Timothy West | |
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Born | Timothy Lancaster West 20 October 1934 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
Education | The John Lyon School Bristol Grammar School |
Alma mater | Regent Street Polytechnic (now University of Westminster) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1956–2022 |
Spouses | |
Children | 3, including Samuel West |
Parent(s) | Lockwood West Olive Carleton-Crowe |
Timothy Lancaster West[1] CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English retired actor and presenter. He has appeared frequently on stage and television, including stints in both Coronation Street (as Eric Babbage) and EastEnders (as Stan Carter), and Not Going Out, as the original Geoffrey Adams. He is married to the actress Prunella Scales; from 2014 to 2019, they travelled together on UK and overseas canals in the Channel 4 series Great Canal Journeys.