On screen, his breakout role was playing King Edward VII in the television series Edward the Seventh in 1975. West appeared in major films such as Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and The Thirty Nine Steps (1978).

Edward the King: With Annette Crosbie, Timothy West, Helen Ryan, Felicity Kendal. The life of Edward VII (1841 - 1910), the King of the United Kingdom. Before becoming the King, he developed a reputation of a playboy, which angered his mother, Queen Victoria.

Timothy West was excellent in the role of a king who had a short but very successful reign. The man was King Edward VII, formerly the playboy Prince of Wales, who became the grandfather of Europe. He was a sophisticated man who enjoyed wine, women and a good cigar.

Edward the Seventh is a 1975 British historical drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes. Based on the biography of King Edward VII by Philip Magnus, it stars Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria, Timothy West as the elder Edward VII, with Simon Gipps-Kent and Charles Sturridge as Edward during his youth.

2024年11月18日 · West’s tour de force came when he brought his towering presence to the title role of Edward the Seventh (1975), ITV’s 13-part account of the life of Queen Victoria’s son “Bertie”, who spent 59...

Television was also now fully showcasing his talent with huge successes including; Edward the Seventh (1975), Henry VIII (1979), Tales of the Unexpected (1980) and Brass (1983-90) among many others. He is also among a scant few actors who had roles in both long-running soap operas, Coronation Street and EastEnders.

He has played kingly roles, such as his superb Edward VII in the epic miniseries Edward the King (1975), and essayed a number of notable historical figures such as Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII (1979), Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in Breakthrough at …

2024年11月13日 · On television Timothy West played some real-life characters including the title role in Edward the Seventh, Horatio Bottomley in The Edwardians, Winston Churchill in Churchill and the Generals and The Last Bastion, Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII, as well as Thomas Beecham, Mikhail

2024年11月14日 · By this time West was picking up notable roles on TV, including Josiah Bounderby in a 1977 BBC adaptation of Hard Times, Wolsey in Shakespeare’s Henry VIII for the BBC and the title role in a...

2024年11月13日 · She was the wife of the Duke of Windsor, who as the English monarch Edward VIII had abdicated the throne to marry her; she was not the wife of his grandfather Edward VII, portrayed by Mr....