Tim Wylton (born Timothy Higginson; 27 February 1940) is a British actor best known for his television roles as Stanley Dawkins in My Hero, and Lol Ferris in As Time Goes By.[1]
As a stage actor he appeared in Zeffirelli's noted 1961 Old Vic production of Romeo and Juliet and was a "mainstay" of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1977.[2]
Wylton attended Strathallan School, Perthshire[3] and RADA.[2] He has been acting on British television since 1964, when he made an appearance on The Comedy of Errors.[1] Other early appearances include The Liver Birds, The Sweeney, Maybury, The Dustbinmen, On Giant's Shoulders and Juliet Bravo.[1] Wylton also had a role in the BBC's 1979 adaptation of Henry V, playing the rather lovable Fluellen.[1]
During the 1980s he acted on programmes such as Bergerac, To Serve Them All My Days, Campion, The Citadel and A Bit of a Do (as Rodney Sillitoe).[1] In 1983, he appeared in the film Curse of the Pink Panther.[1] During the 1990s, he had roles in All Creatures Great and Small, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Lovejoy, Rumpole of the Bailey, A Touch of Frost, The Darling Buds of May, French & Saunders, Peak Practice, Annie's Bar, Cadfael, C.A.T.S. Eyes and Wycliffe.[1] In 1995, he appeared as Elizabeth Bennet's Uncle Gardiner in the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.[1]
In 1996, he appeared in As Time Goes By as Lol Ferris, and continued this role until 2002.[1] From 2000, he has appeared in My Hero as Stanley Dawkins.[1] Since 2000, he has appeared in Absolutely Fabulous, Coronation Street, Casualty, Heartbeat and The Royal.[1]
He is the father of actor Huw Higginson.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1971 | Melody | Mr Fellows | |
| 1971 | Under Milk Wood | Mr Willy Nilly | |
| 1974 | Blue Blood | Morrell | |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Doctor |
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| 1969–1970 | The Dustbinmen | Eric | |
| 1982 | The Bell | Father Bob Joyce | |
| 1982 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Dr. Overton in "Rumpole and the Sporting Life" | |
| 1984 | Cockles | George | |
| 1989 | A Bit of a Do | Rodney Sillitoe | |
| 1991 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Henry Delafontaine in "How Does Your Garden Grow?" | |
| 1994–1998 | Wycliffe | Franks | |
| 1995 | Pride and Prejudice | Mr Gardiner | |
| 1996–2002 | As Time Goes By | Lol Ferris | |
| 2000–2006 | My Hero | Stanley Dawkins |
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