Tim Pigott-Smith, 'Jewel in the Crown' Star and Stage Actor, Dies at 70
Tim Pigott-Smith, a versatile British actor who recently played Prince Charles on stage and screen, has died. U 70.
The actor's agent, John Grant, says Pigott-Smith died Friday. Grant called him "one of the great actors of his generation ... a gentleman and a true friend."
Pigott-Smith was already a veteran of stage and screen when he came to international attention as a sadistic police officer in British-controlled India in the 1980s miniseries The Jewel in the Crown.
The show became a global sensation, and Pigott-Smith said it "changed my life."
Born in Rugby, central England in 1946, Pigott-Smith trained...
The actor's agent, John Grant, says Pigott-Smith died Friday. Grant called him "one of the great actors of his generation ... a gentleman and a true friend."
Pigott-Smith was already a veteran of stage and screen when he came to international attention as a sadistic police officer in British-controlled India in the 1980s miniseries The Jewel in the Crown.
The show became a global sensation, and Pigott-Smith said it "changed my life."
Born in Rugby, central England in 1946, Pigott-Smith trained...
- 4/7/2017
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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