Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith , OBE (born May 13, 1946 in Rugby , Warwickshire , England - † April 7, 2017 in Northampton , Northamptonshire ) was a British actor in theater, film and television.
life and work
He attended Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College in Leicester , King's Grammar School in Stratford-upon-Avon and the University of Bristol . He then studied acting at the Old Vic Theater School in Bristol . He has appeared regularly in the theater in Shakespeare plays and classical tragedies and is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company . He was also a well-known spokesperson for television documentaries.
Pigott-Smith's most prominent films in the 1970s and 1980s were Doctor Who , The Jewel of the Crown , Clash of the Titans , The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Murder with split roles . He starred in both BBC film adaptations of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South . In the 1975 film version he played Frederick Hale, in the 2004 film version his father Richard Hale.
Other well-known Pigott-Smith films were Alexander , What's Left of the Day , The Four Feathers , Gangs of New York , Johnny English, and V for Vendetta . He also appeared on series such as Spooks , Inspector Barnaby and Inspector Lynley .
He was also a well-known radio announcer who has appeared in many radio play productions on BBC Radio 4 . In the course of the New Year Honors 2017 Pigott-Smith was honored by the British Queen as Officer of the Order of the British Empire .
Private life
He was married to actress Pamela Miles and had a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: Boswell's Life of Johnson (TV movie)
- 1971–1976: Doctor Who (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1972: The Regiment (TV series, episode 1x10 A Gentleman from Europe )
- 1974: Antony and Cleopatra
- 1975: North and South
- 1976: Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
- 1979: Henry IV, Part I
- 1979: Measure for Measure
- 1980: Richard's Legacy (Richard's Things)
- 1981: Escape or Victory (Victory)
- 1981: Clash of the Titans (Clash of the Titans)
- 1982: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- 1984: The Jewel in the Crown
- 1986: Murder with Split Roles (Dead Man's Folly)
- 1993: What is left of the day remained (The Remains of the Day)
- 2002: Gangs of New York
- 2002: The Four Feathers (The Four Feathers)
- 2002: Spooks : The Rose Bed Memoirs
- 2002: Inspector Lynley : Because bitter is death (The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: For the Sake of Elena)
- 2003: Johnny English
- 2003: Eroica - The day that changed music forever
- 2004: North & South
- 2004: Alexander
- 2006: V for Vendetta (V for Vendetta)
- 2008: Quantum of Solace (Quantum of Solace)
- 2010: Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- 2011: My piece of cake (Ma part du gâteau)
- 2011: The Hour (TV series)
- 2013: RED - Older, Harder, Better (RED 2)
- 2015: Jupiter Ascending
- 2017: Victoria & Abdul
Web links
- Tim Pigott-Smith in the Internet Movie Database (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ Actor Tim Pigott-Smith has died, aged 70 , Daily Telegraph April 7, 2017, accessed April 7, 2017
- ↑ New Year Honors 2017: Anna Wintour, Ken Dodd and Ray Davies on list , BBC December 30, 2016, accessed January 13, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pigott-Smith, Tim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warwickshire , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2017 |
| Place of death | Northampton , Northamptonshire |