Line #88 Creator/TimothyBateson


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3	Timothy Dingwall Bateson, (3 April 1926 -- 15 September 2009), was a British character actor.
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5	He first took an interest in acting at Oxford, when he joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society. On stage, he appeared in the first British production of ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' in 1955 and on screen, he starred in ''The Adventures of Peter Simple'' in 1957.
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7	Following this came many bit roles in films including ''Film/WhatACarveUp'', ''Film/DoctorInDistress1963'', ''Film/TheWrongBox'', and ''Film/TheItalianJob1969''. On TV he did much of the same, with his bigger roles coming as William Guppy in ''Series/BleakHouse'', Wally Trott in ''Series/ShineALight'', and Mr. Thomson in ''Series/GrangeHill''.
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9	Bateson did a fair bit of voiceover work, voicing some of the puppet characters in ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', O.J. (and a few others) in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', and Kreacher in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', his final acting role.
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11	He died at the age of 83.
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14	!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
15	[[AC:Films]]
16	* ''Film/TheMouseThatRoared'' (1959) -- Roger
17	* ''Film/WhatACarveUp'' (1961) -- Porter
18	* ''Film/TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire'' (1961) -- Printer in Printroom (UncreditedRole)
19	* ''{{Film/Doctor in Distress\|1963}}'' (1963) -- Mr. Holly
20	* ''Film/TheEvilOfFrankenstein'' (1964) -- Hypnotised Man (UncreditedRole)
21	* ''Film/TheKnackAndHowToGetIt'' (1965) -- Junkyard Owner
22	* ''Film/TheWrongBox'' (1966) -- Clerk
23	* ''Film/AfterTheFox'' (1966) -- Michael O'Reilly (UncreditedRole)
24	* ''Film/TortureGarden'' (1967) -- Fairground Barker
25	* ''{{Film/The Italian Job\|1969}}'' (1969) -- Dentist
26	* ''{{Film/A Christmas Carol\|1984}}'' (1984) -- Mr. Fezziwig
27	* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' (1986) -- Worm/The Four Guards/Goblin
28	* ''Film/AnnieARoyalAdventure'' (1995) -- Derwood
29	* ''[[Film/LesMiserables1998 Les Misérables]]'' (1998) -- Banker
30	* ''Film/TheMessengerTheStoryOfJoanOfArc'' (1999) -- English Judge
31	* ''Film/{{Hogfather}}'' (2006) -- Lecturer in Recent Runes
32	* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' (2007) -- Kreacher
33	[[AC:Series]]
34	* ''Series/BleakHouse'', 8 episodes (1959) -- William Guppy
35	* ''Series/TheSaint'', episode "The Gentle Ladies" (1963) -- Charley Butterworth
36	* ''Series/OutOfTheUnknown'', episode "Tunnel Under the World" (1966) -- Swanson
37	* ''{{Series/The Avengers\|1960s}}'', 2 episodes:
38	** "The Correct Way to Kill" (1967) -- Merryweather
39	** "Have Guns - Will Haggle" (1968) -- Spencer
40	* ''Series/ManInASuitcase'', episode "Man from the Dead" (1967) -- Pfeiffer
41	* ''Series/ZCars'', 2-episode story "Tomorrow's Another Day" (1968) -- Andrew Rogers
42	* ''Series/ShineALight'', 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"On Her Majesty's Service", "Red Letter Day", "The Robinson Mutiny", "The Great Relief", "The Chips are Down", "Two's a Crowd"[[/labelnote]] (1970) -- Senior Lighthouseman Wally Trott
43	* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', episode "No Ill Feeling!" (1971) -- Mr. Clifford
44	* ''Series/PleaseSir'', episode "Vive La Revolution" (1971) -- Dutton
45	* ''Series/TheRivalsOfSherlockHolmes'', episode "The Affair of the Tortoise" (1971) -- Goujon
46	* ''Series/TheGoodLife'', episode "The Wind-Break War" (1976) -- Arthur Bailey
47	* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "The Bandit from Stoke-On-Trent" (1978) -- Amos Hames
