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Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Birthday: 1946-03-21 | Place of Birth: Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK

Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (born March 21, 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter. He took roles in the period films Wuthering Heights (1970), Cromwell (1970), and Mary, Queen of Scots (1971). Dalton also appeared in the films Flash Gordon (1980), The Rocketeer (1991), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Tourist (2010). On television, Dalton played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial Jane Eyre (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries Scarlett (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who (2009–2010), Sir Malcolm Murray on the Showtime horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), and the Chief on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series Doom Patrol (2019–2021). He portrayed Peter Townsend in the fifth season of The Crown.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

as    Self (archive footage)

2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot

as    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)

2014
Penny Dreadful

as    Sir Malcolm Murray

2013
Toy Story of Terror!

as    Mr. Pricklepants (Voice)

2012
Secret of the Wings

as    Lord Milori (voice)

2012
Everything or Nothing

as    Self

2012
2011
Small Fry

as    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)

2010
The Tourist

as    Chief Inspector Jones

2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time

as    Lord President/Narrator

2010
2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time - Part Two

as    The Narrator / Lord President

2009
Doctor Who: The End of Time

as    Lord President / Narrator

2009
Doctor Who The End of Time Part One & Two

as    Lord President Rassilon

2009
Doctor Who: The End of Time

as    Lord President/Narrator

2009
Doctor Who: The End of Time - Part One

as    The Narrator / Lord President Rassilon

2007
2007
Hot Fuzz

as    Simon Skinner

2005
Hercules

as    Amphitryon

2004
Dunkirk

as    Narrator

2004
Dunkirk

as    Narrator

2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

as    Damien Drake

2001
American Outlaws

as    Allan Pinkerton

2000
Possessed

as    Fr. Willam Bowden

2000
Time Share

as    Matt Farragher