Timothy Dalton

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Timothy Dalton is a British actor who appeared in The Living Daylights and License to Kill as James Bond. He is an experienced stage actor and has appeared in numerous Shakespearean plays.

Fast Facts

1. Birth name: Timothy Peter Dalton
2. Born: March 21, 1946
3. Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Wales
4. Spouse: Oksana Grigorieva (Ukranian Model)
5. Son: Alexander Peter Dalton
6. Debut movie/TV show: The Lion in Winter¹
7. He is the fourth James Bond actor²

Notable Roles

• King Philip of France in The Lion in Winter (1968)
• Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights (1970)
• Sir Michael Barrington in Sextette (1978)
• Prince Barin in Flash Gordon (1980)
• Edward Fairfax Rochester in Jane Eyre TV Series (1983)
• James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987)
• Elliot Price in Naked in New York (1993)
• Boris Ponchenko in The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
• Allan Pinkerton in American Outlaws (2001)
• Simon Skinner in Hot Fuzz (2007)

Quotes

1. "You can't relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle. Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it."--Timothy Dalton on playing a character as James Bond³
2. "It's very important to make the man believable so that you can stretch the fantasy. Whether people like this kind of Bond is another question."--Timothy Dalton on his approach to the role of James Bond⁴

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