Actor Tim Pigott-Smith dies aged 70 – BBC News
British actor Tim Pigott-Smith, who was best known for his Bafta-winning role in 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown, has died aged 70.
His agent described him as “one of the greatest actors of his generation”.
The actor was due to appear in a touring production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, with opening night in Northampton on Monday.
He received Olivier and Tony Award nominations in 2014/15 for his lead role in the play King Charles III.
He was also made an OBE in…
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Saw him as a great Professor Higgins in Pygmalion. A fine actor. R.I.P.
I gather he was a lovely man too. My late ex-husband worked with him and said he was delightful. Sad.
I was surprised to hear this on the evening news. I immediately thought of our recent discussion about ‘The Jewel In The Crown’. The age of 70 seems so young an age to die, these days. Perhaps because I am only five years away from it.
Best wishes, Pete. x
It was a shock to me. It is too young, just as 69 was too young for Rickman and Bowie.
From my childhood I fondly remember Tim Pigott-Smith from a really great Doctor Who serial “The Masque of Mandragora” and the wonderful 1981 fantasy movie Clash of the Titans. As an adult I later spotted him in many other television and film productions. He certainly was prolific.