Tim Brooke-Taylor
Known for ActingBorn 1940-07-17 — died 2020-04-12Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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.
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Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 · as Computer Scientist (uncredited)
One Man Band
1999 · as Reporter / Young Aristocrat
The Statue
1971 · as Hillcrest
The Goodies and the Beanstalk
1973 · as Tim Brooke-Taylor
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014 · as Self
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
1997 · as Derek
How to Irritate People
1969 · as Various Characters
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007 · as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 · as Self - Various Characters
Return of the Goodies
2005 · as Self
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008 · as Self
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976 · as Self
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995 · as Algy in 'Stately Homes' segment, Presenter in 'One-Man Band' segment
Aladdin
1974 · as Self (w/The Goodies)
Twelve Plus One
1969 · as Jackie
The Unvarnished Truth
1983 · as Tom Bryce
Behind the Footlights
1990 · as Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014 · as Self