Timothy Spall filmography
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[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Cherry Orchard | Epikhodov | Television film |
| The Three Sisters | Andrei | ||
| 1982 | Home Sweet Home | Gordon Leach | |
| Oliver Twist | 1st Constable | ||
| 1983–2004 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Barry Spencer Taylor | 40 episodes |
| 1987 | The Nihilist's Double Vision | Nick Watts | Television film |
| 1988 | Journey's End | 2nd Lt Trotter | |
| The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Porfiry | Episode: "Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'" | |
| 1990 | The Tale of Little Pig Robinson | Pig Robinson | Television film |
| Stolen | Donald Caudell | ||
| 1991 | Boon | Bill Webster | Episode: "Pillow Talk" |
| Murder Most Horrid | Pathologist | Episode "The Case of the Missingdre" | |
| 1991–92 | Screenplay | Derek / Francis Meeks | 2 episodes |
| Performance | Jimmy Beales / Chico | ||
| 1992 | Red Dwarf | Andy | Episode "Back to Reality" |
| 1992–93 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Cunningham, Masseur | 2 episodes |
| 1993–94 | Frank Stubbs Promotes | Frank Stubbs | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | Television special | |
| Without Walls | Margaret Rutherford | Episode: "For One Night Only: Margaret Rutherford" | |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Cell Mate | Episode: "Cell" | |
| Spender | Robert Cunningham | Episode: "Retreat" | |
| 1994 | Nice Day at the Office | Phil Bachelor | 6 episodes |
| 1994–96 | Outside Edge | Kevin Costello | 22 episodes |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Salesman | Episode: "The Swords" |
| 1998 | Neville's Island | Gordon | Television film |
| Our Mutual Friend | Mr. Venus | ||
| 1999 | Shooting the Past | Oswald Bates | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | ChuckleVision | Hot Dog Man | |
| The Thing About Vince | Vince Skinner | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers | Irving | 3 episodes |
| Ivor the Invisible | Dad | Television film | |
| Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise | Tommy Rag | BBC Television movie | |
| 2002 | Bodily Harm | Mitchel Greenfield | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | Quinty | Television film |
| 2005 | Cherished | Terry Cannings | |
| Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle | Mr. Harvey | ||
| 2006 | Mysterious Creatures | Bill Ainscow | |
| 2006–09 | The Street | Eddie McEvoy | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | A Room with a View | Mr. Emerson | Television film |
| Oliver Twist | Fagin | Miniseries | |
| 2009 | Gunrush | Doug Beckett | Television film |
| The Fattest Man in Britain | Georgie Godwin | ||
| 2010–12 | Timothy Spall: ...at Sea | Himself | BBC Four miniseries |
| 2012 | The Syndicate | Bob Davies | 5-part drama series |
| Sinbad | Anicetus / Death | Episode: "Old Man of the Sea" | |
| Room on the Broom | Dragon | Voice; TV short film | |
| 2013 | Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun | Narrator | Voice; Channel 5 Docu-series |
| 2013–14 | Blandings | Lord Clarence Emsworth | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | The Enfield Haunting | Maurice Grosse | 3 episodes |
| Fungus the Bogeyman | Fungus | 3-part series | |
| Me and My Guide Dog | Narrator | Voice; documentary film | |
| Cider with Rosie | Laurie Lee | Voice; Television film | |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams | Ed Jacobson | Episode: "The Commuter" |
| 2019 | Hatton Garden | Terry Perkins | 4 episodes |
| Summer of Rockets | Lord Arthur Wallington | Miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| Perpetual Grace, LTD | Donny | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Sixth Commandment | Peter Farquhar | 4-part drama series[6] |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Barry Mickelthwaite |
References[edit]
- ^ "Timothy Spall - Filmography". TalkTalk TV.
- ^ "Early Man cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "MRS Lowry & Son (2019)". IMDb.
- ^ Comiskey, Noeleen (2019-12-16). "Phenomenal director Daniel Graham (Opus Zero starring Willem Dafoe) sent me this beautiful still of the wonderful @ali_cook & I from #featurefilm The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica starring Timothy Spall & Peter Stormare. Cant wait for you to see it. #grateful #pic.twitter.com/15YcqLcIY8". @NoeleenComiskey. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "The Last Bus: Timothy Spall film gives teen busker big break". BBC News Scotland. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Éanna Hardwicke, Annabel Scholey and Sheila Hancock lead cast of BBC One factual drama, The Sixth Commandment". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 13 June 2022.