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R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith

R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith

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Jeffrey Karasarides
#1R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith
Posted: 4/7/17 at 1:32pm

British actor Tim Pigott-Smith died this morning at the age of 70.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/07/actor-tim-pigott-smith-dies-aged-70

He made his Broadway debut as Doctor Watson in Sherlock Holmes back in 1974. It wasn't until 1999 when he came back in the last revival of The Iceman Cometh opposite Tony Danza, Katie Finneran, Paul Giamatti, Robert Sean Leonard, and Kevin Spacey. His final Broadway appearance was as the title role in last season's King Charles III, which earned him a Tony nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Play.

I didn't get to see King Charles III, but I am excited to catch the TV version whenever it'll be ready. I can tell they're already planning to dedicate it to him in the end credits.

@z5
#2R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith
Posted: 4/7/17 at 1:36pm

Wow so sad. He was incredible in King Charles  also met him after the show, and was so nice. 

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little_sally
#3R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith
Posted: 4/7/17 at 1:39pm

So sad. I loved him in King Charles III.


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oncemorewithfeeling2
#4R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith
Posted: 4/7/17 at 3:15pm

What a loss to the theater community. All the best to his family at this tough time.

jbird5
#5R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith
Posted: 4/7/17 at 4:13pm

RIP Ronald Merrick

wonkit
#6R.I.P. Tim Pigott-Smith
Posted: 4/7/17 at 7:54pm

Tim Pigott-Smith ran a master class about Shakespeare while he was in NYC with KING CHARLES III. It was one of the most entertaining, useful, broad-ranging classes I have ever been to. He was charming, funny, approachable, knowledgeable. I saw KING CHARLES III twice, and both times he created a Lear-like flawed majesty. It was heart breaking. He was memorable, of course, in JEWEL IN THE CROWN, but he also wrote well (his book OUT OF INDIA) and did many audio books. The best of those is Graham Greene's THE HUMAN FACTOR, which I love and highly recommend.

My sincere condolences go out to his friends and family. One of the best, in every sense of the word.


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