Тимоти Пиготт-Смит: Жизнь и творчество актера

British actor and author (1946–2017)

Timothy Peter Pigott Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in The Chief, Midsomer Murders, The Vice, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, King Charles III and two Doctor Who stories (The Claws of Axos (1971) and The Masque of Mandragora (1976)). Pigott Smith appeared in many notable films, including Clash of the Titans (1981), Gangs of New York (2002), Johnny English (2003), Alexander (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Quantum of Solace (2008), Red 2 (2013) and Jupiter Ascending (2015).

Pigott Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Margaret Muriel (née Goodman) and Harry Thomas Pigott Smith, who was a journalist. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester, King Edward VI School, Stratford upon Avon and Bristol University. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

After a long career in smaller roles, Pigott Smith's appearance as Arthur Llewellyn Davies in the BBC's mini series The Lost Boys led to his gaining his big break with the leading role of Ronald Merrick in the 1984 television serial The Jewel in the Crown. Pigott Smith appeared in Lewis in 2015 as a taxidermist in the episode "One For Sorrow". He also appeared on the ITV series, Downton Abbey in the third series' (third season) fifth episode as obstetrician/gynaecologist Sir Philip Tapsell, who was present at the death of Lady Sybil Crawley Branson (Jessica Brown Findlay) from eclampsia after giving birth to her daughter.

Pigott Smith worked in the theatre in Shakespearean and Greek roles, including Posthumus in John Barton's 1974 production of Cymbeline for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Contemporary works included Enron, playing Ken Lay, for the Chichester Festival Theatre, and then London, in 2009 and Tobias in A Delicate Balance at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2011. He returned to the Almeida in 2014 as a post accession Charles, Prince of Wales in King Charles III, for which he received a nomination for the Olivier Award for Best Actor, and his first Tony Award nomination for its production on Broadway in 2015. He also appeared as Charles in the 2017 film adaptation of the play. Pigott Smith wrote two children's books in the series The Baker Street Mysteries, featuring the exploits of Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street Irregulars – The Dragon Tattoo (2008) and Shadow of Evil (2009). He played Holmes in a BBC Radio adaptation of The Valley of Fear.

Pigott Smith died from a heart attack in Northampton on 7 April 2017, aged 70, where he had been preparing to appear in a touring production of Death of a Salesman that was set to begin three days later. His wife Pamela Miles was also originally scheduled to appear in the play but had withdrawn after breaking a bone and needing surgery. He is buried on the east side of Highgate Cemetery.

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1976 Aces High Major Stoppard Jack Gold 1977 Joseph Andrews Cornet Tony Richardson 1980 Sweet William Gerald Claude Whatham Richard's Things Peter Anthony Harvey 1981 Clash of the Titans Thallo Desmond Davis Escape to Victory Major Rose John Huston 1986 A State of Emergency Father Joe Ryan Richard C. Bennett 1987 The Race for the Double Helix
(aka Life Story) Francis Crick Mick Jackson 1993 The Remains of the Day Thomas Benn James Ivory 2000 Innocents James Wisheart Peter Kosminsky 2002 Safe Conduct Fleming Bertrand Tavernier Bloody Sunday Major General Robert Ford Paul Greengrass The Four Feathers General Faversham Shekhar Kapur Gangs of New York Calvinist Minister Martin Scorsese 2003 Johnny English Pegasus, Head of MI7 Peter Howitt Eroica Count Dietrichstein Simon Cellan Jones 2004 Alexander Omen Reader Oliver Stone 2006 V for Vendetta Peter Creedy James McTeigue L'Entente Cordiale S. I. Masterson Vincent De Brus Flyboys Mr. Lowry Tony Bill 2008 Quantum of Solace Foreign Secretary Marc Forster 2010 Alice in Wonderland Lord Ascot Tim Burton 2011 My Piece of the Pie Mr. Brown Cédric Klapisch 2013 RED 2 Director Philips Dean Parisot 2015 Jupiter Ascending Malidictes The Wachowskis 2016 Whisky Galore! Woolsey Gillies MacKinnon 2017 6 Days William Whitelaw Toa Fraser Posthumous release King Charles III Charles III Rupert Goold Posthumous release Victoria & Abdul Sir Henry Ponsonby Stephen Frears Posthumous release The Little Vampire 3D Frederick Richard Claus & Karsten Kiilerich Posthumous release, Voice, (final film role)

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1971 Doctor Who (The Claws of Axos) Captain Harker Michael Ferguson Parts 3 + 4 1976 Doctor Who (The Masque of Mandragora) Marco Rodney Bennett 4 episodes 1979 Measure for Measure Angelo Desmond Davis BBC Shakespeare series 1979 Danger UXB Harry Winthrop Simon Langton 1979 Henry IV Pt 1 Henry 'Hotspur' Percy David Giles BBC Shakespeare series 1980 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Vasques Roland Joffe BBC 1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Brendan Bracken Ferdinand Fairfax 8 episodes 1982 I Remember Nelson Capt. Thomas Hardy 4 episodes 1984 The Jewel in the Crown Ronald Merrick Main Cast 1986 Dead Man's Folly Sir George Stubbs Clive Donner Television movie 1987 Life Story Francis Crick Mick Jackson 1988 BAFTA TV Award as the Best Single Drama 1990–93 The Chief (TV series) Chief Constable John StaffordFirst two series1993 The Team A Season With McLaren Narrator 1 series 6 episodes1994 Battlefield Narrator 3 series2003The Day Britain StoppedNarratorDramatic pseudo documentary television film2004 North and SouthRichard HaleMain cast2006 Agatha Christie's PoirotDr. Lionel WoodwardSeries 10, Episode: Taken at the Flood2007 HolbyBlueDCI Harry HutchinsonSeries 12008Midsomer MurdersMatt ParkesRenny RyeEpisode: "Days of Misrule"2010Foyle's WarBrigadier Timothy WilsonStuart OrmeSeries 6, Episode 1: Foyle's War (series 6)2011The HourLord ElmsCoky Giedroyc, Jamie PayneSeries 1, Episode 1, 2, 6: The Hour (Series 1) 2012 Downton Abbey Sir Philip Tapsell Jeremy Webb2011 14The Suspicions of Mr WhicherCommissioner MayneScreenplay by Helen Edmundson 2013 Wodehouse in Exile P. G. Wodehouse Tim Fywell Screenplay by Nigel Williams2013Silent Witness (S:16 Ep:1)Laura Mackie, Jessica Pope2013Miranda (S:3 Ep:3)Valerie Jackford 2014 37 Days Herbert Henry Asquith Justin Hardy TV 3 part miniseries 2015 Inspector Lewis "One For Sorrow" Jasper Hammond Nicholas Laughland Parts 1 and 2

Pigott Smith won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in 1985, for his role in The Jewel in the Crown.