British star Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on 3 celebrations and the timeless titular Shakespeare functions of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, has actually passed away aged 90. In a declaration, his kids stated that West passed away “in harmony” in his sleep “with his family and friends at the end.” “After a long and amazing life on and off the phase, our beloved dad Timothy West passed away quietly in his sleep the other day night,” his kids Juliet, Samuel and Joseph stated. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today During his long profession, West was a routine existence on phase and screen, his flexibility permitting him to play a broad variety of characters. He stood out as a leading star in many Shakespeare productions while repeating functions in British tv’s 2 most popular daytime drama, Coronation Street and Eastenders, kept him in the public eye in later life. West, who was born in the north England city of Bradford, made his London phase launching in 1959, before signing up with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s, where he made his acting chops. On tv, he had functions in many adjustments of the Charles Dickens books, consisting of Hard Times, Oliver Twist and Bleak House. Timothy West and Prunella Scales in 2024. Credit: Gareth Fuller/AP Hard Times was parodied in ITV’s Brass from 1982 to 1984, in which he played a callous self-made business owner. He returned for a 3rd series in 1990. West likewise played Churchill 3 times, in 1979’s From Churchill and the Generals, The Last Bastion 5 years later on and in Hiroshima in 1995. He was wed for 61 years to starlet Prunella Scales, who was most popular for her function as Sybil Fawlty in the timeless 1970s BBC funny Fawlty Towers. The couple’s long love was showcased over 10 series of Channel 4’s Great Canal Journeys in between 2014 and 2021. The program, which seemingly was a love letter to narrowboats and the British countryside, was extensively applauded for the method it truthfully portrayed Scales’ sluggish degeneration with dementia. West was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1984 for his services to drama.
Timothy West, well-known British star of phase and screen, passes away aged 90
