Tim Wylton

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Tim Wylton (born Timothy Higginson; 27 February 1940) is a British actor best known for his television roles as Stanley Dawkins in My Hero , and Lol Ferris in As Time Goes By . [1]

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Career

As a stage actor he appeared in Zeffirelli's noted 1961 Old Vic production of Romeo and Juliet and was a "mainstay" of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1977. [2]

Wylton attended Strathallan School, Perthshire [3] and RADA. [2] He has been acting on British television since 1964, when he made an appearance on The Comedy of Errors. [1] Other early appearances include The Liver Birds , The Sweeney , Maybury, The Dustbinmen , On Giant's Shoulders and Juliet Bravo . [1] Wylton also had a role in the BBC's 1979 adaptation of Henry V, playing the rather lovable Fluellen. [1]

During the 1980s he acted on programmes such as Bergerac , To Serve Them All My Days , Campion , The Citadel and A Bit of a Do (as Rodney Sillitoe). [1] In 1983, he appeared in the film Curse of the Pink Panther . [1] During the 1990s, he had roles in All Creatures Great and Small , Agatha Christie's Poirot , Lovejoy , Rumpole of the Bailey , A Touch of Frost , The Darling Buds of May , French & Saunders , Peak Practice , Annie's Bar, Cadfael , C.A.T.S. Eyes and Wycliffe . [1] In 1995, he appeared as Elizabeth Bennet's Uncle Gardiner in the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . [1]

From 1996 to 2002 he appeared in As Time Goes By as Lol Ferris. [1] From 2000, he has appeared in My Hero as Stanley Dawkins. [1] Since 2000, he has appeared in Absolutely Fabulous , Coronation Street , Casualty , Heartbeat and The Royal. [1]

He is the father of actor Huw Higginson.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Melody Mr Fellows
1971 Under Milk Wood Mr Willy Nilly
1974 Blue Blood Morrell
1983 Curse of the Pink Panther Doctor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969–1970 The Dustbinmen Eric
1982 The Bell Father Bob Joyce
1982 Rumpole of the Bailey Dr. Overton in "Rumpole and the Sporting Life"
1984 Cockles George
1989 A Bit of a Do Rodney Sillitoe
1991 Agatha Christie's Poirot Henry Delafontaine in "How Does Your Garden Grow?"
1994–1998 Wycliffe Franks
1995 Pride and Prejudice Mr Gardiner
1996–2002 As Time Goes By Lol Ferris
2000–2006 My Hero Stanley Dawkins

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Tim Wylton". DigiGuide. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Trowbridge, Simon (2010). "Tim Wylton". The Company: A biographical dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company (2 ed.). Oxford, England: Editions Albert Creed. ISBN   9780955983023.
  3. ↑ TV Times staff (1970). Who's Who on Television. Independent Television Publications Ltd.
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