Cast & creator
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Best known for The One Show, The Wednesday Play, Heartbeat
Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of The Goodies. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, he moved into television with At Last the 1948 Show, working together with old Cambridge friends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. With Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he starred in The Goodies (1970–1982), picking up international recognition in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He appeared as an actor in various sitcoms and was a panellist on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for almost 50 years. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
28
film credits
36
television credits
57
1964–2019 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (64)
Showing 64 of 64 credits
The One Show
Self
2006
The Wednesday Play
(uncredited)
1964
Heartbeat
Ronnie Smethers
1992
Omnibus
Self
1967
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr. Edward Humbleby
2004
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Computer Scientist (uncredited)
1971
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
2006
The Upper Hand
Trevor
1990
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
The Goodies
1970The Goodies
Writer
1970The Goodies
Creator
1970
Legends
Self
2006
Cilla
Self
1968
Countdown
1982
Bananaman
Narrator
1983
Me & My Girl
Derek Yates
1984
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Astronomer (voice)
1996
What the Dickens?
Team Captain
2008
The Alphabet Game
1996
tlc
Hospital Chaplain
2002
At Last the 1948 Show
1967At Last the 1948 Show
Writer
1967At Last the 1948 Show
Creator
1967
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Shades of Greene
Henry
1975
You Must Be The Husband
1987
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
Derek
1997
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
2014
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Additional Writing
1982
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self
2008
What the Pythons Did Next...
Self
2007I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
Self
2000
Hello Cheeky
1976Assaulted Nuts
1985
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Algy in 'Stately Homes' segment, Presenter in 'One-Man Band' segment
1995It's Marty
1968
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Self
1976Broaden Your Mind
1968Broaden Your Mind
Creator
1968
The Goodies and the Beanstalk
Tim Brooke-Taylor
1973The Goodies and the Beanstalk
Writer
1973
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self - Various Characters
1982
Engelbert With The Young Generation
1972
How to Irritate People
Various Characters
1969The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Self
2014Hello Cheeky
The Statue
Hillcrest
1971
Return of the Goodies
Self
2005
Twelve Plus One
Jackie
1969
One Man Band
Reporter / Young Aristocrat
1999
An Audience with The Goodies
2018
The Goodies Almost Live
1976The Rough With The Smooth
Richard Woodville
1975
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Himself
2008
BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore
Narrator
2005
Under the Bed
Bin Man
1988Aladdin
Self (w/The Goodies)
1974
The Unvarnished Truth
Tom Bryce
1983
The Case
Tim
1972Behind the Footlights
Self
1990
Up Pompeii
Captain Treacherous
2019