Tim Brooke-Taylor

Birthday: 1940-07-17
Deathday: 2020-04-12
Birthplace: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
2019-10-31 Up Pompeii Captain Treacherous
2018-06-08 An Audience with The Goodies
1999-10-23 One Man Band Reporter / Young Aristocrat
1997-12-25 Endgame Derek
1995-10-08 Orson Welles: The One-Man Band Algy in 'Stately Homes' segment, Presenter in 'One-Man Band' segment
1988-01-01 Under the Bed Bin Man
1983-01-01 The Unvarnished Truth Tom Bryce
1976-11-02 The Goodies Almost Live
1973-12-24 The Goodies and the Beanstalk Tim Brooke-Taylor
1972-09-02 The Case Tim
1971-06-29 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Computer Scientist (uncredited)
1971-01-27 The Statue Hillcrest
1969-10-07 Twelve Plus One Jackie
1969-01-21 How to Irritate People Various Characters