Timothy Dalton Height, Age, Girlfriend, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Timothy Peter Dalton
Full Name	Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett
Nickname(s)	Tim, The Daltonator, T Dalt
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6' 2" (188 cm)
Eye Colour	Grey
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: The Lion in Winter (1968) as Philip II, The King of France
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 March 1946 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	79 Years
Birthplace	Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales
Zodiac sign	Aries
Signature
Nationality	British
Hometown	Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales
School	Herbert Strutt Grammar School
College/University	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Kate Adie (Journalist) • Vanessa Redgrave (Actress) • Stefanie Powers (Actress) • Whoopi Goldberg (Actress) • Oksana Grigorieva (Musician)
Family
Children	Son- Alaxander
Parents	Father- Peter Dalton Leggett (Captain in the Special Operations Executive) Mother- Dorothy Scholes
Favourites
Sports	Football
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$25 million (in 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts about Timothy Dalton

• Timothy Dalton’s family moved to England to Belper in Derbyshire before his fourth birthday. As a teenager, Dalton was a member of the Air Training Corps at LXX (Croft & Culcheth) Squadron.

• He was fascinated with acting from a young age, perhaps due to the fact that both his grandfathers were vaudevillians.

• He decided to become an actor at 16 after seeing a production of Macbeth and got a role in a production of the play at The Old Vic.

• He left Herbert Strutt Grammar School at age 16 and toured as a leading member of Michael Croft’s National Youth Theater.

• He later joined the Birmingham Repertory theatre, where he played the lead in many productions under the direction of Peter Dews.

• Dalton took a break in 1971 to concentrate on the theatre and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company along with other troupes throughout the world. He performed lead in playing the leads in Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Henry V, Love’s Labours Lost and Henry IV – parts 1 and 2.

• With two exceptions, the films Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and Permission to Kill (1975), he remained a theatre actor until 1978.

Timothy Dalton in the film Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

• In August 1986, Dalton was approached to play Bond after Roger Moore had retired.

• Dalton portrayed Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), the fifteenth and sixteenth entries in the franchise.

The Living Daylights film poster

• Out of the six James Bond actors, he is the only one that has never married.

• He once shared that his favorite James Bond films are the first three Bond movies: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964) largely because they are the closest to the books they’re based on.

• He also appeared in notable television projects including Centennial (1978), Agatha (1978), Jane Eyre (1983), Anthony and Cleopatra (1983), The Master of Ballantrae (1984), and Mistral’s Daughter (1984).

The Master of Ballantrae (1984) film poster

• In 2014, Dalton made a return to television in the supernatural series Penny Dreadful, where he played the role of Sir Malcolm Murray. The show aired for three seasons and received critical acclaim.

Timothy Dalton in the television series Penny Dreadful as Sir Malcolm Murray

• He voiced the character of Mr. Pricklypants in the film Toy story 3 (2010).

• Dalton is a Manchester City F.C. supporter and is often seen at the City of Manchester Stadium to watch the team play.

• He loves fishing, especially in the Pacific Ocean.