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Tim Pigott-Smith

Acting

Born May 13, 1946 · Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK

Died April 7, 2017

Also known as Tim Piggot-Smith · Tim Pigot-Smith · Tim Piggott Smith

Biography

British classical stage and TV actor Tim Pigott-Smith is a familiar face both in America and in his native England. A drama major, he graduated from the University of Bristol (where he later frequently lectured) in 1967 and made his professional debut two years later with the Bristol Old Vic. Predominantly a stage player in both regional and repertory, he made his Broadway debut in "Sherlock Holmes" as Dr. Watson in 1974.

Awards & recognition

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 2016 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Battlefield

1995as Narrator

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as Dr. Lionel Woodward

Downton Abbey

2010as Sir Philip Tapsell

North & South

2004as Richard Hale

George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya!

2008as Richard Hale

V for Vendetta

2005as Creedy

Nature

1982as Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who

1963as Marco

Foyle's War

2002as Brigadier Timothy Wilson

Spooks

2002as Hampton Wilder

The Bletchley Circle

2012as Colonel

Inspector Lewis

2006as Jasper Hammond

Miranda

as Valery Jackford

Toast of London

2012

The Hour

2011as Lord Elms

Midsomer Murders

1997as Matt Parkes

Silent Witness

1996as John Briggs

Strike Back

2010as Patrick Burton

The Remains of the Day

1993as Thomas Benn

Natural World

1983as Narrator

Gangs of New York

2002as Calvinist Minister

Wodehouse In Exile

2013as P.G. Wodehouse

Bloody Sunday

2002as Major General Ford

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2001as Phillip Weaver

Red Trees

2017as Narrator

The Gospel of Mark

2015as Narrator (voice)

Houdini

2014as William Melville

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

as Dr Maitland

Victoria & Abdul

2017as Sir Henry Ponsonby

Beyond the Pale

2014as Commissioner Mayne

The Murder in Angel Lane

2013as Commissioner Mayne

Clash of the Titans

1981as Thallo

Victory

1981as Rose

The Great Train Robbery

2013as DS Maurice Ray

Alice in Wonderland

2010as Lord Ascot

The Four Feathers

2002as General Feversham

RED 2

2013as Director Philips

Flyboys

2006as Mr. Lowry

Safe Conduct

2002as Fleming

The Jewel in the Crown

1984as Ronald Merrick

Quantum of Solace

2008as Foreign Secretary

Johnny English

2003as Pegasus

The Murder at Road Hill House

2011as Commissioner Mayne

6 Days

2017as William Whitelaw

The Little Vampire 3D

2017as Frederick Sackville-Bagg (voice)

Alexander

2004as Omen Reader

Whisky Galore

2016as Col. Woolsey

Aces High

1976as Major Stoppard

My Piece of the Pie

2011as Mr. Brown

Decline and Fall

as Sniggs