Timothy West

Profile

Timothy West

Acting

Born 1934-10-20 · Died 2024-11-12

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Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

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

Filmography

133 credits across movies and TV

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 · Prof. Gebhardt

Lenin: The Train

Lenin: The Train

1988 · Parvus

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973 · Commissioner Berthier

Animated Epics: Beowulf

Animated Epics: Beowulf

1998 · Hrothgar ( voice )

Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders

2003 · Lawrence Bauford

Night of the Broken

Night of the Broken

2022 · Adolf Hitler

Blore M.P.

Blore M.P.

1989 · Derek Blore MP

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

1990 · Geoffrey Cowper

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971 · Dr. Botkin

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

1985 · Russell

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1982 · Mr. Bumble

The Book of Water

The Book of Water

Geiser

Villa Des Roses

Villa Des Roses

2002 · Hugh Burrell

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

2001 · Jones

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968 · Superintendant Dakin

The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair

1967 · Matrvis (in Edward II)

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

2003 · Martin Luther

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977 · Mr. Tow-Wouse

Idle-Hands

Idle-Hands

2010 · Spam

What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw

1987 · Dr Rance

King Lear

King Lear

1998 · Gloucester

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

1990 · Col. Wilfred Wood

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003 · Dymas (voice)

EverAfter

EverAfter

1998 · King Francis

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

1977 · Father Anselmo

The Place of the Dead

The Place of the Dead

1997 · Chairman of the Inquiry

Dirty Beasts

Dirty Beasts

1990 · Narrator

Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes

1990 · Narrator

The Big Snow of '47

The Big Snow of '47

2024 · Self

Bring Back My Bonnie

Bring Back My Bonnie

2022 · Roger

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

2012 · Man in Pub

News from Nowhere

News from Nowhere

1978 · William Morris

The Vote

The Vote

2015 · Fred Norris

Rough Cut

Rough Cut

1980 · Nigel Lawton

Breakthrough at Reykjavik

Breakthrough at Reykjavik

1987 · Mikhail Gorbachev

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988 · Dr. Rees

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2007 · Mr Eager

Endgame

Endgame

2009 · P.W. Botha

Edward II

Edward II

1970 · Young Mortimer

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987 · Capt. De Wet

Station Jim

Station Jim

2001 · Sir Christopher Ellis

Beecham

Beecham

1990 · Sir Thomas Beecham

The Looking Glass War

The Looking Glass War

1970 · Taylor

Eleven Men Against Eleven

Eleven Men Against Eleven

1995 · Sir Bob Luckton

Iris

Iris

2001 · Older Maurice

Murder Is Easy

Murder Is Easy

1982 · Lord Gordon Easterfield

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986 · Dr John Bodkin Adams

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

1979 · Winston Churchill

Agatha

Agatha

1979 · Kenward

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978 · Porton

Delirium

Delirium

2017 · College Bursar

We the Kings

We the Kings

2018 · Victor

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

1979 · Cardinal Wolsey

Horatio Bottomley

Horatio Bottomley

1972 · Horatio Bottomley

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000 · Judge

The After Dinner Game

The After Dinner Game

1975 · Mark Childers

The Tragedy of King Richard II

The Tragedy of King Richard II

1970 · Henry Bolingbroke

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999 · Cauchon

Colditz

Colditz

2005 · Bunny Warren

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1987 · Councillor Albert Parker

Hedda

Hedda

1975 · Brack

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988 · Charles Clutterbuck

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1984 · Self

Harry's Kingdom

Harry's Kingdom

1987 · Harry King

The Tempest

The Tempest

1993 · Prospero

Sardines

Sardines

2014 · Andrew

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974

Hallowe'en Party

Hallowe'en Party

2011 · Reverend Cottrell

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Marcus Devere

Not Going Out

Not Going Out

2006 · Geoffrey Adams

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002 · Andy Maiden

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Albert Taylor

Bleak House

Bleak House

2005 · Sir Leicester Dedlock

Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart

1993

Great Canal Journeys

Great Canal Journeys

2014 · Self

Going Postal

Going Postal

2010 · Ridcully

Brass

Brass

1983 · Bradley Hardacre

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

New Tricks

New Tricks

2004 · Professor Mears

The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer

1986

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007 · Self

Bedtime

Bedtime

2001 · Andrew Oldfield

Hard Times

Hard Times

1977 · Josiah Bounderby

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

1967 · Dr. Howard Agister

Titanic

Titanic

2012 · Lord Pirrie

Framed

Framed

1992 · DCI Jimmy McKinnes

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 · Joe Doyle

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · Reverend Cottrell

Over Here

Over Here

1996 · Narrator

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014 · Andrew

London

London

2004 · Henry Mayhew

Bramwell

Bramwell

1995 · Colonel Kindersley

Campion

Campion

1989 · William Faraday

Toast of London

Toast of London

2013

Lewis

Lewis

2007 · Donald Terry

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

1978 · Self

Lenin... The Train

Lenin... The Train

1988 · Alexander 'Helphand' Parvus

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

2001 · Dr. William Collins

Colditz

Colditz

2005 · Bunny Warren

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

1985 · Rex Fortescue

Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

2019 · Jeremy Lister

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992 · Prospero (voice)

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 · Mark Childers

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

2018 · Johnny Falstaff

Smokescreen

Smokescreen

1994 · Frank Sheringham

Last Tango in Halifax

Last Tango in Halifax

2012 · Ted

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · Jack Campion

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960 · Eric Babbage

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985 · Doctor Rance

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985 · David Roberts

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985 · Ewbank

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Ralph

Performance

Performance

1991 · Gloucester

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

1972 · Horatio Bottomley

The Alan Clark Diaries

The Alan Clark Diaries

2004 · Sir Robert Armstrong

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

1975 · Albert Edward 'Bertie'

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

1975 · Edward, Prince of Wales

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

1975 · King Edward VII

Dickens

Dickens

2002 · John Dickens

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1985 · Mr. Morris

Exile

Exile

2011 · Metzler

Persuasion

Persuasion

1960 · Charles Hayter

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964 · Jan

Masada

Masada

1981 · Emperor Vespasian

Brass

Brass

1983 · Winston Churchill

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

1986 · Professor Furie

After Henry

After Henry

1988 · Nigel

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

1966 · Dr Middleton

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1979 · Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1957 · Talky

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2008 · Reverend Eager

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

1979

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

1991 · Old Doctor Adams