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Timothy Leonard Spall is an award-winning classical character actor who was born on February 27, 1957, and raised in London. The son of blue-collar parents, Joseph L. Spall, a postal worker, and Sylvia R. (Leonard), a hairdresser, his interest in acting happened early and Spall auditioned and earned a spot with the National Youth Theatre.
The young actor showed great promise at RADA where he portrayed the title roles in "Macbeth" and "Othello." In 1979 he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and stayed for approximately two years performing in such plays as "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "Cymbeline," "The Three Sisters," "Nicholas Nickleby" and "The Knight of the Burning Pestle." With other rep companies, he appeared in, among others, "The Merchant" and "St. Joan."
Making his minor debut in a filmed version of the play The Life Story of Baal (1978), Tim went on to play featured roles in offbeat films such as Quadrophenia (1979), Remembrance (1982), The Missionary (1982), The Bride (1985), Body Contact (1987), Crusoe (1988), To Kill A Priest (1988), Dream Demon (1988) and 1871 (1990)
In the 1990's, Timothy surged forward largely through his association with prolific writer/director Mike Leigh, appearing in a number of his award-winning, working-class features. Those included his doomed chef Aubrey in Life Is Sweet (1990); brother/uncle Maurice in Secrets & Lies (1996) (BAFTA Award nomination); the vulnerable performer Richard Temple in the Gilbert & Sullivan biopic Topsy-Turvy (1999) (another BAFTA nomination); and the benign taxi driver Phil in All or Nothing (2002). He also worked for other noted directors including Ken Russell in Gothic (1986), Clint Eastwood in White Hunter Black Heart (1990), Bernardo Bertolucci in The Sheltering Sky (1990), and Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet (1996) (as Rosenkrantz).
Tim impressed on the small screen as well during this time, accentuated by his starring work on series TV as the luckless Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993) as well as the comedies Nice Day at the Office (1994) and Outside Edge (1994), and his BAFTA-nominated TV roles in Our Mutual Friend (1998), Shooting the Past (1999) and Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001).
A battle with myeloid leukemia sharply curtailed Tim's momentum for a time, but he returned healthy into the millennium in superb lead and support form to create arguably his most hissable cinematic character. As the cowardly, half-blooded wizard Peter Pettigrew, Tim inhabited the role in several of the nine "Harry Potter" blockbusters from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). He also earned superb notices as: one of the charitable Cheeryble brothers in Nicholas Nickleby (2002); gullible banker Mr. Poe in the wild Jim Carrey adventure comedy A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); humorous Simon Graham in the Tom Cruise starrer The Last Samurai (2003); evil queen henchman Nathaniel in the delightful Disney film Enchanted (2007); the villainous Beadle in the dark musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007); the over-anxious lawyer starring role in the family dramedy Reuniting the Rubins (2010); Sir Winston Churchill in The King's Speech (2010); werewolf hunter Sid in the horror comedy Love Bite (2012); eccentric painter J.M.W. Turner portrait in Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner (2014) (Cannes, London Critics Circle, New York Critics Circle and National Society of Film Critics winner); the co-lead with Juno Temple in the social drama Away (2016); legal combatant David Irving in the Holocaust-themed Denial (2016); part of an upper-class couple (opposite Kristin Scott Thomas in the dark social comedy The Party (2017); a syndicated boss in The Corrupted (2019); and as artist L.S. Lowry opposite Vanessa Redgrave playing his mother in the biopic Mrs Lowry & Son (2019).
Tim's more recent notable TV outings have included his Fagin in the mini-series version of the Dickens classic Oliver Twist (2007), the title role in the TV-movie The Fattest Man in Britain (2009), and as Eddie in the series The Street (2006), Lord Blandings in the comedy Blandings (2013) and Lord Wallington in the dramatic mini-series Summer of Rockets (2019).
The father of three children, one of his children, Rafe Spall, is a prolific actor in his own right.- Geoffrey McGivern was born in 1952 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Little Dorrit (2008), Onegin (1999) and Blackball (2003).
- Bryan studied drama at RADA and soon made an impression on TV in the footballing drama "United" and on film working for Hammer studios in "Quatermass And The Pit" and "The Witches". Perhaps his most major film role is the duplicitous Councillor Harris in "The Long Good Friday". Bryan emigrated to Australia in 1983, and continued to act in various film & TV projects, dividing his time between Australia and his native Britain before his death.
