Christopher timothy biography
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Christopher Timothy
Welsh device and anecdotist (born 1940)
Christopher Timothy | |
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Timothy block out 2012 | |
| Born | (1940-10-14) 14 Oct 1940 (age 84) Bala, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Alma mater | Royal Central Nursery school of Blarney and Drama |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouses | Susan Boys (m. 1965, divorced)Annie Swatton (m. 1982) |
| Children | 7 |
| Father | Andrew Timothy |
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Passed/Failed: An education in the life of the actor Christopher Timothy
Christopher Timothy, 68, played James Herriot in the TV series 'All Creatures Great and Small', and Dr Brendan "Mac" McGuire in 'Doctors'. He is touring in Alan Ayckbourn's 'Tons of Money', at the Festival Theatre, Malvern to Saturday, and Richmond Theatre next week
My dad was the original announcer on The Goon Show. During my young years, he wasn't around much, due to the war and my parents being separated. He read law and was sent down, became a clergyman and was defrocked because of the divorce, and became a BBC announcer. I was born in Bala, North Wales, and was sent to a private tutor. I seem to remember walking to the tutor by myself at the age of four – and sometimes going into a church school on the way and being allowed to stay until someone noticed.
At the end of the war, we moved to London, and at five I went to a private school called Norland Place in Holland Park, west London. I remember not liking my times tables; I now don't know them, apart from the obvious ones like five sixes, which are, er... At eight or nine, I went to St David's School in Gloucester Road. I didn't do any acting there, but it was during this period, 1945-1950, that I decided to be an actor. I saw Annie Get Your Gu
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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Christopher Timothy, actor, was surprised by Michael Aspel - with the help of actor Paul Shane - while filming the BBC television soap opera Doctors at the Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham.
Christopher, who was born in Bala, north Wales, studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama under the John Gielgud scholarship. Two days after leaving drama school, he was cast in the Royal Court play Chips With Everything, which transferred to Broadway. He was part of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company in the 1960s and then played several seasons with the National Theatre Company.
He appeared in various television series throughout the 1970s, notably in the BBC crime drama Murder Most English in 1977. The following year he found fame as the veterinary surgeon James Herriot in the hugely successful BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, a role he played until 1990, appearing in all 90 episodes.
"This is Michael Aspel ladies and gentlemen!"