Timothy Dalton
British actor (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett[1] (/ˈdɔːltən/; born 21 March 1946)[2] is a British actor.[3][4] 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).
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Born | Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (1946-03-21) 21 March 1946 (age 78) Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1964–present |
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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), the Chief on the DC Universe/Max superhero series Doom Patrol (2019–2021), and Donald Whitfield on the Paramount+ western series 1923 (2023–). He portrayed Peter Townsend in the fifth season of The Crown.