Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Acting

Born:
1946-03-21
Place of birth:
Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

1923

1923

8.32022Donald Whitfield
TV
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

8.52022Self (archive footage)
Movie
Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

7.52019Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Movie
Doom Patrol

Doom Patrol

7.52019Dr. Niles Caulder / The Chief
TV
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

7.42017Demanitus (voice)
TV
The Crown

The Crown

8.22016Peter Townsend
TV
Toy Story That Time Forgot

Toy Story That Time Forgot

7.12014Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Movie
Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

7.82014Malcolm Murray
TV
Toy Story of Terror!

Toy Story of Terror!

7.32013Mr. Pricklepants (Voice)
Movie
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

6.22012Self
Movie
Everything or Nothing

Everything or Nothing

7.32012Self
Movie
Partysaurus Rex

Partysaurus Rex

7.12012Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Movie
Secret of the Wings

Secret of the Wings

7.32012Lord Milori (voice)
Movie
Small Fry

Small Fry

6.92011Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Movie
Hawaiian Vacation

Hawaiian Vacation

7.02011Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Movie
The Tourist

The Tourist

6.22010Chief Inspector Jones
Movie
Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

7.82010Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Movie
Doctor Who: The End of Time

Doctor Who: The End of Time

8.52010Lord President/Narrator
Movie
Unknown Sender

Unknown Sender

2008Miles
TV
Chuck

Chuck

7.72007Alexei Volkoff
TV
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007Self
Movie
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

7.62007Simon Skinner
Movie
Timothy Dalton: On Acting

Timothy Dalton: On Acting

6.02006Self
Movie
Hercules

Hercules

5.22005Amphitryon
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.92004Clive Trevelyan
TV
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

6.42004Narrator
TV
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

6.42003Damien Drake
Movie
American Outlaws

American Outlaws

5.92001Allan Pinkerton
Movie
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn

Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn

7.52000James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Possessed

Possessed

5.42000Fr. Willam Bowden
Movie
Inside The Living Daylights

Inside The Living Daylights

8.02000Self
Movie
Inside 'Licence to Kill'

Inside 'Licence to Kill'

7.42000Self
Movie
Time Share

Time Share

5.82000Matt Farragher
Movie
Passion's Way

Passion's Way

5.01999Charles Darrow
Movie
Made Men

Made Men

5.31999Sheriff Dex Drier
Movie
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

6.61999Julius Caesar
TV
Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood

Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood

7.81998Prince Gvidon (voice)
TV
The Informant

The Informant

6.61997DCI Rennie
Movie
The Beautician and the Beast

The Beautician and the Beast

6.71997Boris Pochenko
Movie
Salt Water Moose

Salt Water Moose

5.71996Lester Parnell
Movie
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

4.71995Self / James Bond
Movie
Scarlett

Scarlett

6.61994Rhett Butler
TV
Lie Down with Lions

Lie Down with Lions

4.11994Jack Carver
Movie
Naked in New York

Naked in New York

4.81993Elliot Price
Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.31993Self - Guest
TV
Framed

Framed

6.91992Eddie Myers / Phillip von Joel
TV
30 Years of James Bond

30 Years of James Bond

7.21992Self
Movie
The Rocketeer

The Rocketeer

6.51991Neville Sinclair
Movie
Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

6.51991Self
Movie
The King's Whore

The King's Whore

4.81990King Vittorio Amadeo
Movie
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

6.41989James Bond
Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.01989Lokai
TV
Brenda Starr

Brenda Starr

4.81989Basil St. John
Movie
Hawks

Hawks

5.81988Bancroft
Movie
Na siehste!

Na siehste!

10.01987Self
TV
The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

6.61987James Bond
Movie
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond

6.71987Self
Movie
Sins

Sins

7.41986Edmund Junot
TV
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

4.81985Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Doctor and the Devils

The Doctor and the Devils

6.31985Doctor Thomas Rock
Movie