Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward
Woodward in 1974
Born	Timothy Oliver Woodward (1953-04-24)24 April 1953 Kensington,London, England
Died	9 November 2023(2023-11-09)(aged 70)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–2023
Parent(s)	Edward Woodward Venetia Barrett
Relatives	Peter Woodward(brother) Sarah Woodward(sister)

Timothy Oliver Woodward(24 April 1953 – 9 November 2023) was an English actor.

Early life and education

Timothy Oliver Woodward was born inKensington,London, on 24 April 1953, the son of actorsEdward Woodwardand Venetia Collett (who used thestage nameBarrett). His siblings includedPeter WoodwardandSarah Woodward,both also actors.

He was educated atHaileybury and Imperial Service College,and then trained atRADAin London.

Career

Woodward was probably best known for his audionarrationin the children's television showWide-Eye.

One of his earliest starring roles was asRoyal Flying CorpspilotSergeantAlan Farmer in the 1970sBBCdramaWings.This was followed by his starring as the by-the-bookRoyal Air ForcepilotSquadron LeaderRex inPiece of Cake(1988).

During the 1990s Woodward made an appearance in theGranada Televisionsoap operaFamiliesas well as taking the role ofgamekeeperWalter Gillies inYorkshire Television's long-running 1960s dramaHeartbeat.

Woodward appeared in the 2000s ITV police dramaMurder Cityand also portrayedLeonard "Nipper" ReadofScotland Yardin the 2008 ITV adaptation ofJake Arnott's crime novelHe Kills Coppers.He guest-starred with his father Edward and son Sam as a London gangster family in a special storyline forThe Billin 2008. Also, he appeared with his father Edward in an episode of American TV'sThe Equalizer,in which he played Robert McCall's father in a flashback scene. He is the brother of actorsPeter WoodwardandSarah Woodward.

Woodward's other television credits include:The Irish R.M.,Tales of the Unexpected,Pie in the Sky,Absolutely Fabulous,Prime Suspect,The Ruth Rendell Mysteries—Bribery and CorruptionwithJames D'Arcy,New Tricks,Bramwell,Midsomer Murders,Murphy's Law,Heat of the Sun,Rosemary & ThymeandAgatha Christie's Poirot.

Woodward had a cameo role in William Mager's short filmStiletto,completed in June 2008.

Personal life and death

Woodward married Amanda Smith in 1997. They had two sons and a daughter. He also had a son from an earlier relationship with the actressJan Chappell,and a daughter with Kate Barnwell.

Tim Woodward died of cancer on 9 November 2023, at the age of 70. He was survived by his wife and five children.

Film and television

• Galileo(1975, byJoseph Losey) as Ludovico Marsili
• The Expert(1976, series 4, episode 7, BBC Television) as Det. Sgt. Hallet
• Wings(1977, BBC Television) as Sgt. Alan Farmer
• The Europeans(1979, byJames Ivory) as Felix Young
• Tales of the Unexpected(1982, TV series, episode "Decoy" ) as Timothy Burton
• Cousin Phillis(1982, TV series) as Edward Holdsworth
• King David(1985, byBruce Beresford) as Joab
• Salomè(1986, by Claude d'Anna) as Nerva
• Personal Services(1987, byTerry Jones) as Timms
• Piece of Cake(1988, TV series) as Squadron Leader Rex
• Passion and Paradise(1989, byHarvey Hart) as Godfrey Higgs
• Closing Numbers(1993, byStephen Whittaker) as Keith
• The Scarlet Letter(1995, byRoland Joffé) as Brewster Stonehall
• Some Mother's Son(1996, byTerry George) as Harrington
• The House of Angelo(1997, byJim Goddard) as William Angelo
• B. Monkey(1998, byMichael Radford) as Frank Rice
• RKO 281(1999, TV movie) asJack L. Warner
• Yoho Ahoy(2000–2001, TV series;audiobooks) -narrator
• K-19: The Widowmaker(2002, byKathryn Bigelow) as Partonov
• New Tricks(2003, TV series) as Donald Bevan
• Wide-Eye(2003–present; audiobooks) as narrator
• Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman(2005, byAdrian Shergold) as Governor of Holloway
• Space Race(2005, TV series) asMitrofan Nedelin
• Agatha Christie's Poirot(2006, TV series) as Enoch Arden / Charles
• Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial(2006, TV mini-series) asJohn Amen
• Flight of Fury(2007, byMichael Keusch) as Admiral Pendleton
• Stiletto(2008, short) as the Executive
• The Fattest Man in Britain(2009, TV movie) as Morley Raisin
• Mad Dogs(2011–2013, TV series) as Dominic
• Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond(2014, TV mini-series) asAir Chief Marshal 'Bomber' Harris
• Houdini(2014, TV mini-series) as Sheriff John
• London Has Fallen(2016, byBabak Najafi) as General
• Criminal(2016, byAriel Vromen) as Roderick Armstrong
• Genius(2017, TV series) as Magistrate König
• Beast(2017, by Michael Pearce) as Fletcher Huntingdon
• The Marine 6: Close Quarters(2018, byJames Nunn) as Tommy Walker
• Peaky Blinders(2019, TV series) as Lord Suckerby
• Radioactive(2019, byMarjane Satrapi) asAlexandre Millerand
• Casualty(2019, TV series) as Vincent Millbank

External links

• Tim WoodwardatIMDb