Tim Pigott - Smith - wikipedia Tim Pigott - Smith Tim Pigott - Smith OBE Pigott - Smith in King Charles III ( 2017 ) Timothy Peter Pigott - Smith ( 1946 - 05 - 13 ) 13 May 1946 Rugby, Warwickshire, England 7 April 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 07 ) ( aged 70 ) Northampton, England Occupation Actor Years active 1971 -- 2017 Spouse ( s ) Pamela Miles ( m. 1972 ; his death 2017 ) Awards BAFTA TV Award Best Actor 1985 The Jewel in the Crown Timothy Peter Pigott - Smith, OBE ( 13 May 1946 -- 7 April 2017 ) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. Other noted TV roles included roles in The Chief, Midsomer Murders, The Vice, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, King Charles III and two Doctor Who stories ( The Claws of Axos ( 1971 ) & The Masque of Mandragora ( 1976 ) ). Pigott - Smith appeared in many notable films including : Clash of the Titans ( 1981 ), Gangs of New York ( 2002 ), Johnny English ( 2003 ), Alexander ( 2004 ), V for Vendetta ( 2005 ), Quantum of Solace ( 2008 ), Red 2 ( 2013 ) and Jupiter Ascending ( 2015 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Film and television 2.2 Stage and radio 2.3 Novels 3 Death 4 Filmography and more 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Audiobook narration 5 Awards and honours 5.1 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Pigott - Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Margaret Muriel ( née Goodman ) and Harry Thomas Pigott - Smith, who was a journalist. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys ' School, Leicester, King Edward VI School, Stratford - upon - Avon and Bristol University. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Film and television After a long career in smaller roles, Pigott - Smith 's appearance as Arthur Llewellyn Davies in the BBC 's The Lost Boys mini-series led to his gaining his big break with the leading role of Ronald Merrick in the 1984 television serial The Jewel in the Crown. Other appearances include the title role in the crime drama series The Chief ( 1990 -- 1993 ), a recurring role in ITV drama The Vice as Ken Stott 's nemesis, Vickers, and Bloody Sunday. He appeared in two adaptations of Elizabeth Gaskell 's North and South ; in the 1975 version he played Frederick Hale and in 2004 he played Frederick 's father Richard. In 1995, he starred in a serial of the series Ghosts. I Claudius as one of the guards on Masterpiece Theater. He appeared twice in Doctor Who : in the stories The Claws of Axos ( 1971 ) and The Masque of Mandragora ( 1976 ). He was a regular narrator of documentary television series. He narrated the Battlefield series, which examines pivotal battles of the Second World War from an operations point of view. Later, he narrated a series on the British Royal Family, entitled Monarchy : The Royal Family at Work. The series followed Queen Elizabeth II for more than a year, including the 2007 state visit to the United States. He appeared in Lewis in 2015 as a taxidermist in the episode `` One For Sorrow ''. He also appeared on the ITV series, Downton Abbey in the third series ' ( third season ) fifth episode as obstetrician / gynaecologist Sir Philip Tapsell, who was present at the death of Lady Sybil Crawley Branson ( Jessica Brown Findlay ) from eclampsia after giving birth to her daughter. His film career included the 2004 film Alexander, The Four Feathers, Clash of the Titans, Gangs of New York, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day and V for Vendetta. He also appeared as Major General Robert Ford in director Paul Greengrass 's Bloody Sunday ( 2002 ), and as the Foreign Secretary in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace ( 2008 ). In February 2010 Piggott - Smith played Alan Keen in the television film On Expenses. He also had a cameo appearance as Sniggs in the BBC production of Evelyn Waugh 's Decline and Fall in 2017. His final film role was that of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Queen Victoria 's Private Secretary, in Victoria & Abdul ( 2017 ). Stage and radio Pigott - Smith worked in the theatre in Shakespearean and Greek roles ; for instance, he played Posthumus in John Barton 's 1974 production of Cymbeline for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In early stage roles he is credited as `` Tim Smith ''. In 2011 he took the title role in King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. Contemporary works included Enron, playing Ken Lay, for the Chichester Festival Theatre, and then London, in 2009 and Tobias in A Delicate Balance at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2011. He returned to the Almeida in 2014 as a post-accession Charles, Prince of Wales in King Charles III, for which he received a nomination for the Olivier Award for Best Actor, and his first Tony Award nomination for its production on Broadway in 2015. He also appeared as Charles in the 2017 film adaptation of the play. He was also a radio actor, appearing in many productions on BBC Radio 4. Novels During the making of The Jewel in the Crown, Pigott - Smith wrote a diary on his impressions of India. This was published together with an anthology of poetry and prose under the title Out of India. He wrote two children 's books in the series The Baker Street Mysteries, featuring the exploits of Sherlock Holmes ' Baker Street Irregulars -- The Dragon Tattoo ( 2008 ) and Shadow of Evil ( 2009 ). He played Holmes in a BBC Radio adaptation of The Valley of Fear. Death Pigott - Smith died suddenly on 7 April 2017, aged 70. He had been scheduled to appear in a touring production of Death of a Salesman, with opening night in Northampton only three days