Tim Wylton

Tim Wylton
Born Timothy Higginson
(1940-02-27) 27 February 1940
Bangor-on-Dee, Flintshire, Wales
Years active 1964–present
Spouse(s) Ann Curthoys (m. ??; div. ??)
Children Huw Higginson
Emma Higginson

Tim Wylton (born Timothy Higginson; 27 February 1940) is a British actor best known for his television roles as Stanley Dawkins in My Hero, and Lol Ferris in As Time Goes By.[1]

Career

As a stage actor he appeared in Zeffirelli's noted 1961 Old Vic production of Romeo and Juliet and was a "mainstay" of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1977.[2]

Wylton attended Strathallan School, Perthshire[3] and RADA.[2] He has been acting on British television since 1964, when he made an appearance on The Comedy of Errors.[1] Other early appearances include The Liver Birds, The Sweeney, Maybury, The Dustbinmen, On Giant's Shoulders and Juliet Bravo.[1] Wylton also had a role in the BBC's 1979 adaptation of Henry V, playing the rather lovable Fluellen.[1]

During the 1980s he acted on programmes such as Bergerac, To Serve Them All My Days, Campion, The Citadel and A Bit of a Do (as Rodney Sillitoe).[1] In 1983, he appeared in the film Curse of the Pink Panther.[1] During the 1990s, he starred in All Creatures Great and Small, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Lovejoy, Rumpole of the Bailey, A Touch of Frost, The Darling Buds of May, French & Saunders, Peak Practice, Annie's Bar, Cadfael, C.A.T.S. Eyes and Wycliffe.[1] In 1995, he appeared as Elizabeth Bennet's Uncle Gardner in the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.[1]

In 1996, he appeared in As Time Goes By as Lol Ferris, and continued this role until 2002.[1] From 2000, he has appeared in My Hero as Stanley Dawkins.[1] Since 2000, he has appeared in Absolutely Fabulous, Coronation Street, Casualty, Heartbeat and The Royal.[1]

Wylton's son is the actor Huw Higginson, best known for his portrayal of PC George Garfield on police drama The Bill. His daughter, Emma Higginson, is an actress.

Selected filmography

Television roles

YearTitleRole
1969–1970The DustbinmenEric
1989A Bit of a DoRodney Sillitoe
1991Agatha Christie's PoirotHenry Delafontaine in "How Does Your Garden Grow?"
1995Pride and PrejudiceMr Gardiner
1996–2002As Time Goes ByLol Ferris
2000–2006My HeroStanley Dawkins

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Tim Wylton". DigiGuide. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Trowbridge, Simon (2010). "Tim Wylton". The Company: A biographical dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company (2 ed.). Oxford, England: Editions Albert Creed. ISBN 9780955983023.
  3. ↑ TV Times staff (1970). Who's Who on Television. Independent Television Publications Ltd.
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