Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, OBE (13 May 1946 â€" 7 April 2017) was an
English film and television actor and author. He was best known for
his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The
Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television
Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in
The Chief, Midsomer Murders, The Vice, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher,
King Charles III and two Doctor Who stories (The Claws of Axos (1971)
& The Masque of Mandragora (1976)). Pigott-Smith appeared in many
notable films including: Clash of the Titans (1981), Gangs of New York
(2002), Johnny English (2003), Alexander (2004), V for Vendetta
(2005), Quantum of Solace (2008), Red 2 (2013) and Jupiter Ascending
(2015).Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of
Margaret Muriel (née Goodman) and Harry Thomas Pigott-Smith, who was
a journalist. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester,
King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bristol University. He
trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.After a long
career in smaller roles, Pigott-Smith's appearance as Arthur Llewellyn
Davies in the BBC's The Lost Boys mini-series led to his gaining his
big break with the leading role of Ronald Merrick in the 1984
television serial The Jewel in the Crown. Other appearances include
the title role in the crime drama series The Chief (1990â€"1993), a
recurring role in ITV drama The Vice as Ken Stott's nemesis, Vickers,
and Bloody Sunday. He appeared in two adaptations of Elizabeth
Gaskell's North and South; in the 1975 version he played Frederick
Hale and in 2004 he played Frederick's father Richard. In 1995, he
starred in a serial of the series Ghosts.
English film and television actor and author. He was best known for
his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The
Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television
Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in
The Chief, Midsomer Murders, The Vice, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher,
King Charles III and two Doctor Who stories (The Claws of Axos (1971)
& The Masque of Mandragora (1976)). Pigott-Smith appeared in many
notable films including: Clash of the Titans (1981), Gangs of New York
(2002), Johnny English (2003), Alexander (2004), V for Vendetta
(2005), Quantum of Solace (2008), Red 2 (2013) and Jupiter Ascending
(2015).Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of
Margaret Muriel (née Goodman) and Harry Thomas Pigott-Smith, who was
a journalist. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester,
King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bristol University. He
trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.After a long
career in smaller roles, Pigott-Smith's appearance as Arthur Llewellyn
Davies in the BBC's The Lost Boys mini-series led to his gaining his
big break with the leading role of Ronald Merrick in the 1984
television serial The Jewel in the Crown. Other appearances include
the title role in the crime drama series The Chief (1990â€"1993), a
recurring role in ITV drama The Vice as Ken Stott's nemesis, Vickers,
and Bloody Sunday. He appeared in two adaptations of Elizabeth
Gaskell's North and South; in the 1975 version he played Frederick
Hale and in 2004 he played Frederick's father Richard. In 1995, he
starred in a serial of the series Ghosts.
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