Timothy Bateson
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| Timothy Bateson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Timothy Dingwall Bateson 3 April 1926 London, England |
| Died | 16 September 2009 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–2007 |
Timothy Dingwall Bateson (3 April 1926 – 16 September 2009) was a British actor. The son of Dingwall Bateson, a solicitor later knighted, he was educated at Uppingham School and Wadham College, Oxford.[1]
Bateson's stage credits included the first British production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1955 at the Arts Theatre in London in a production directed by Peter Hall.[1]
He appeared in many film, television and radio productions including Brother Cadfael, Doctor Who (in the serial entitled The Ribos Operation), Dad's Army and Labyrinth.
He also provided the voices for several characters in the children's TV series TUGS (1988).
Bateson died on September 16, 2009, according to his former management.[2]
[edit] Filmography
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - Kreacher (voice)
- Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006, TV) - The Lecturer
- My Hero (2006, TV) - Leo
- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) - Summers
- Oliver Twist (2005) - Parson
- Ladies in Lavender (2004) - Mr. Hallett
- Fakers (2004) - Old Gezzer
- All or Nothing (2002) - Harold
- The Discovery of Heaven (2001) - Mr. Keller
- My Family (2000, TV) - Mr. Dugdale
- The Criminal (1999) - Thomas
- The Clandestine Marriage (1999) - Gaoler
- Midsomer Murders (1999, TV) - Mr. Jocelyne
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) - English Judge
- Les Misérables (1998) - Banker
- For My Baby (1997) - Max Liebman
- True Blue (1996) - Porter
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) - Antigonus (voice)
- Zorro (1990–1993) - Padre Benites
- TUGS (1989–1990) - O.J./Eddie/Little Ditcher/Garbage Corporation Master/Big Mickey (voice)
- Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors (1988) - Crawford
- A Handful of Dust (1988) - MacDougal
- Chelmsford 123 (1988) - Latin Tutor
- Hi-de-Hi! (1987) - Charlie
- A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery: Strong Poison (1987) - Pond
- East of Ipswich (1987) - Mr. Macklin
- Foreign Body (1986) - Agent at Harley Street
- Labyrinth (1986) - The Worm/The Four Guards/Goblin (voice)
- Dramarama (1985) - Keeper
- Ever Decreasing Circles (1984) - Laurence
- Minder (1984) - Railwayman
- Night Beat News (1984) - Garfield
- A Christmas Carol (1984) - Mr. Fezziwig
- Don't Wait Up (1983) - Mr. Burton
- High Road to China (1983) - Alec Wedgeworth
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1982) - Commerce
- Q.E.D. (1982) - Alfie
- Terry and June (1981) - Mervyn
- Chintz (1981) - Shop Assistant
- Loophole (1981) - 3rd Interviewer
- Tanglewoods' Secret (1980) - Mr. Tandy
- Grange Hill (1980–1983) - Mr. Thomson
- Treasures of the Snow (1980) - Portier
- Rings on Their Fingers (1979) - Meter Reader
- Diary of a Nobody (1979) - Cummings
- The Famous Five (1978, TV) - Professor Hayling
- Pinocchio (1978, TV) - Schoolmaster
- As You Like It (1978) - Sir Oliver Martext
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978, TV) - Mr. Beckwith
- Going Straight (1978, TV) - Oaksey
- Last of the Summer Wine (1978, TV) - Amos Harnes
- Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation (1978, TV) - Binro
- Joseph Andrews (1977) - Master of Hounds
- The Duchess of Duke Street (1977, TV) - Mr. Bream
- The Good Life (1976, TV) - Arthur Bailey
- Autobiography of a Princess (1975) - Blackmailer
- David Copperfield (1974) - Mr. Dick
- Barlow at Large (1973) - Smeed
- Both Meets End (1972) - George Rogers
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971, TV) - Goujon
- Doctor at Large (1971, TV)
- Please Sir! (1971, TV) - Dutton
- The Italian Job (1969) - Dentist
- Twisted Nerve (1968) - Mr. Groom
- Danger Route (1968) - Halliwell
- Z-Cars (1968, TV) - Andrew Rogers
- The Anniversary (1968) - Mr. Bird
- Torture Garden (1967) - Fairground Barker
- After the Fox (1966) - Michael O'Reilly
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1966) - Big Ted
- The Wrong Box (1966) - Clerk
- The Knack …and How to Get It (1965) - Junkyard Owner
- Nightmare (1964) - Barman
- Seventy Deadly Pills (1964) - Goldstone
- Doctor in Distress (1963) - Mr. Holly
- Father Came Too! (1963) - Wally
- Crooks Anonymous (1962) - Partrige
- Ring-a-Ding Rhythm (1962) - Coffee shop owner
- The Girl on the Boat (1962) - Purser
- No Place Like Homicide (1961) - Porter
- The Golden Rabbit (1961) - Henry Tucker
- What a Carve Up! (1961) - Porter
- Barnaby Rudge (1960) - Simon Tappertit
- BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960) - General, Larry Lariosik, Eustace Wallasy
- There Was a Crooked Man (1960) - Flash Dan
- The Unstoppable Man (1960) - Rocky
- The Shakedown (1959) - Eastate Agent
- Bleak's House (1959) - William Guppy
- The Mouse That Roared (1959) - Roger
- Yesterday's Enemy (1959) - Simpson
- The Shakedown (1959) - Estate Agent
- Mother Courage and Her Children (1959) - 'Swiss Cheese'
- Tread Softly Stranger (1958) - Fletcher
- The Black Arrow (1958) - Lord Shoreby
- Richard III (1955) - Ostler
- Carrington V.C. (1955) - 1st Soldier in NAAFI
- BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952) - Val
- White Corridors (1951) - Dr. Cook
- The Guinea Pig (1948) - Tracey
- Vice Versa (1948) - Coker
- Nicholas Nickleby (1947) - Lord Verisopht
[edit] References
- ^ a b Michael Coveney Obituary, The Guardian, 8 November 2009
- ^ "Harry Potter actor Timothy Bateson dead at 83- Big Cartoon Forum". Forum.bcdb.com. http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Harry_Potter_actor_Timothy_Bateson_dead_at_83_P105666/. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
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