Timothy West

Timothy West

ActingBorn October 20, 1934Died November 12, 2024 (age 90)Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Timothy Lancaster West, CBE was an English film, stage, presenter and television actor, with more than fifty years of varied work in the business.

Known For

Great Canal Journeys

Great Canal Journeys

Self

Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

Jeremy Lister

Bleak House

Bleak House

Sir Leicester Dedlock

We the Kings

We the Kings

Victor

Sardines

Sardines

Andrew

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

Dr. Rees

The Vote

The Vote

Fred Norris

King Lear

King Lear

Gloucester

Filmography

Acting

The Big Snow of '47

The Big Snow of '47

Bring Back My Bonnie

Bring Back My Bonnie

Night of the Broken

Night of the Broken8.0

2022·Adolf Hitler

Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack7.8

2019·Jeremy Lister·16 eps

We the Kings

We the Kings10.0

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators7.2

2018·Johnny Falstaff·1 ep

Delirium

2017·College Bursar

The Vote

2015·Fred Norris

Great Canal Journeys

Great Canal Journeys8.8

2014·Self·34 eps

Sardines

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 98.1

2014·Andrew·1 ep

Toast of London

Toast of London7.4

Last Tango in Halifax

Last Tango in Halifax7.0

2012·Ted·4 eps

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife4.4

2012·Man in Pub

Titanic

2012·Lord Pirrie·4 eps

Exile

2011·Metzler·2 eps

Going Postal

Going Postal7.2

2010·Ridcully·2 eps

Endgame

2009·P.W. Botha

A Room with a View

A Room with a View5.3

The Alan Titchmarsh Show3.7

2007·Self·1 ep

Lewis

2007·Donald Terry·1 ep

Not Going Out

Not Going Out7.4

2006·Geoffrey Adams·3 eps

Bleak House

2005·Sir Leicester Dedlock·12 eps

Colditz

2005·Bunny Warren

Colditz

2005·Bunny Warren·2 eps

2004·Henry Mayhew·3 eps

The Alan Clark Diaries

The Alan Clark Diaries6.5

2004·Sir Robert Armstrong·1 ep

New Tricks

2004·Professor Mears·1 ep

Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders6.4

2003·Lawrence Bauford

Martin Luther

Martin Luther6.1

2003·Martin Luther

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas7.0

2003·Dymas (voice)

Dickens

2002·John Dickens·1 ep

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries7.2

2002·Andy Maiden·1 ep

Villa Des Roses

Villa Des Roses4.9

2002·Hugh Burrell

2001·Sir Christopher Ellis

Iris

2001·Older Maurice

Bedtime

2001·Andrew Oldfield·15 eps

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel5.3

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead7.2

2001·Joe Doyle·2 eps

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind8.4

2001·Dr. William Collins·1 ep

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians5.5

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc6.4

EverAfter

1998·King Francis

King Lear

1998·Gloucester

Animated Epics: Beowulf

Animated Epics: Beowulf4.3

1998·Hrothgar ( voice )

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders7.5

1997·Marcus Devere·1 ep

The Place of the Dead

The Place of the Dead5.3

1997·Chairman of the Inquiry

1996·Narrator·2 eps

Eleven Men Against Eleven

Eleven Men Against Eleven6.3

1995·Sir Bob Luckton

Bramwell

1995·Colonel Kindersley·1 ep

Smokescreen

1994·Frank Sheringham·6 eps

Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart7.2

The Tempest

Framed

1992·DCI Jimmy McKinnes·4 eps

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales6.3

1992·Prospero (voice)·1 ep

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid6.8

1991·Old Doctor Adams·1 ep

Performance

1991·Gloucester·1 ep

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story6.5

1990·Col. Wilfred Wood

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990·Geoffrey Cowper

Lenin: The Train

Lenin: The Train6.2

Dirty Beasts

Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes

1990·Sir Thomas Beecham

Blore M.P.

1989·Derek Blore MP

Campion

1989·William Faraday·2 eps

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot8.2

1989·Reverend Cottrell·1 ep

Lenin... The Train

Lenin... The Train6.0

1988·Alexander 'Helphand' Parvus·2 eps

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun3.0

1988·Charles Clutterbuck

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions8.0

After Henry

1988·Nigel·1 ep

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1987·Councillor Albert Parker

Breakthrough at Reykjavik

1987·Mikhail Gorbachev

Cry Freedom

1987·Capt. De Wet

Harry's Kingdom

Harry's Kingdom

1987·Harry King

What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw1.0

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams5.3

1986·Dr John Bodkin Adams

The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer7.0

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice8.0

1986·Professor Furie·1 ep

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night6.3

1985·Mr. Morris·1 ep

1985·Doctor Rance·1 ep

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale5.7

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye7.1

1985·Rex Fortescue·2 eps

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Brass

1983·Bradley Hardacre·32 eps

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist6.6

1982·Mr. Bumble

Murder Is Easy

Murder Is Easy6.4

1982·Lord Gordon Easterfield

Masada

1981·Emperor Vespasian·1 ep

Rough Cut

1980·Nigel Lawton

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

1979·Winston Churchill

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment7.3

1979·Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin·2 eps

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected6.7

1979·Albert Taylor·1 ep

Henry VIII

1979·Cardinal Wolsey

Agatha

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps6.7

An Audience with...

An Audience with...5.3

1978·Self·3 eps

News from Nowhere

1978·William Morris

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate6.5

1977·Father Anselmo

Hard Times

1977·Josiah Bounderby·4 eps

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews4.8

1977·Mr. Tow-Wouse

Hedda

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh6.3

1975·Albert Edward 'Bertie'·1 ep

The After Dinner Game

The After Dinner Game6.0

1975·Mark Childers

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal7.5

1973·Commissioner Berthier

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days6.1

1973·Prof. Gebhardt

Horatio Bottomley

Horatio Bottomley

1972·Horatio Bottomley

The Edwardians

The Edwardians5.7

1972·Horatio Bottomley·1 ep

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra6.9

1971·Dr. Botkin

Play for Today

Play for Today6.3

1970·Mark Childers·1 ep

Edward II

1970·Young Mortimer

The Tragedy of King Richard II

The Tragedy of King Richard II

1970·Henry Bolingbroke

The Looking Glass War

The Looking Glass War5.5

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve6.7

1968·Superintendant Dakin

1967·Dr. Howard Agister·5 eps

The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair6.2

1967·Matrvis (in Edward II)

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination5.5

1966·Dr Middleton·1 ep

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre3.4

1965·Jack Campion·1 ep

Theatre 625

1964·Jan·1 ep

Persuasion

1960·Charles Hayter·2 eps

Coronation Street

Coronation Street5.3

1960·Eric Babbage·7 eps

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place3.7

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre5.8

1956·Ralph·1 ep

The Book of Water

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