Timothy Dalton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 21 March 1946 · Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (born March 21, 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter. He took roles in the period films Wuthering Heights (1970), Cromwell (1970), and Mary, Queen of Scots (1971). Dalton also appeared in the films Flash Gordon (1980), The Rocketeer (1991), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Tourist (2010). On television, Dalton played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial Jane Eyre (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries Scarlett (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who (2009–2010), Sir Malcolm Murray on the Showtime horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), and the Chief on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series Doom Patrol (2019–2021). He portrayed Peter Townsend in the fifth season of The Crown.
Known for
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- 2026Toy Story 5 as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- 2022Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Toy Story 4 as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- 2014Toy Story That Time Forgot as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- 2013Toy Story of Terror! as Mr. Pricklepants (Voice)
- 2012Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars as Self
- 2012Everything or Nothing as Self
- 2012Partysaurus Rex as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- 2012Secret of the Wings as Lord Milori (voice)
- 2011Small Fry as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- 2011Hawaiian Vacation as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- 2010The Tourist as Chief Inspector Jones
- 2010Toy Story 3 as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
- 2010Doctor Who: The End of Time as Lord President/Narrator
- 2007Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz as Self
- 2007Hot Fuzz as Simon Skinner
- 2006Timothy Dalton: On Acting
- 2003Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Damien Drake
- 2001American Outlaws as Allan Pinkerton
- 2000Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn as James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000Possessed as Fr. Willam Bowden
- 2000Inside The Living Daylights as Self
- 2000Inside 'Licence to Kill' as Self
- 2000Time Share as Matt Farragher
- 1999Passion's Way as Charles Darrow
- 1999Made Men as Sheriff Dex Drier
- 1997The Informant as DCI Rennie
- 1997The Beautician and the Beast as Boris Pochenko
- 1996Salt Water Moose as Lester Parnell
- 1995In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross as Self / James Bond
- 1994Lie Down with Lions as Jack Carver
- 1993Naked in New York as Elliot Price
- 199230 Years of James Bond as Self
- 1991The Rocketeer as Neville Sinclair
- 1991Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air as Self
- 1990The King's Whore as King Vittorio Amadeo
- 1989Licence to Kill as James Bond
- 1989Brenda Starr as Basil St. John
- 1988Hawks as Bancroft
- 1987The Living Daylights as James Bond
- 1987Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond as Self
- 1985The Emperor's New Clothes as Narrator (voice)
- 1985The Doctor and the Devils as Doctor Thomas Rock
- 1985Florence Nightingale as Richard Milnes
- 1984The Master of Ballantrae as Col Francis Burke
- 1983Antony and Cleopatra as Antony
- 1981Chanel Solitaire as Boy Capel
- 1980Flash Gordon as Prince Barin
- 1979The Flame Is Love as Marquis de Guaita
- 1979Agatha as Archie Christie
- 1978Sextette as Sir Michael Barrington
- 1976El hombre que supo amar as Juan de Dios
- 1975Permission to Kill as Charles Lord
- 1971Mary, Queen of Scots as Henry, Lord Darnley
- 1970The Voyeur as Mark
- 1970Cromwell as Prince Rupert
- 1970Wuthering Heights as Heathcliff
- 1968The Lion in Winter as Philip II