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Timothy West (born October 20, 1934) is a British
film, stage and television actor.  He was born in
Bradford, England|Bradford, Yorkshire, and is
married to the actress Prunella Scales.  They are
prominent supporters of the British Labour Party.

West's craggy looks ensured a career as a
character actor rather than a leading man.  Having
spent years as a familiar face who never quite
became a household name, his big chance came with
the major television series, Edward the Seventh
(television)|Edward the Seventh (1975), in which
he played the title role and his real-life sons
played the sons of King Edward VII of the United
Kingdom|Edward VII as children.  Other major roles
have included parts in the films, The Thirty-Nine
Steps (1978) and Cry Freedom (1987).  In 1997, he
played Gloucester in the BBC television production
of  King Lear.

In 2001, West played the older Maurice in Iris
(2001 movie)|Iris, while his actor son, Samuel
West, played young Maurice.

He is president of the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art, and a supporter of the charity
Cancer Research UK.

== Stage roles ==
*King Lear (2003) with English Touring Theatre
Company, as Lear
*The External
etc.
== TV roles ==
*Edward the Seventh (television)|Edward the
Seventh (1975)
*Hedda (1975)
*Brass (TV series) (1982) as Bradley Hardacre
*Blore, MP (play)
*King Lear (1997) as Gloucester
*Bedtime (series, 2001)
etc.
== Film roles ==
*The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)
*Cry Freedom (1987)
*Framed (1993)
*Iris (2001 movie)|Iris (2001) (as the older
Maurice)
etc.

== Autobiography ==
*A Moment Towards the End of the Play, 2001, ISBN
1854596195