Tim Brooke-Taylor

Tim Brooke-Taylor
OBE
Brooke-Taylor in 2014
Birth nameTimothy Julian Brooke-Taylor
Born(1940-07-17)17 July 1940
Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Died12 April 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 79)
Cookham, Berkshire, England
MediumFilm, television, radio, theatre
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
Years active1964–2020
GenresSketch comedy
Spouse
Christine Wheadon
(m. 1968)
Children2
Notable works and rolesI'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (1964–1973)
At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
How to Irritate People (1968)
Marty (1968–1969)
Broaden Your Mind (1968–1969)
The Goodies
(1970–1982)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (1972–2020)
One Foot in the Grave (1997)

Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020)[1] was an English actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of The Goodies.

He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, he moved into television with At Last the 1948 Show, working together with old Cambridge friends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. With Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he starred in The Goodies (1970–1982), picking up international recognition in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He appeared as an actor in various sitcoms and was a panellist on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for almost 50 years.

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