Timothy Dalton
Biography
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett was born on March 21, 1946, in Colwyn Bay, Wales, United Kingdom. He is a British actor known for his work in film and on stage. 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 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 in 1987 and Licence to Kill in 1989. His other film appearances include Wuthering Heights in 1970, Cromwell in 1970, Mary, Queen of Scots in 1971, Flash Gordon in 1980, The Rocketeer in 1991, Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003, Hot Fuzz in 2007, and The Tourist in 2010.
Career overview
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett was born on March 21, 1946, in Colwyn Bay, Wales, United Kingdom. He is a British actor who began his career on stage before making his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter. Following his film debut, he took on roles in several period films during the early 1970s, including Wuthering Heights in 1970, Cromwell in 1970, and Mary, Queen of Scots in 1971. He later appeared in Flash Gordon in 1980.
Dalton gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray the fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series. He starred in this role in The Living Daylights in 1987 and Licence to Kill in 1989.
Following his tenure as James Bond, Dalton continued his film career with appearances in The Rocketeer in 1991, Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003, Hot Fuzz in 2007, and The Tourist in 2010. His acting credits across his career span numerous projects, reflecting his background in both stage and film.
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- 1923 (2022) as Donald Whitfield
- Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- Doom Patrol (2019) as Dr. Niles Caulder / The Chief
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017) as Demanitus (voice)
- The Crown (2016) as Peter Townsend
- Penny Dreadful (2014) as Sir Malcolm Murray
- Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- Toy Story of Terror! (2013) as Mr. Pricklepants (Voice)
- Secret of the Wings (2012) as Lord Milori (voice)
- Partysaurus Rex (2012) as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- Everything or Nothing (2012) as Self
- Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012) as Self
- Hawaiian Vacation (2011) as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- Small Fry (2011) as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- The Tourist (2010) as Chief Inspector Jones
- Doctor Who: The End of Time (2010) as Lord President/Narrator
- Unknown Sender (2008) as Miles
- Chuck (2007) as Alexei Volkoff
- Hot Fuzz (2007) as Simon Skinner
- Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz (2007) as Self
- Timothy Dalton: On Acting (2006)
- Hercules (2005) as Amphitryon
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Clive Trevelyan
- Dunkirk (2004) as Narrator
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) as Damien Drake
- American Outlaws (2001) as Allan Pinkerton
- Possessed (2000) as Fr. Willam Bowden
- Inside 'Licence to Kill' (2000) as Self
- Inside The Living Daylights (2000) as Self
- Time Share (2000) as Matt Farragher
- Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (2000) as James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Cleopatra (1999) as Julius Caesar
- Passion's Way (1999) as Charles Darrow
- Made Men (1999) as Sheriff Dex Drier
- The Beautician and the Beast (1997) as Boris Pochenko
- The Informant (1997) as DCI Rennie
- Salt Water Moose (1996) as Lester Parnell
- In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995) as Self / James Bond
- Scarlett (1994) as Rhett Butler
- Lie Down with Lions (1994) as Jack Carver
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Naked in New York (1993) as Elliot Price
- Framed (1992) as Eddie Myers / Phillip von Joel
- 30 Years of James Bond (1992) as Self
- The Rocketeer (1991) as Neville Sinclair
- Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air (1991) as Self
- The King's Whore (1990) as King Vittorio Amadeo
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Lokai
- Licence to Kill (1989) as James Bond
- Brenda Starr (1989) as Basil St. John
- Hawks (1988) as Bancroft
- The Living Daylights (1987) as James Bond
- Na siehste! (1987) as Self
- Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987) as Self
- Sins (1986) as Edmund Junot
- The Doctor and the Devils (1985) as Doctor Thomas Rock
- Florence Nightingale (1985) as Richard Milnes
- The Emperor's New Clothes (1985) as Narrator (voice)
- Mistral's Daughter (1984) as Perry Kilkullen
- The Master of Ballantrae (1984) as Col Francis Burke
- Jane Eyre (1983) as Edward Fairfax Rochester
- Antony and Cleopatra (1983) as Antony
- Nature (1982) as Host
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Narrator (voice)
- Chanel Solitaire (1981) as Boy Capel
- Flash Gordon (1980) as Prince Barin
- Agatha (1979) as Archie Christie
- The Flame Is Love (1979) as Marquis de Guaita
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Centennial (1978) as Oliver Seccombe
- Sextette (1978) as Sir Michael Barrington
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Damien Roth
- El hombre que supo amar (1976) as Juan de Dios
- Permission to Kill (1975) as Charles Lord
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) as Henry, Lord Darnley
- Wuthering Heights (1970) as Heathcliff
- Cromwell (1970) as Prince Rupert
- The Voyeur (1970) as Mark
- Judge Dee (1969)
- The Lion in Winter (1968) as Philip II
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Clive Harrington
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Marchbanks
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Colonel Francis Burke