Tim Brooke-Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-07-17

Day of death

2020-04-12 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Biography

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Great British Menu

    Great British Menu

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • The Goodies

    The Goodies

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • Countdown

    Countdown

  • The Statue

    The Statue

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

    Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

  • Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

    Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

  • Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

    Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

  • Under the Bed

    Under the Bed

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • At Last the 1948 Show

    At Last the 1948 Show

  • The Alphabet Game

    The Alphabet Game

  • Me and My Girl

    Me and My Girl

  • Twelve Plus One

    Twelve Plus One

  • What the Dickens?

    What the Dickens?

  • What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

  • Aladdin

    Aladdin

  • The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

    The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

  • Bananaman

    Bananaman

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • An Audience with The Goodies

    An Audience with The Goodies

  • Broaden Your Mind

    Broaden Your Mind

  • You Must Be The Husband

    You Must Be The Husband

  • BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore

    BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore

  • TLC

    TLC

  • The Goodies Almost Live

    The Goodies Almost Live

  • Return of the Goodies

    Return of the Goodies

  • London

    London

  • The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

    The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

  • It's Marty

    It's Marty

  • Assaulted Nuts

    Assaulted Nuts

  • Hello Cheeky

    Hello Cheeky

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • The Unvarnished Truth

    The Unvarnished Truth

  • Hello Cheeky

    Hello Cheeky

  • How to Irritate People

    How to Irritate People

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

  • Behind the Footlights

    Behind the Footlights

  • Up Pompeii

    Up Pompeii

  • I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

    I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

  • Endgame

    Endgame

  • The Case

    The Case