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. Other early appearances include The Liver Birds, The Sweeney, Maybury, The Dustbinmen, On Giant's Shoulders and Juliet Bravo. Wylton also had a role in the BBC's 1979 adaptation of Henry V, playing the rather lovable Fluellen.
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). In 1983, he appeared in the film Curse of the Pink Panther. 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. In 1995, he appeared as Elizabeth Bennet's Uncle Gardiner in the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
In 1996, he appeared in As Time Goes By as Lol Ferris, and continued this role until 2002. From 2000, he has appeared in My Hero as Stanley Dawkins. Since 2000, he has appeared in Absolutely Fabulous, Coronation Street, Casualty, Heartbeat and The Royal.
He is the father of actor Huw Higginson.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Melody | Mr Fellows | ||
| 1971 | Under Milk Wood | Mr Willy Nilly | ||
| 1974 | Blue Blood | Morrell | ||
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Doctor |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |