Tim Wylton, born Timothy Higginson on 27 February 1940 in Bangor-on-Dee (Bangor-is-y-coed), Wrexham, Wales, is a British character actor with a long and versatile career across stage and television. He trained at RADA and appeared in Franco Zeffirelli's celebrated 1961 Old Vic production of Romeo and Juliet before becoming a mainstay of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1977.
He is best known to television audiences as Stanley Dawkins in the sitcom My Hero (2000-2006) and as Lol Ferris in As Time Goes By (1996-2002), and earlier played Eric in The Dustbinmen (1969-1970). His many other credits include The Liver Birds, The Sweeney, Juliet Bravo, Bergerac, Rumpole of the Bailey, A Touch of Frost, Poirot, Cadfael, Casualty, Heartbeat and Midsomer Murders, as well as the role of Fluellen in the BBC's 1979 adaptation of Henry V and Mr Gardiner in the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice. He is the father of actor Huw Higginson.
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Character actor known as Stanley Dawkins in My Hero and Lol Ferris in As Time Goes By
Tim Wylton
Actor
Born in Bangor-on-Dee (Bangor-is-y-coed), Wrexham, Wales.
Tim Wylton was a mainstay of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1977, having earlier appeared in Franco Zeffirelli's celebrated 1961 Old Vic staging of Romeo and Juliet. His television career spans over five decades, from The Dustbinmen in the late 1960s through to a 2010 appearance in Midsomer Murders, taking in long-running comedy roles in As Time Goes By and My Hero along the way.
Career Highlights
RSC company member, 1963-1977
Played Lol Ferris in As Time Goes By, 1996-2002
Played Stanley Dawkins in My Hero, 2000-2006
ℹ️ Tim Wylton (born Timothy Higginson) was born on the 27th of February, 1940, in Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham, Wales.
Born in Bangor-on-Dee (Bangor-is-y-coed), Wrexham, Wales.