Actor Tim Pigott-Smith dies aged 70

Best known for The Jewel in the Crown, he was awarded an OBE last month and due to star in Death of a SalesmanThe actor Tim Pigott-Smith has died at the age of 70.
The character actor’s career spanned almost five decades on stage and screen. Born in Rugby in 1946, he graduated from the University of Bristol in 1967 and went on to train at the Bristol Old Vic theatre school. He began his professional career at the Bristol Old Vic in 1969.Continue reading...