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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Chris Wiegand and Caroline Davies

HISTORICAL FACTS: Timothy west star of stage screen and television dies aged 90 - Caught on Camera

Head and shoulders of Timothy West and Prunella Scales.
Timothy West with his wife, Prunella Scales, in May 2024. They were married for 61 years and starred together in Great Canal Journeys. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Media

The actor Timothy West, whose career ranged from Shakespeare, Ibsen and Pinter on stage to TV appearances in Brass, EastEnders and Great Canal Journeys (with his wife, Prunella Scales), has died aged 90.

His children, Juliet, Samuel and Joseph West, said in a statement: “After a long and extraordinary life on and off the stage, our darling father, Timothy West, died peacefully in his sleep yesterday evening. He was 90 years old.

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