Acting · Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK · Born March 21, 1946
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.
TV1923
2022
as Donald Whitfield
MovieWhoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieToy Story 4
2019
as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
TVDoom Patrol
2019
as Dr. Niles Caulder / The Chief
TVRapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Demanitus (voice)
TVThe Crown
2016
as Peter Townsend
MovieToy Story That Time Forgot
2014
as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
TVPenny Dreadful
2014
as Sir Malcolm Murray
MovieToy Story of Terror!
2013
as Mr. Pricklepants (Voice)
MovieTop Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
as Self
MovieEverything or Nothing
2012
as Self
MoviePartysaurus Rex
2012
as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
MovieSecret of the Wings
2012
as Lord Milori (voice)
MovieSmall Fry
2011
as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
MovieHawaiian Vacation
2011
as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
MovieThe Tourist
2010
as Chief Inspector Jones
MovieToy Story 3
2010
as Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
MovieDoctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Lord President/Narrator
TVUnknown Sender
2008
as Miles
TVChuck
2007
as Alexei Volkoff
MovieConclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
as Self
MovieHot Fuzz
2007
as Simon Skinner
Timothy Dalton: On Acting
2006
TVHercules
2005
as Amphitryon
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Clive Trevelyan
TVDunkirk
2004
as Narrator
MovieLooney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Damien Drake
MovieAmerican Outlaws
2001
as Allan Pinkerton
MovieTribute to Desmond Llewelyn
2000
as James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
MoviePossessed
2000
as Fr. Willam Bowden
MovieInside The Living Daylights
2000
as Self
MovieInside 'Licence to Kill'
2000
as Self
MovieTime Share
2000
as Matt Farragher
MoviePassion's Way
1999
as Charles Darrow
MovieMade Men
1999
as Sheriff Dex Drier
TVCleopatra
1999
as Julius Caesar
MovieThe Informant
1997
as DCI Rennie
MovieThe Beautician and the Beast
1997
as Boris Pochenko
MovieSalt Water Moose
1996
as Lester Parnell
MovieIn Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as Self / James Bond
TVScarlett
1994
as Rhett Butler
MovieLie Down with Lions
1994
as Jack Carver
MovieNaked in New York
1993
as Elliot Price
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVFramed
1992
as Eddie Myers / Phillip von Joel
Movie30 Years of James Bond
1992
as Self
MovieThe Rocketeer
1991
as Neville Sinclair
MovieRocketeer: Excitement in the Air
1991
as Self
MovieThe King's Whore
1990
as King Vittorio Amadeo
MovieLicence to Kill
1989
as James Bond
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Lokai
MovieBrenda Starr
1989
as Basil St. John
MovieHawks
1988
as Bancroft
Na siehste!
1987
as Self
MovieThe Living Daylights
1987
as James Bond
MovieHappy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1987
as Self
TVSins
1986
as Edmund Junot
MovieThe Emperor's New Clothes
1985
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Doctor and the Devils
1985
as Doctor Thomas Rock
MovieFlorence Nightingale
1985
as Richard Milnes
TVMistral's Daughter
1984
as Perry Kilkullen
MovieThe Master of Ballantrae
1984
as Col Francis Burke
TVJane Eyre
1983
as Edward Fairfax Rochester
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1983
as Antony
TVNature
1982
as Host
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)
MovieChanel Solitaire
1981
as Boy Capel
MovieFlash Gordon
1980
as Prince Barin
MovieThe Flame Is Love
1979
as Marquis de Guaita
MovieAgatha
1979
as Archie Christie
TVCentennial
1978
as Oliver Seccombe
MovieSextette
1978
as Sir Michael Barrington
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Damien Roth
MovieEl hombre que supo amar
1976
as Juan de Dios
MoviePermission to Kill
1975
as Charles Lord
MovieMary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Henry, Lord Darnley
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieThe Voyeur
1970
as Mark
MovieCromwell
1970
as Prince Rupert
MovieWuthering Heights
1970
as Heathcliff
TVJudge Dee
1969
MovieThe Lion in Winter
1968
as Philip II
Sat'day While Sunday
1967
as Peter
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Clive Harrington
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Colonel Francis Burke
