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Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Acting1946Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK

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.

Acting History

2017
The Little Vampire 3D
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg (voice)
6 Days
as William Whitelaw
Victoria & Abdul
as Sir Henry Ponsonby
Decline and Fall
TVas Sniggs
Victoria & Abdul
In Memory Of
King Charles III
In Memory Of
2016
Whisky Galore
as Col. Woolsey
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee1 eps
2015
The Gospel of Mark
as Narrator (voice)
Jupiter Ascending
as Malidictes
Lewis
TVas Jasper Hammond2 eps
2014
Beyond the Pale
as Commissioner Mayne
37 Days
TVas Herbert Henry Asquith
Houdini
TVas William Melville2 eps
2013
RED 2
as Director Philips
Silent Witness
TVas John Briggs2 eps
The Great Train Robbery
TVas DS Maurice Ray2 eps
2012
Strike Back
TVas Patrick Burton2 eps
Downton Abbey
TVas Sir Philip Tapsell1 eps
2011
The Hour
TVas Lord Elms
2010
Alice in Wonderland
as Lord Ascot
Foyle's War
TVas Brigadier Timothy Wilson1 eps
2009
Miranda
TVas Valery Jackford
2008
Quantum of Solace
as Foreign Secretary
Midsomer Murders
TVas Matt Parkes1 eps
2006
L'Entente cordiale
as Superintendent Masterson
Flyboys
as Mr. Lowry
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Dr. Lionel Woodward1 eps
2004
Alexander
as Omen Reader
North & South
TVas Richard Hale
London
TVas John Evelyn3 eps
2003
Pompeii: The Last Day
as Pliny the Elder
Johnny English
as Pegasus
Eroica
as Count Dietrichstein
The Day Britain Stopped
as Narrator (voice)
2002
Bloody Sunday
as Major General Ford
Gangs of New York
as Calvinist Minister
The Four Feathers
as General Feversham
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
TVas Phillip Weaver1 eps
Spooks
TVas Hampton Wilder1 eps
1999
The Vice
TVas D.C.I. Frank Vickers
1997
Natural World
TVas Narrator6 eps
1994
Nature
TVas Narrator (voice)5 eps
Battlefield
TVas Narrator6 eps
1993
1990
The Chief
TVas Chief Constable John Stafford
1986
Dead Man's Folly
as Sir Stubbs
1984
The Jewel in the Crown
TVas Ronald Merrick
1981
1980
In Hiding
as Michael
Playhouse
TVas Michael / Timothy Perkins1 eps
1979
School Play
as Timothy Perkins
Danger UXB
TVas Harry Winthrop
1978
The Lost Boys
as Arthur Llewelyn Davies
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Arthur Llewelyn Davies3 eps
1977
Play for Today
TVas Consul Vogel1 eps
1976
Aces High
as Major Stoppard
The Glittering Prizes
TVas Tim Dent6 eps
1963
Doctor Who
TVas Marco / Captain Harker

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/13/1946
Day of Death
4/7/2017
Place of Birth
Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK