Timothy West CBE (born October 20, 1934) is a British film, stage and television actor. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire of the Earl De La Warr family. Timothy is married to the actress Prunella Scales and with her, prominently supports the British Labour Party. CBE can stand for: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a grade in the Order of the British Empire Calgary Board of Education, public school board for the city of Calgary, Alberta CBE (AM), callsign of the CBC Radio One AM station in Windsor, Ontario CBE-FM, callsign... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article discusses the city Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of Great Britain, covering some 6,000 sq. ... Earl De La Warr (pronounced Dellaware) is a title created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1761. ... Prunella Scales CBE (born June 22, 1932) is an English actor best known for her role as Sybil Fawlty in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

Life and career

West's craggy looks ensured a career as a character actor rather than a leading man. He began his career as an Assistant Stage Manager at the Wimbledon theatre in 1956, and followed this with several seasons of repertory theatre. He acted at the Piccadilly theatre in 1959 and was with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 at Stratford and the Aldwych theatre. He was Artistic Director of the Forum Theatre, Billingham from 1980-81 and was appointed Director-in-Residence at the University of Western Australia in 1982. Wimbledon (pronounced ) is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located seven miles (11. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company, one of the most influential in the country. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The University of Western Australia (UWA) is Western Australias oldest university, established in February 1911, and is the only West Australian university to be a member of the Group of Eight lobby group for tertiary institutions. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Having spent years as a familiar face who never quite became a household name, his big chance came with the major television series, Edward the Seventh (1975), in which he played the title role and his real-life sons, Samuel and Joseph, played the sons of King Edward VII as children. Other major roles have included parts in the films, Nicholas and Alexandra (1972), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978) and Cry Freedom (1987). In 1997, he played Gloucester in the BBC television production of King Lear. He is the son of the actor (Harry) Lockwood West. Edward the Seventh was a TV drama series, made by Granada in 13 one-hour episodes. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... DVD cover Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife, the Czarina Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse, the last of Russias monarchs. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1978 thriller directed by Don Sharp, starring Robert Powell as Richard Hannay, based on the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Cry Freedom is a feature film directed by Richard Attenborough, produced in 1987, which is set in the 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ...

Timothy West as "Sir Joseph Porter"
in HMS Pinafore in Australia in 2004

He was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to drama in 1984. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (294x625, 67 KB) Summary Advertising flyer - visual reference Licensing This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (294x625, 67 KB) Summary Advertising flyer - visual reference Licensing This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in... Wikisource has original text related to this article: HMS Pinafore H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross...

In 2001, West played the older Maurice in Iris, while his actor son, Samuel West, played young Maurice. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Iris is a movie that tells the story of British novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with John Bayley. ... Samuel West, sometimes billed as Sam West, (born June 19, 1966) is a British actor, the son of Prunella Scales and Timothy West. ...

In 2002 he made a guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a series of radio dramas based on Arthur Conan Doyles detective Sherlock Holmes. ...

In 2004, he toured Australia with the Carl Rosa Company as Director of the production of HMS Pinafore, also singing the role of Sir Joseph Porter. He was replaced in the singing role by Dennis Olsen for the Perth and Brisbane performances. Wikisource has original text related to this article: HMS Pinafore H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. ... Dennis Olsen (born February 28, 1938 in Adelaide, South Australia), is an accomplished pianist, actor, director and is Australias leading exponent of Gilbert and Sullivan operas. ... Perth is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Western Australia, and is the fourth largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 1. ... Brisbane () is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland. ...

He is president of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and a supporter of the charity Cancer Research UK. Main LAMDA building on Talgarth Road The MacOwan Theatre The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), founded 1861, is a leading British drama school in west London. ... Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness-promotion group in the United Kingdom, formed in 2002 by the merger of the Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. ...

West has also appeared as the presenter for Midlands (Central Tv) Waterworld.

Stage roles

• King Lear (2003) with English Touring Theatre Company, as Lear
• The External

"King Lear" as Lear 1971 Edinburgh Festival

TV roles

• Edward the Seventh (1975)
• Hedda (1975)
• Brass (TV series) (1982) as Bradley Hardacre
• Blore, MP (play)
• Framed (1993)
• Goodnight Sweetheart, comedy series as MI6 agent "MacDuff"
• King Lear (1997) as Gloucester
• Bedtime (series, 2001)
• Bleak House (series, 2005) as Sir Leicester Deadlock

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Film roles

• The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)
• Cry Freedom (1987)
• Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
• Iris (2001) (as the older Maurice)

The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1978 thriller directed by Don Sharp, starring Robert Powell as Richard Hannay, based on the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Cry Freedom is a feature film directed by Richard Attenborough, produced in 1987, which is set in the 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Iris is a movie that tells the story of British novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with John Bayley. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Autobiography

• A Moment Towards the End of the Play, 2001, ISBN 1854596195

External links

• Timothy West at the Internet Movie Database