Timothy Dalton
Acting • Born 1946-03-21
Biography
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (born March 21, 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter. He took roles in the period films Wuthering Heights (1970), Cromwell (1970), and Mary, Queen of Scots (1971). Dalton also appeared in the films Flash Gordon (1980), The Rocketeer (1991), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Tourist (2010). On television, Dalton played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial Jane Eyre (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries Scarlett (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who (2009–2010), Sir Malcolm Murray on the Showtime horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), and the Chief on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series Doom Patrol (2019–2021). He portrayed Peter Townsend in the fifth season of The Crown.
Filmography
86 credits
Licence to Kill
Movie • 1989
James Bond
The Living Daylights
Movie • 1987
James Bond
The Rocketeer
Movie • 1991
Neville Sinclair
Flash Gordon
Movie • 1980
Prince Barin
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie • 2003
Damien Drake
Hot Fuzz
Movie • 2007
Simon Skinner
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie • 1985
Narrator (voice)
Time Share
Movie • 2000
Matt Farragher
Agatha
Movie • 1979
Archie Christie
Naked in New York
Movie • 1993
Elliot Price
Cromwell
Movie • 1970
Prince Rupert
Made Men
Movie • 1999
Sheriff Dex Drier
American Outlaws
Movie • 2001
Allan Pinkerton
The Tourist
Movie • 2010
Chief Inspector Jones
The Informant
Movie • 1997
DCI Rennie
Mary, Queen of Scots
Movie • 1971
Henry, Lord Darnley
The Beautician and the Beast
Movie • 1997
Boris Pochenko
Brenda Starr
Movie • 1989
Basil St. John
Florence Nightingale
Movie • 1985
Richard Milnes
Possessed
Movie • 2000
Fr. Willam Bowden
The Lion in Winter
Movie • 1968
Philip II
The Doctor and the Devils
Movie • 1985
Doctor Thomas Rock
The King's Whore
Movie • 1990
King Vittorio Amadeo
Chanel Solitaire
Movie • 1981
Boy Capel
Hawaiian Vacation
Movie • 2011
Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Wuthering Heights
Movie • 1970
Heathcliff
Permission to Kill
Movie • 1975
Charles Lord
Hawks
Movie • 1988
Bancroft
Sextette
Movie • 1978
Sir Michael Barrington
The Master of Ballantrae
Movie • 1984
Col Francis Burke
Everything or Nothing
Movie • 2012
Self
Salt Water Moose
Movie • 1996
Lester Parnell
Lie Down with Lions
Movie • 1994
Jack Carver
Passion's Way
Movie • 1999
Charles Darrow
Toy Story of Terror!
Movie • 2013
Mr. Pricklepants (Voice)
Antony and Cleopatra
Movie • 1983
Antony
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Movie • 1995
Self / James Bond
30 Years of James Bond
Movie • 1992
Self
Secret of the Wings
Movie • 2012
Lord Milori (voice)
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Movie • 2014
Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Movie • 2007
Self
Toy Story 3
Movie • 2010
Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Small Fry
Movie • 2011
Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Partysaurus Rex
Movie • 2012
Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Inside The Living Daylights
Movie • 2000
Self
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Movie • 1987
Self
The Voyeur
Movie • 1970
Mark
The Flame Is Love
Movie • 1979
Marquis de Guaita
El hombre que supo amar
Movie • 1976
Juan de Dios
Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air
Movie • 1991
Self
Toy Story 4
Movie • 2019
Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Movie • 2012
Self
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
Movie • 2000
James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
Timothy Dalton: On Acting
Movie • 2006
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Movie • 2000
Self
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The End of Time
Movie • 2010
Lord President/Narrator
Chuck
TV • 2007
Alexei Volkoff
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Lokai
Charlie's Angels
TV • 1976
Damien Roth
Centennial
TV • 1978
Oliver Seccombe
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Colonel Francis Burke
Dunkirk
TV • 2004
Narrator
Nature
TV • 1982
Host
Judge Dee
TV • 1969
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Clive Harrington
Framed
TV • 1992
Eddie Myers
Penny Dreadful
TV • 2014
Sir Malcolm Murray
1923
TV • 2022
Donald Whitfield
Mistral's Daughter
TV • 1984
Perry Kilkullen
Cleopatra
TV • 1999
Julius Caesar
Hercules
TV • 2005
Amphitryon
Sins
TV • 1986
Edmund Junot
Unknown Sender
TV • 2008
Miles
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Narrator (voice)
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Clive Trevelyan
Doom Patrol
TV • 2019
Dr. Niles Caulder / The Chief
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
TV • 2017
Demanitus (voice)
The Crown
TV • 2016
Peter Townsend
Na siehste!
TV • 1987
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Marchbanks
Jane Eyre
TV • 1983
Edward Fairfax Rochester
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
TV • 1992
Scarlett
TV • 1994
Rhett Butler