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Timothy Dalton
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (born March 21, 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989).
Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter. He took roles in the period films Wuthering Heights (1970), Cromwell (1970), and Mary, Queen of Scots (1971). Dalton also appeared in the films Flash Gordon (1980), The Rocketeer (1991), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Tourist (2010).
On television, Dalton played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial Jane Eyre (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries Scarlett (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who (2009–2010), Sir Malcolm Murray on the Showtime horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), and the Chief on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series Doom Patrol (2019–2021). He portrayed Peter Townsend in the fifth season of The Crown.
As actor
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Toy Story 4
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Toy Story of Terror!
Everything or Nothing
Secret of the Wings
Partysaurus Rex
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Hawaiian Vacation
Small Fry
The Tourist
Toy Story 3
Doctor Who: The End of Time
Hot Fuzz
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Timothy Dalton: On Acting
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
American Outlaws
Time Share
Possessed
Inside The Living Daylights
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Made Men
Passion's Way
The Informant
The Beautician and the Beast
Salt Water Moose
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Lie Down with Lions