---
name: "Timothy Carlton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/timothy-carlton"
fi1m_id: "timothy-carlton"
imdb_id: "nm0138232"
tmdb_id: 96182
wikidata_id: "Q2435149"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 October 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T14:35:02.739767+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."
---

# Timothy Carlton

## Identity

Timothy Carlton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/timothy-carlton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** timothy-carlton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0138232
- **TMDB ID:** 96182
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2435149
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Carlton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2435149, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0138232/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96182

Actor. Born 4 October 1939 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 October 1939, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1968–2010
- **Also known as:** 티모시 칼튼
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 2000s 72 (2), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Mystery 3, War & Politics 2, Comedy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Carlton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2435149, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0138232/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96182

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Foyle's War*](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md) (81)

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## Biography

Timothy Carlton is an English actor. He was born on 4 October 1939 and trained at Sherborne School. He has worked in theatre and on television since the mid-1960s.

His television credits include roles in *Cold Comfort Farm* (1968), *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990s), *Midsomer Murders* (2009), *Lewis* (2007), and *Sherlock* (2010–2017) as Mr Holmes. Film appearances include *High Road to China* (1983) and *Parting Shots* (1998). He played Admiral James Francis in *Foyle's War* (2004) and Glyde's Lawyer in the 1997 BBC adaptation of *The Woman in White*.

Carlton has been married to actress Wanda Ventham since 1976. Their son is the actor Benedict Cumberbatch.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, as Mr. Holmes — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Foyle's War* (2002), Fi1m 81, as Admiral James Francis — [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), Fi1m 63, as Sir Peter Jennings — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)
- *Dad's Army* (1968), Fi1m 86, as Lieutenant Hope Bruce — [page](https://film.one/tv/dads-army.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Coroner* (2015), series, as Donald Sidwell
- *Sherlock* (2010), series, as Mr. Holmes — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Stuart: A Life Backwards* (2007), as Judge Howarth
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Harris
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Admiral James Francis — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, as Sir Peter Jennings — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphys-law.md)
- *Victoria & Albert* (2001), as Dr. Halford
- *Greenfingers* (2001), as Hampton Court Official
- *Parting Shots* (1999), as Commissioner Grosvenor
- *The Woman In White* (1997), as Glyde's Lawyer
- *The Woman In White* (1997), series, as Glyde's Lawyer
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Chief Constable — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, Actor
- *Next of Kin* (1995), series, Actor
- *Bermuda Grace* (1994), Actor
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Colonel Hepworth, Eric Renshaw, Brian Turner
- *The House of Eliott* (1991), series, as Mr Simpkins
- *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), series, as The Salesman
- *Stay Lucky* (1989), series, Actor
- *Voice of the Heart* (1989), as John Harrison-Avery
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Judge — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Wyatt's Watchdogs* (1988), series, as Toby Todd
- *Tumbledown* (1988), as Lt. Colonel Bill Kirke
- *The Beiderbecke Tapes* (1987), series, as Carstairs
- *Pulaski* (1987), series, as Hilary
- *Executive Stress* (1986), series, Actor
- *Oxbridge Blues* (1984), series, as Ned
- *Fresh Fields* (1984), series, as Mr. Highsmith
- *The Hello Goodbye Man* (1984), series, as Geoff
- *Dramarama* (1983), series, as Lord Towers
- *High Road to China* (1983), as Officer
- *The Scarlet Pimpernel* (1982), as Count de Beaulieu
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Peter Marshall
- *Gauguin the Savage* (1980), as De Monfreid
- *The Enigma Files* (1980), series, as Peter Spencer
- *Cribb* (1980), series, as DS Wilmot
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Granger — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *The Bitch* (1979), Actor
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Walter Jameson
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Seymour
- *Escape from Stalag Luft 112B* (1977), as Nicholson
- *Robin's Nest* (1977), series, as Charles Montague
- *Ripping Yarns* (1976), series, Actor
- *That Lucky Touch* (1975), as Tank commander
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Justin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *The Lotus Eaters* (1972), series, as Gerald Mace
- *It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling* (1971), series, as Jeremy Bathurst
- *The Goodies* (1970), series, Actor
- *The Breaking of Bumbo* (1970), as Bean
- *Charley's Aunt* (1969), as Freddie Peel
- *Happy Ever After* (1969), series, as John Gardner
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Jeremy Purcell-Browne
- *The Double Agent* (1969), as Roger List
- *Baby Love* (1969), as Jeremy
- *The Big Flame* (1969), as Officer
- *The Fossett Saga* (1969), series, as Lord Camberley
- *Dad's Army* (1968), series, as Lieutenant Hope Bruce — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/dads-army.md)
- *Cold Comfort Farm* (1968), series, as Richard Hawk-Monitor
- *Callan* (1967), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Freddie Peel, Captain de Foenix
- *The World of Wooster* (1965), series, as Claud
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Geoffrey Lawrence

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