Tim Brooke-Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1940-07-17

Place of Birth

Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Biography

Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of The Goodies. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, he moved into television with At Last the 1948 Show, working together with old Cambridge friends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. With Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he starred in The Goodies (1970–1982), picking up international recognition in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He appeared as an actor in various sitcoms and was a panellist on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for almost 50 years. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Acting History

2019
Up Pompeii as Captain Treacherous
2018
An Audience with The Goodies
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2008
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue as Himself
2008
What the Dickens? as Team Captain
2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation as Self
2007
What the Pythons Did Next... as Self
2006
Legends as Self
2006
The One Show as Self
2006
Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge
2005
Return of the Goodies as Self
2005
BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore as Narrator
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Dr. Edward Humbleby
2002
TLC
2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1997
Endgame as Derek
1996
The Alphabet Game
1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher as Astronomer (voice)
1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band as Algy in 'Stately Homes' segment, Presenter in 'One-Man Band' segment
1993
Shooting Stars as Self
1992
Heartbeat as Ronnie Smethers
1990
The Upper Hand as Trevor
1990
Behind the Footlights as Self
1988
Under the Bed as Bin Man
1987
You Must Be The Husband
1985
Assaulted Nuts
1984
Me and My Girl
1983
Bananaman as Narrator
1983
The Unvarnished Truth as Tom Bryce
1982
Countdown
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Characters
1976
Pleasure at Her Majesty's as Self
1976
The Goodies Almost Live
1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1976
Hello Cheeky
1974
Aladdin as Self (w/The Goodies)
1972
The Case as Tim
1971
London as Various
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Computer Scientist (uncredited)
1971
The Statue as Hillcrest
1970
The Goodies
1969
Twelve Plus One as Jackie
1969
How to Irritate People as Various Characters
1968
Broaden Your Mind
1968
It's Marty
1968
Cilla as Self
1967
Omnibus as Self
1967
At Last the 1948 Show
1964
The Wednesday Play as (uncredited)
Hello Cheeky