Timothy Bateson
Biography
Timothy Bateson was an English actor who began his career on the stage after studying history at Wadham College, Oxford, where he acted with the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Born in London, he appeared in the first British staging of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Arts Theatre in 1955, directed by Peter Hall, and two years later starred in the BBC serial The Adventures of Peter Simple. His screen and radio work ranged across The Avengers, The Cadfael Chronicles, Doctor Who, and Labyrinth (1986). He supplied voices for the children's series Tugs (1989), as O.J., the senior figure in the Star Fleet, and from 1994 gave voice to Measley on the audiotape of The Animals of Farthing Wood. His final performance was as the voice of Kreacher in a Harry Potter film.
83years old at death
- Born London
- Died London
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Timothy Dingwall Bateson
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 47 years1958 to 2005
First and latest
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A first
Bateson's stage work included the first British staging of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, which Peter Hall directed at London's Arts Theatre in 1955.
Early training
Bateson performed in the Oxford University Dramatic Society while at Oxford, where he also read history and rowed cox for Wadham College Boat Club during Eights Week.
Timothy Bateson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Labyrinth1986 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas The Worm / The Four Guards / Goblinvoice
IMDb rating 7.3167K votes
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc1999 Adventure, Biography, Dramaas English Judge
IMDb rating 6.474K votes
Most often with
Val Guest directed two of these films, Freddie Francis two. Leo McKern appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Leo McKern's page
John Malkovich's page
Michael Gough's page
Marianne Stone's page
Ian McDiarmid's page
Peter Copley's page
Val GuestDirector, 2 films, 1959 to 1961
All films by Val Guest
All films by Freddie Francis
Also two films together4 more actors
- Reginald BeckwithThe Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) and The Horse's Mouth (1958)
- Jim O'BradyThe Evil of Frankenstein (1964) and The Horse's Mouth (1958)
- John BoswallLadies in Lavender (2004) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
- Eve EdenThe Knack... and How to Get It (1965) and The Mouse That Roared (1959)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Timothy Bateson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$147 million
6 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.
Of the 17 films: 6 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 3Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$67M45.6% of the total
- 2$43M29.0% of the total
- 3$20M13.9% of the total
- 4$13M8.7% of the total
- 5$2.5M1.7% of the total
- 6$1.7M1.2% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.