Tim Pigott-Smith, 1946-2017, RIP

[Stanley Stewart]

Sad to hear of the death of Tim Pigott-Smith earlier this evening. A fine character actor who registered strongly in the Jewel and the Crown, 1982, and subsequently in a State of Emergency, 1986, The Remains of the Day, 1993, Bloody Sunday, 2002; his name on the cast list for many other TV programmes would always guarantee the probability of a high quality performance. RIP

[DracoM]

[gurnemanz]

Marvellous actor. We have seen him a few times, most recently Henry Higgins in Pygmalion (Theatre Royal Bath), Edward Albee's Delicate Balance at the Ameida. Still advertised to be playing Death of a Salesman in Bath next month.

[Barbirollians]

Yes very sad and it seems very sudden - was due to open next week in Death of a salesman.

[Ferretfancy]

Tim Pigott-Smith used to record commentary for BBC documentaries, and was of course excellent in every respect.I used to look forward to him coming to the dubbing theatre.

He told us one lovely story.

Not long after his famous appearance in The Jewel in the Crown his agent rang to say that a production company wanted him to play Nelson in a new TV drama. " But I'm over six feet and Nelson was only just over five feet! " "Yes, but you are so good at playing one armed men who wear an eye patch !"

He will be sadly missed.

[Belgrove]

Very sad, he was a fine actor, and no great age.

I remember seeing him in David Edgar's Entertaining Strangers at the National Theatre. It was a promenade production with the cast moving among the audience. The climactic scene between him and Judi Dench occurred directly in front of me. Witnessing the highly charged emotions between them was an intense experience, and seen at such close quarters, seemed like I was intruding on private grief.