48	* ''[[Series/{{Porridge}} Going Straight]]'', episode "Going Home" (1978) -- Oaksey
49	* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 2 episodes of 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E1TheRibosOperation The Ribos Operation]]" (1978) -- Binro
50	* ''{{Series/All Creatures Great and Small\|1978}}'', episode "A Dog's Life" (1978) -- Mr. Beckwith
51	* ''Series/GrangeHill'', 15 episodes (1980-82) -- Mr. Thomson
52	* ''Series/TerryAndJune'', episode "In Sickness and in Health" (1981) -- Mervyn
53	* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "Sorry Pal, Wrong Number" (1984) -- Railwayman
54	* ''Series/EverDecreasingCircles'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Cricket Match", "Snooker"[[/labelnote]] (1984) -- Laurence
55	* ''Series/ScreenTwo'', episode "East of Ipswich" (1987) -- Mr. Macklin
56	* ''Series/HiDeHi'', episode "Tell It to the Marines" (1987) -- Charlie Rose
57	* ''Series/Chelmsford123'', episode "Peeled Grapes and Pedicures" (1988) -- Latin Tutor
58	* ''Series/TheBill'', 5 episodes:
59	** "Steamers" (1989) -- Mr. Murdstone
60	** "Little Green Apples" (1995) -- Michael Bright
61	** "Camper" (1996) -- Eddie Clarke
62	** "Things That Go Bump in the Night" (1997) -- Frankie Windsor
63	** "All Fall Down: Part 2" (2000) -- Tommy Goldman
64	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tugs}}'', 12 episodes:
65	** 11 episodes (1989) -- O.J.
66	** 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Trapped", "Warrior", "Up River"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Little Ditcher
67	** 4 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Regatta", "Munitions", "High Tide", "Bigg Freeze"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Lord Stinker
68	** "Regatta" (1989) -- O. Krappenschitt
69	** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Munitions", "High Tide"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Big Mickey
70	** "Munitions" (1989) -- Eddie
71	** "Quarantine" (1989) -- Nantucket
72	* ''{{Series/Zorro\|1990}}'', 5 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", "A New Lease on Love", "Symbol of Hope", "Death & Taxes", "Conundrum"[[/labelnote]] (1990-93) -- Padre Benites
73	* ''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'', episode "[[Recap/TwoPointFourChildrenS2E2BedtimeForBonzo Bedtime for Bonzo]]" (1992) -- Mr. Podd
74	* ''WesternAnimation/ShakespeareTheAnimatedTales'', episode "The Winter's Tale" (1994) -- Antigonus
75	* ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'', episode "Wedding Preparations" (1995) -- Security Guard
76	* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "That Way Lies Ruin" (1996) -- Ronald Horton
77	* ''Series/{{Neverwhere}}'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Earl's Court to Islington", "As Above, So Below"[[/labelnote]] (1996) -- Halvard
78	* ''{{Series/Merlin\|1998}}'', 2 episodes (1998) -- Father Abbot
79	* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Written in Blood", "Death's Shadow", "Orchis Fatalis"[[/labelnote]] (1998-2005) -- Mr. James Jocelyne
80	* ''Series/The10thKingdom'', 2 episodes (2000) -- Tooth Fairy
81	* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', episode "Second Fiddle" (2000) -- Nathan
82	* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', 2 episodes:
83	** "Not So Special" (2001) -- Jed Harrison
84	** "Mastermind" (2005) -- Chalkie Black
85	* ''Series/RelicHunter'', episode "The Executioner's Mask" (2001) -- Max Newton
86	* ''Series/MyFamily'', episode "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" (2001) -- Derelict
87	* ''Series/{{Barbara}}'', episode "Crime" (2002) -- Mr. Dugdale
88	* ''{{Series/My Hero\|2000}}'', episode "Here's One I Made Earlier" (2006) -- Leo
89	[[AC:Video Games]]
90	* ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' (2007) -- Kreacher

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