--- name: "Tim Preece" canonical: "https://film.one/person/tim-preece" fi1m_id: "tim-preece" imdb_id: "nm0695784" tmdb_id: 113360 wikidata_id: "Q7804127" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 August 1938" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-07T11:39:21.113269+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Tim Preece ## Identity Tim Preece - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tim-preece - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** tim-preece - **IMDb ID:** nm0695784 - **TMDB ID:** 113360 - **Wikidata ID:** Q7804127 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Preece, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7804127, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0695784/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113360 Actor. Born 5 August 1938 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 August 1938, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK - **Active:** 1976–2007 - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 83 (1), 1980s 76 (1), 2000s 71 (2) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Action & Adventure 1, History 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $74m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Preece, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7804127, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0695784/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113360 ## Biography Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic. In 1965 he was cast as Nipple in David Halliwell’s *Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs*, appearing in the Dublin Theatre Festival, the 1966 West End premiere opposite John Hurt, and the Broadway production directed by Alan Arkin. Preece has appeared regularly on British television since the 1960s. He played Codal in the *Doctor Who* serial *Planet of the Daleks* (1973) and Tom Patterson in the first two series of *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976–77), returning to the role in *The Legacy of Reginald Perrin* (1996). Other television credits include the recurring role of Rev. Sparrow in *Waiting for God* (1992–94), appearances in *Foyle’s War* (2003), *Casualty* (1992) and *Peep Show* (2003), and a role in the National Theatre’s 2017 production of the improvised play *Lost Without Words*. His film work includes *Vanity Fair* (2004), *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007) and *The Ghost Writer* (2010). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), Fi1m 54, as Old Throckmorton — [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth-the-golden-age.md) - *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Mr. Klugman — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) - *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), Fi1m 76, as Psychiatrist — [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md) - *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), Fi1m 83, as Tom Patterson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-and-rise-of-reginald-perrin.md) ## Complete filmography (80) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sitting in Limbo* (2020), as Mr. Hardcastle - *A Prominent Patient* (2017), as Sir Robert Vansittart - *1066: A Year to Conquer England* (2017), series, as Edward the Confessor - *The Ghost Writer* (2010), as Roy - *The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams* (2009), Actor - *Monday Monday* (2009), series, Actor - *Bathory: Countess of Blood* (2008), as Cardinal Forgách - *The Ties That Bind Us* (2008), as Codal (archive footage) - *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), as Old Throckmorton — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth-the-golden-age.md) - *The Year London Blew Up* (2005), as John Matthews - *The Robinsons* (2005), series, as Priest - *Vanity Fair* (2004), as Horrocks - *Peep Show* (2003), series, as Mr. Klugman — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) - *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Philby — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md) - *Rescue Me* (2002), series, as Phil Partridge - *The Wyvern Mystery* (2000), as Jim - *Attachments* (2000), series, as David - *Plotlands* (1997), series, as Mr. Clarke - *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Jack Wilson — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) - *The Legacy of Reginald Perrin* (1996), series, as Tom Patterson - *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996), series, as Mr Cavendish - *The Plant* (1995), as Alan - *Class Act* (1994), series, as Bill Snape - *Money For Nothing* (1993), as Mr Derbyshire - *A Year in Provence* (1993), series, as Harry - *Virtual Murder* (1992), series, as Professor Wilbur Gutteridge - *The Law Lord* (1992), as Professor Hamer - *As Time Goes By* (1992), series, as Mr. Carter - *Prime Suspect* (1991), series, as AA Speaker — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/prime-suspect.md) - *Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death* (1990), as Wally - *Waiting for God* (1990), series, as Rev. Dennis Sparrow, Rev. Dennis - *The Chief* (1990), series, as The Dean - *Nice Work* (1989), series, as Bob Busby - *Take Me Home* (1989), series, as Ray - *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Philips K.C. — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md) - *God's Chosen Car Park* (1986), as Johnny Gilmore - *Casualty* (1986), series, as Peter Gilchrist — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) - *A Very Peculiar Practice* (1986), series, as Gregory — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-peculiar-practice.md) - *Shadowlands* (1985), as Alan Gregg - *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Consultant — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md) - *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), series, as Psychiatrist — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md) - *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor - *Pull The Other One* (1984), series, as Terry - *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1983), as Tom Patterson - *Flying Into the Wind* (1983), as Defence Counsel - *Tales Out of School* (1983), series, as Defence Counsel - *Red Monarch* (1983), as Lukov - *The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace* (1983), as Alfred Russel Wallace - *Brimstone & Treacle* (1982), as Clergyman - *The Bagthorpe Saga* (1981), series, as Uncle Parker - *The Glamour Girls* (1980), series, as Donald - *Too Close to the Edge* (1980), as Doctor - *Father's Day* (1979), Writer - *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), series, as Tom Patterson — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-and-rise-of-reginald-perrin.md) - *Westway* (1976), series, as Graham Lawrence - *Machinegunner* (1976), as Des - *Out of the Trees* (1976), Actor - *Angels* (1975), series, Actor - *Diane* (1975), as Terry - *Funny Farm* (1975), Actor - *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Thryth - *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Terry - *Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks* (1973), as Codal - *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Prof. Hubert Loomis - *Justice* (1971), series, as Frobisher - *Play for Today* (1970), series, Actor - *Ivanhoe* (1970), series, as Prince John - *Crossplot* (1969), as Sebastian - *The Possessed* (1969), as Kirilov - *Present Laughter* (1967), as Roland Maule - *Sword of Honour* (1967), series, as Trimmer - *Don't Utter a Note* (1966), as Nick - *Mystery and Imagination* (1966), series, as Earle - *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, Actor - *Redcap* (1964), series, as Corporal Scowler - *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Valerius Catullus, Louis Dillon, Trimmer, Harvey - *Prisoner and Escort* (1964), as Hoskinson - *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Codal — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md) - *24-Hour Call* (1963), series, as Mark Peters - *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Hoskinson, Joe, John --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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