himself
 
2008 John Nettles Applauds (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Fear and Sorrow (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Sunday AM (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.18 (2008) … Himself
 
2005 The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Essential Poems for Christmas (TV movie)
Himself - Reader
 
2004 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Water World (TV series documentary)
Presenter
 
2001 A History of Britain (TV series documentary)
Various
– The British Wars (2001) … Various (voice)
– The Wrong Empire (2001) … Various (voice)
 
1998 The Day the Guns Fell Silent (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Prunella Scales (1998) … Himself
 
1997 An Audience with Alf Garnett (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1992 Animating Shakespeare (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1990 Time to Talk (TV series)
Himself
– Timothy West (1990) … Himself
 
1984 Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 An Audience with Kenneth Williams (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1980) … Himself
 

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Timothy was born in Bradford. His parents were both actors on tour, performing at Bradford's Prince's Theatre at the time. See more »

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Libra