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- Music Department
Gareth Hunt was born on 7 February 1943 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Fierce Creatures (1997), Undercover Lover (1979) and The New Avengers (1976). He was married to Amanda, Annette Walter-Lax and Carol. He died on 14 March 2007 in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Buster Merryfield was born on 27 November 1920 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Only Fools and Horses (1981), The Citadel (1983) and Only Fools and Horses: Only Fools Cutaway (1997). He was married to Iris M Mountford. He died on 23 June 1999 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Kelly Hunter was born in 1963 in Battersea, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Hole (2001), Les Misérables (1998) and Vanity Fair (2004).- Born in South London on Sept 5, 1935, to Ernest and Rose Briggs, Johnny had a younger sister, Barbara, who died in 1955 at age 15. As a boy, he sang soprano in a church choir and during World War II he was evacuated to the safety of the English countryside. Back in London he won a scholarship, at age 12, to the Italia Conti Stage Academy. Among his classmates were Nanette Newman and Anthony Newley. A scattering of parts followed in movies, stage plays and TV shows. In 1953 Johnny began two years of service in Germany with the Royal Tank Regiment. He then resumed his acting career.
In 1961 he married Caroline Sinclair and they had two children, Mark and Karen, before divorcing in 1975. In 1975 Johnny married schoolteacher Christine Allsop and they've had four children: Jennifer, Michael, Stephanie, and Anthony. British audiences know him best as 'Mike Baldwin', the part he played on the Coronation Street (1960) TV series for almost 30 years beginning in 1976. American audiences are more likely to remember him as the young sailor who was stripped to the waist and flogged in 1962's Damn the Defiant! (1962)! Though working less frequently these days, Johnny remains an avid golfer. - Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Simon Blackwell was born on 27 May 1966 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for In the Loop (2009), Veep (2012) and The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019).- Jasper Jacob was born on 2 July 1958 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for RocknRolla (2008), The Turn of the Screw (1974) and The Iron Lady (2011).
- Actor
- Producer
Geoffrey Rose was born in 1932 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Tuxedo Warrior (1982), A Fine Romance (1981) and The Blind Side of God (1987).- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Alan James William Bell was a British television director/producer, best known for his 29-year long stint at the helm of BBC's popular sitcom Last of the Summer Wine (1973). Alan was the son of James Bell, a London Electricity Board cashier, and his wife Agnes, who worked as a dressmaker. After finishing high school, Alan worked as a projectionist in Leven, a seaside town in Fife, Scotland. In 1958, he joined the BBC as a film editor, eventually working his way up to production assistant and assistant floor manager. He made his directing debut in 1968. Early successes included 27 episodes of the children's variety show Crackerjack! (1955), broadcast to a live audience. He later produced and directed six instalments of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981). In 1980, he won a TV BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment Programme as director of two hilarious episodes of Michael Palin's brilliant satire Ripping Yarns (1976). Later, he directed and produced the BBC sitcom The Hello Goodbye Man (1984) which starred Ian Lavender as a hapless pharmaceutical salesman. Alan retired in 2014 and died on October 19 2023, aged 85.- Freddie Foreman was born on 5 March 1932 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is known for Gangster No 1: The Freddie Foreman Story (2019), Die Gentlemen baten zur Kasse (2013) and Chancers (2016).
- John Esmonde was born on 21 March 1937 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Please Sir! (1968), The Fenn Street Gang (1971) and Now and Then (1983). He was married to Gina Esmonde. He died on 10 August 2008 in Spain.
- Sound Department
Roy Charman was born on 31 May 1930 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Aliens (1986) and Superman (1978). He died on 4 October 1990 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK.- Terence Maidment was born on 28 April 1932 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), The Avengers (1961) and Armchair Cinema (1973).
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Harvey was Born on May 1st, 1979 in Battersea London,England as Michael Harvey Jr. He is an actor/musician known from chart topping award winning So Solid Crew: & Movies Out for a kill, The Big I am & the Deadly Game. He was also the lead in west end hit musical Daddy cool where he was nominated For Best support actor In a west end Musical.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Location Management
Bill Westley was born in 1939 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Jackal (1997) and Memphis Belle (1990). He has been married to Julie Betts since 1959. They have two children.- Russell Westwood was born on 27 December 1906 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Spin a Dark Web (1956), Vengeance Is Mine (1949) and White Fire (1953). He died in July 1957 in Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Laurie Frost was born on 2 January 1948 in Battersea, London, England, UK. Laurie is known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975) and The Shout (1978).- Janet Bruce was born on 13 March 1913 in Battersea, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Common Room (1958), Nothing But the Night (1973) and The Railway Children (1951). She died on 13 March 2006 in Streatham, London, England, UK.
