Timothy West Net Worth

Interesting Facts about Timothy West

1. Father of Samuel West.
2. West's young sons, Samuel and Joseph, appeared as his on-screen sons, George and Eddy, when he played the title role in "Edward the Seventh" in 1975.
3. Has a daughter named Juliet.
4. Son of actor Lockwood West.
5. Attended Bristol Grammar School in Bristol, England, where he was in the same class as actor Julian Glover. "Darth Vader" actor David Prowse was also in the same year there.
6. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to drama in the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours List. His wife, Prunella Scales, was awarded the CBE in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
7. A big fan of boating, he has owned a narrowboat since 1979 and regularly holidays on it with his family. He also is vice-president of The Waterways Trust, the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust and a patron of the Huddersfield Canal Society. He was also involved in the restoration of The Waverley, the world's last ocean-going paddle steamer.
8. Timothy was born in Bradford. His parents were both actors on tour, performing at Bradford's Prince's Theatre at the time.
9. Met second wife Prunella Scales in 1960 when they appeared together in the television production "She Died Young". They married three years later after his divorce.
10. Both he and his father Lockwood West have played King Edward VII. He played the monarch in Edward the Seventh (1975) while the elder West played him in both Upstairs, Downstairs: Guest of Honour (1972) and The Life and Times of David Lloyd George: All Flesh Is Grass (1981).
11. Is the President of the prestigious drama school London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), in London.
12. Although he played Annette Crosbie's son in Edward the Seventh (1975), he is only eight months her junior in real life. Similarly, Felicity Kendal played his elder sister in the series in spite of the fact that she is twelve years his junior.
13. He played the Prince of Wales / King Edward VII between the ages of 22 (in 1863) and 68 (in 1910) in Edward the Seventh (1975).
14. Considered for the roles of Dr. Armstrong, Sir Percy Heseltine and Dr. Bukovsky in Lifeforce (1985).
15. One of his ancestors, Sir Guy Carleton was Governor General of Canada.
16. Has traced his family back to the Carletons in 17th century at Rossfad, near Innisklew, Ireland.
17. Grandson of H. Carleton-Crowe.
18. Has two granddaughters, born in 2014 and 2017, via son Samuel West and his partner Laura Wade.
19. 1953 was box office manager at the Frinton Summer theatre in Essex.
20. He and his son Samuel West have both played roles in diffrent film adoptions of 101 Dalmatians. In 102 Dalmatians (2000) Timothy plays the Judge while in 101 Dalmatians II Patchs London Adventure Samuel is the voice of Pongo.