death_place death_date birth_name birth_place children birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title name
london , england 24 april 2000 william aaron moore birmingham , england robin moore simon moore 19 april 1916 mollie sugden -lrb- 1958-2000 -rrb- 1962-1999 william moore -lrb- actor -rrb-
 william moore
william moore -lrb- actor -rrb-

william aaron moore -lrb- 19 april 1916 -- 24 april 2000 -rrb- was an english actor .
he was best known for his role as long-suffering sydney lumsden in the popular 1980s comedy series `` sorry ! ''
-lrb- in which he became known for the catchphrase `` language , timothy ! '' -rrb- .
he also appeared in numerous other television programmes , including `` coronation street '' as cyril turpin , betty turpin 's husband from 1969 -- 1970 .
the character put in two more appearances in 1972 , then died off-screen in 1974 .
moore was married to actress mollie sugden from 29 march 1958 until his death .
their twin sons , robin and simon , were born in october 1963 .
moore starred with sugden in `` my husband and i '' .
william moore died on 24 april 2000 in london , just five days after his 84th birthday .
