Tim Brooke-Taylor

Tim Brooke-Taylor

1940-07-17 – 2020-04-12 (age 79) Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971

as Computer Scientist (uncredited)

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

as Self - Various Characters

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Twelve Plus One
Twelve Plus One

1969

as Jackie

How to Irritate People
How to Irritate People

1969

as Various Characters

What the Pythons Did Next...
The Statue
The Statue

1971

as Hillcrest

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995

as Algy in 'Stately Homes' segment, Presenter in 'One-Man Band' segment

Pleasure at Her Majesty's
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Aladdin

1974

as Self (w/The Goodies)

BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore
Return of the Goodies
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
Under the Bed
Under the Bed

1988

as Bin Man

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The Unvarnished Truth
The Unvarnished Truth

1983

as Tom Bryce

One Man Band
One Man Band

1999

as Reporter / Young Aristocrat