- George Pughe was born on 2 October 1902 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Whistling in the Dark (1938), Give Me the Stars (1945) and Storm in a Teacup (1937). He was married to Miki Decima. He died on 6 February 1967 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Arthur Hammond was born in 1930 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for After Mr. Sam (1975), Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 1: International Background - Canadian Roots (1989) and Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 4: New Party, Old Problems (1989). He was married to Mary Anne Macdonald. He died on 28 March 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
George Shearing was born on 13 August 1919 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Bedtime Stories (2008), Green Book (2018) and The Muppets (2011). He was married to Eleanor Geffert and Beatrice Bayes. He died on 14 February 2011 in New York City, New York, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Director
James Cameron was born on 17 June 1911 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for ITV Playhouse (1967), Screenplay (1979) and The Spanish Civil War (1983). He died on 26 January 1985 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Denis Johnson Jr. was born in 1937 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Oliver! (1968), Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983) and Jane and the Lost City (1987). He was married to Angela Cockill. He died on 9 January 2022 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Vernon Hayden was born on 22 June 1913 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967), The MacKintosh Man (1973) and Ballad in Blue (1965). He died in February 1979 in West Molesey, Surrey, England, UK.- Philip Newman was born on 11 May 1926 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Badger's Bend (1963), Illegal Aliens (2007) and The Darwin Adventure (1972). He was married to Agnes Pooley. He died in November 2006 in London, England, UK.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
John Harrison was born on 7 May 1924 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for They Can't Hang Me (1955), Charlesworth at Large (1958) and Dancers in Mourning (1959). He was married to Linda Gardner and Daphne Slater. He died on 12 August 2018 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Marianne Hesketh was born on 15 May 1930 in Battersea, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Biggles (1960) and Skyport (1959). She was married to Barrie Hesketh. She died on 24 April 1984 in Dervaig, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Johnny Worth was born on 21 June 1931 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Johnny Cool (1963), Hammerhead (1968) and Some People (1962). He was married to Catherine Stock. He died on 6 August 2021 in Consett, County Durham, England, UK.- Kenneth McClellan was born on 5 September 1918 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Kidnapped (1956), Bullseye! (1990) and Kidnapped (1978). He died on 15 July 2004.
- Script and Continuity Department
- Director
- Additional Crew
June Samson was born on 3 March 1930 in Battersea, London, England, UK. She was a director, known for Top Gun (1986), The Shadow (1994) and The Man with Two Brains (1983). She died on 3 November 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- W.J. Brown was born on 13 September 1894 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He died on 3 October 1960 in Wittersham, Kent, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Wilfrid Thomas was born on 2 May 1904 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Rugged O'Riordans (1949), The Benny Hill Show (1969) and These Stars Are Mine (1943). He was married to Bettina Dickson. He died on 16 August 1991 in Kensington, London, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
- Editor
George Inger was born in August 1934 in Battersea, London, England, UK. George was a director and producer, known for Animal Magic (1962), The Animal Game (1973) and Discovery and Experience (1966). George was married to Daisy Cooper. George died on 9 April 2023 in Clevedon, North Somerset, England, UK.- Additional Crew
- Script and Continuity Department
- Production Manager
Marilyn Clarke was born on 22 June 1944 in Battersea, London, England, UK. She is a production manager, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Superman III (1983). She was previously married to Bert Batt.- James Page was born on 1 June 1894 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Solo for Canary (1958), Kenilworth (1957) and Nathaniel Titlark (1956). He died on 1 December 1976 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Art Department
Andy Cockell was born in Battersea, London, England, UK. Andy is an actor, known for Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003), Whiplash (2003) and Anachronox (2001).- Director
- Actor
- Producer
George Wynn was born on 22 June 1891 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Hobson's Choice (1920), Tense Moments from Great Plays (1922) and The Flag Lieutenant (1919). He died in 1978 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Barry Johns was born on 4 January 1927 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Comedy Playhouse (1961). He was married to Juli Castell. He died on 5 February 2008 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
Gerry Lewis was born in April 1928 in Battersea, London, England, UK. Gerry was married to Sheridan Lewis. Gerry died on 5 January 2020 in London, England, UK.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Pudney was born on 6 September 1934 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for The Urge to Kill (1989), Money Sings (1963) and Screamtime (1983). He died in 1996 in Kensington, London, England, UK.- Art Department
Cyril Sundborg was born in 1934 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is known for In Celebration (1975). He died on 25 December 2014 in Whitstable, Kent, England, UK.- Art Department
Nobby Clark was born on 23 August 1923 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is known for Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Percy the Park Keeper (1996) and William's Wish Wellingtons (1994). He was married to Jill Lee. He died on 21 March 2009.- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Phyl Allarie was born in 1947 in Battersea, London, England, UK. Phyl is a production manager, known for Alexander (2004), Shiner (2000) and Gormenghast (2000).- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dinah Thetford was born in 1932 in Battersea, London, England, UK. She is a director and producer, known for Harpers West One (1961), Emergency-Ward 10 (1957) and The Arthur Haynes Show (1956).- Frank Hough was born on 9 December 1909 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Excuse My Glove (1936). He died in 1981 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barry Langley was born in 1938 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is an assistant director, known for Top Secret! (1984), The Emerald Forest (1985) and Dragonslayer (1981).- E.H. Brooke was born on 22 July 1875 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Adventure (1916) and For the Love of Mike (1932). He died on 18 January 1929 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Bert Wynne was born on 15 November 1889 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Call of the East (1922), The Manchester Man (1920) and The Town of Crooked Ways (1920). He died on 14 November 1971 in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK.