Timothy West, acclaimed British star of stage and screen, dies aged 90
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British actor Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on three occasions and the classic titular Shakespeare roles of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, has died, He was 90.
British actor Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on three occasions and the classic titular Shakespeare roles of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, has died, He was 90.
In a statement, his children said that West died "peacefully" in his sleep "with his friends and family at the end."
"After a long and extraordinary life on and off the stage, our darling father Timothy West died peacefully in his sleep yesterday evening," his children Juliet, Samuel and Joseph said.
During his long career, West was a regular presence on stage and screen, his versatility allowing him to play a broad range of characters. He excelled as a leading actor in numerous Shakespeare productions while recurring roles in British television's two most popular soap operas, "Coronation Street" and "Eastenders," kept him in the public eye in later life.
West, who was born in the north England city of Bradford, made his London stage debut in 1959, before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s, where he earned his acting chops.
On television, he had roles in numerous adaptations of Charles Dickens' novels, including "Hard Times", "Oliver Twist" and "Bleak House". "Hard Times" was parodied in ITV's "Brass" from 1982 to 1984, in which he played a ruthless self-made businessman. He returned for a third series in 1990,
West played Churchill three times, in 1979's "From Churchill and the Generals", "The Last Bastion" five years later and in "Hiroshima" in 1995.
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