Timothy West, one of Britain’s most distinguished and versatile actors, has died at the age of 90, his family has announced.
He was known for roles on stage and screen including in TV sitcoms Not Going Out and Bedtime, dramas such as Bleak House and Gentleman Jack, and soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders.
A statement released by his children said the actor died “peacefully in his sleep” and was “with his friends and family at the end”.
The actor is also survived by his wife, Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years.
West was born in 1934 in Bradford, the son of actors Lockwood West and Olive Carleton-Crowe.
He attended Bristol Grammar School, where his contemporaries included Julian Glover and Dave Prowse, who would later play Darth Vader in Star Wars.
West began his career in entertainment as an assistant stage manager at the Wimbledon Theatre.
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