Known For: British actor and author (1946–2017)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor
Country: United Kingdom
City: Rugby
Date of Birth: Monday, 13 May 1946
Died: 2017-04-07 00:00:00 in Q192240
Language English
Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in The Chief, Midsomer Murders, The Vice, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, King Charles III and two Doctor Who stories. Pigott-Smith appeared in many notable films, including Clash of the Titans (1981), Gangs of New York (2002), Johnny English (2003), Alexander (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Quantum of Solace (2008), Red 2 (2013) and Jupiter Ascending (2015).
| BirthPlace | Rugby |
| Education | Q459506, Q608723, Q8039751, Q60286109 |
| Awards | Q10762848 |
| Wikipedia | Tim_Pigott-Smith |
Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Margaret Muriel (née Goodman) and Harry Thomas Pigott-Smith, who was a journalist. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester, King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bristol University. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
