Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-03-21 (Age: 80)
Place of Birth
Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK
Timothy Dalton
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.
Filmography (57)
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022
Toy Story 4
2019
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
Toy Story of Terror!
2013
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
Everything or Nothing
2012
Partysaurus Rex
2012
Secret of the Wings
2012
Small Fry
2011
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
The Tourist
2010
Toy Story 3
2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007