1 week Ago By [email protected] (Jessica Sansome)
Actor Timothy West, known for many roles in television and the theatre, has died peacefully in his sleep aged 90 "with his friends and family at the end", his family said. He starred in a wide range of roles across a 60-year acting career but West was well-known for long stints in the soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders, as well as many other roles on stage and screen. His children Juliet, Samuel and Joseph West said in a statement issued by his agent: "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. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2024 line-up announced as history made "Tim was with friends and family at the end. He leaves his wife Prunella Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years, a sister, a daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
All of us will miss him terribly. "We would like to thank the incredible NHS staff at St George’s Hospital, Tooting and at Avery Wandsworth for their loving care during his last days." West was married to Prunella Scales, who was best known for her performance as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, for 61 years.
They appeared together in the Great Canal Journeys series over five years from 2014. After starting his career on stage in 1959, West went onto get his big break in television with a role in 'Edward the Seventh' in 1975. He went onto appear in the likes of 'Brass, 'King Lear' and 'Bedtime', and became known for countless roles on the stage and screen.
West with his wife Prunella Scales (Image: BBC) In 2007, he joined 'Not Going Out' as Geoffrey Adams, taking on the role in two further episodes on the sitcom's third series before being replaced by Geoffrey Whitehead. In 2013, he joined 'Coronation Street' as Eric Babbage, while he joined 'EastEnders' later that same year. He made his first appearance on Albert Square as Stan Carter in January the following year, and filmed his final season in February 2015.
He stayed busy in recent years, playing Jeremy Lister in 'Gentleman Jack' between 2019 and 2022, while he also took on the role of Private Godfrey in 'Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes'. His final television acting credit came last year as Charles Usher in an episode of 'Sister Boniface Mysteries'..
