English actor Timothy Spall OBE (born 27 February 1957) has made over 100 appearances in film and television.[1] Having made his cinematic debut in the 1979 film Quadrophenia, Spall first rose to fame for playing boring Barry Spencer Taylor in the comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004), a role that won him popularity and critical praise. He has gone on to become an acclaimed Hollywood actor featuring in a vast number of cinematic roles, among them the starring role of Maurice Purley in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which he received nominations for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year.
Film
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cherry Orchard | 1981 | Epikhodov | Television film |
| The Three Sisters | 1981 | Andrei | Television film |
| Home Sweet Home | 1982 | Gordon Leach | Television film |
| Oliver Twist | 1982 | 1st Constable | Television film |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | 1983–2004 | Barry Spencer Taylor | 40 episodes |
| The Nihilist's Double Vision | 1987 | Nick Watts | Television film |
| Journey's End | 1988 | 2nd Lt Trotter | Television film |
| The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | 1988 | Porfiry | Episode: "Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'" |
| The Tale of Little Pig Robinson | 1990 | Pig Robinson | Television film |
| Stolen | 1990 | Donald Caudell | |
| Boon | 1991 | Bill Webster | Episode: "Pillow Talk" |
| Murder Most Horrid | 1991 | Pathologist | Episode "The Case of the Missingdre" |
| Screenplay | 1991, 1992 | Derek / Francis Meeks | 2 episodes |
| Performance | 1991, 1992 | Jimmy Beales / Chico | 2 episodes |
| Red Dwarf | 1992 | Andy | Episode "Back to Reality" |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 1992–1993 | Cunningham, Masseur | 2 episodes |
| Frank Stubbs Promotes | 1993–1994 | Frank Stubbs | 13 episodes |
| Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | 1993 | Television special | |
| Without Walls | 1993 | Margaret Rutherford | Episode: "For One Night Only: Margaret Rutherford" |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | 1993 | Cell Mate | Episode: "Cell" |
| Spender | 1993 | Robert Cunningham | Episode: "Retreat" |
| Nice Day at the Office | 1994 | Phil Bachelor | 6 episodes |
| Outside Edge | 1994–1996 | Kevin Costello | 22 episodes |
| The Hunger | 1997 | Salesman | Episode: "The Swords" |
| Neville's Island | 1998 | Gordon | Television film |
| Our Mutual Friend | 1998 | Mr. Venus |
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| Shooting the Past | 1999 | Oswald Bates | Nominated—British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
| ChuckleVision | 2000 | Hot Dog Man | |
| Perfect Strangers | 2001 | Irving | 3 episodes |
| Ivor the Invisible | 2001 | Dad | Television film |
| Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise | 2001 | Tommy Rag |
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| Bodily Harm | 2002 | Mitchel Greenfield | 2 episodes |
| My House in Umbria | 2003 | Quinty | Television film |
| Cherished | 2005 | Terry Cannings | Television film |
| Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle | 2005 | Mr. Harvey | Television film |
| Mysterious Creatures | 2006 | Bill Ainscow | Television film |
| The Street | 2006–09 | Eddie McEvoy | 9 episodes |
| A Room with a View | 2007 | Mr. Emerson | Television film |
| Oliver Twist | 2007 | Fagin | Miniseries |
| Gunrush | 2009 | Doug Beckett | Television film |
| The Fattest Man in Britain | 2009 | Georgie Godwin | Television film |
| Timothy Spall: ...at Sea | 2010–12 | Himself | |
| The Syndicate | 2012 | Bob Davies | 5-part drama series; Nominated—National Television Award for Best Drama Performance |
| Sinbad | 2012 | Anicetus / Death | Episode: "Old Man of the Sea" |
| Room on the Broom | 2012 | Dragon (voice) | Television short film |
| Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun | 2013 | Narrator (voice) | Channel 5 television documentary series |
| Blandings | 2013–14 | Lord Clarence Emsworth | 13 episodes |
| The Enfield Haunting | 2015 | Maurice Grosse | 3 episodes |
| Fungus the Bogeyman | 2015 | Fungus | 3-part series |
| Me and My Guide Dog | 2015 | Narrator (voice) | Television documentary film |
| Cider with Rosie | 2015 | Laurie Lee (voice) | Television film |
| Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams | 2017 | Ed Jacobson | Episode: "The Commuter" |
| Hatton Garden | 2019 | Terry Perkins | 4 episodes |
| Summer of Rockets | 2019 | Lord Arthur Wallington | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| Perpetual Grace, LTD | 2019 | Donny | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
Video games
| Title | Year | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 2006 | Barry Mickelthwaite |
References
- ^ "Timothy Spall - Filmography". TalkTalk TV.
- ^ "Awards 2014 : Competition". Cannes. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Early Man cast and crew credits".
- ^ "MRS Lowry & Son (2019)".
- ^ "The Last Bus: Timothy Spall film gives teen busker big break". BBC News Scotland. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.