later. His wife Pamela Miles was also to appear in the play but she had withdrawn after breaking a bone and needing surgery. On 2 May 2017 Coroner for Northamptonshire Anne Pember confirmed she ruled that Mr Pigott - Smith died of natural causes and therefore she will not hold an inquest into his death. Filmography and more Film Year Title Role Director ( s ) Notes 1976 Aces High Maj. Stoppard Jack Gold 1977 Joseph Andrews Cornet Tony Richardson 1980 Sweet William Gerald Claude Whatham Richard 's Things Peter Anthony Harvey 1981 Clash of the Titans Thallo Desmond Davis Escape to Victory Maj. Rose -- The English John Huston 1986 A State of Emergency Ft. Joe Ryan Richard C. Bennett The Remains of the Day Thomas Benn James Ivory 2002 Safe Conduct Fleming Bertrand Tavernier Bloody Sunday Maj. Gen. Robert Ford Paul Greengrass The Four Feathers Gen. Faversham Shekhar Kapur Gangs of New York Calvinist Minister Martin Scorsese 2003 Johnny English Pegasus, Head of MI7 Peter Howitt Alexander Omen Reader Oliver Stone 2005 V for Vendetta Peter Creedy James McTeigue 2006 L'Entente Cordiale S.I. Masterson Vincent De Brus Flyboys Mr. Lowry Tony Bill 2008 Quantum of Solace Foreign Secretary Marc Forster Alice in Wonderland Lord Ascot Tim Burton 2011 My Piece of the Pie Mr. Brown Cédric Klapisch 2013 RED 2 Director Philips Dean Parisot 2015 Jupiter Ascending Malidictes The Wachowskis 2016 Whisky Galore ! Woolsey Gillies MacKinnon 2017 6 Days William Whitelaw Toa Fraser Posthumous release King Charles III Charles III Rupert Goold Posthumous release Victoria & Abdul Sir Henry Ponsonby Stephen Frears Posthumous release The Little Vampire 3D Frederick Richard Claus & Karsten Kiilerich Posthumous release, Voice, ( final film role ) Television Year Title Role Director ( s ) Notes 1976 Doctor Who ( The Masque of Mandragora ) Marco Rodney Bennett 4 episodes 1979 Measure for Measure Angelo Desmond Davis BBC Shakespeare series 1982 I Remember Nelson Capt. Thomas Hardy 4 episodes 1984 The Jewel in the Crown Ronald Merrick Main Cast 2014 37 Days ( TV series ) Herbert Henry Asquith Justin Hardy TV 3 - part miniseries Audiobook narration Note : `` Vocal performance '' would be more accurate than `` narration, '' in that each character in each book has a distinctive voice, women as well as men, and class differences and accents are made plain. In The Fortune of War, for example, Pigott - Smith portrayed 22 British, 9 Americans, and 2 French. Year Book title Author Notes 2000 Blue at the Mizzen Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 5 2000 The Fortune of War Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 5 2000 Desolation Island Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 5 2000 The Far Side of the World Patrick O'Brian Release Date : November 7 2000 The Ionian Mission Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 5 2000 The Letter of Marque Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 4 2000 The Mauritius Command Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 5 2001 The Nutmeg of Consolation Patrick O'Brian Release Date : August 7 2000 The Reverse of the Medal Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 5 2000 The Surgeon 's Mate Patrick O'Brian Release Date : July 5 2001 The Thirteen Gun Salute Patrick O'Brian Release Date : June 5 2001 The Truelove Patrick O'Brian Release Date : October 9 2002 The Wine - Dark Sea Patrick O'Brian Release Date : January 22 2000 Treason 's Harbour Patrick O'Brian Release Date : October 10 2000 Seven Years in Tibet Heinrich Harrer Release Date : July 5 1995 ( ? ) The Warlord Trilogy Bernard Cornwell Awards and Honours Pigott - Smith won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in 1985, for his role in The Jewel in the Crown. In 2014 -- 15, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony Award for his lead role in the play King Charles III. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to drama. Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 1985 BAFTA TV Awards Best Actor The Jewel in the Crown Won 2002 Fantasporto Award Directors ' Week Award for Best Actor Bloody Sunday Won References ^ Jump up to : Paulson, Michael ( 8 April 2017 ). `` Tim Pigott - Smith, Actor Who Put Prince Charles on the Throne, Dies at 70 ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 11 April 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` 1985 Television Actor BAFTA Awards ''. awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 8 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Tim Pigott - Smith Biography ( 1946 -- ) ''. www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Tim Pigott - Smith ''. BFI. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ Cavendish, Dominic ( 29 September 2011 ). `` King Lear, West Yorkshire Playhouse ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 October 2011. Jump up ^ Sell, Michael ( 23 July 2009 ). `` Reviews : Enron ''. The Stage. Retrieved 31 October 2011. Jump up ^ Dowell, Ben ( 13 May 2011 ). `` Reviews : A Delicate Balance ''. The Stage. Retrieved 31 October 2011. Jump up ^ Curtis, Nick ( 2014 - 04 - 03 ). `` What would happen if Prince Charles was made king ? ''. Evening Standard. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Oration for award of honorary D. Litt to Timothy Peter Pigott - Smith, University Of Bristol 2008 ^ Jump up to : `` Actor Tim Pigott - Smith dies aged 70 ''. BBC News. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` No. 61803 ''. The London Gazette ( Supplement ). 31 December 2016. p. N14. 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Question: who did tim pigott smith play in downton abbey
Answer: obstetrician/gynaecologist Sir Philip Tapsell