Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (born 4 October 1939) is an English actor.

Early years

Carlton was born in

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, Oxfordshire, England, the son of Pauline Ellen Laing (née Congdon), who died on 11 October 2007, and Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, a decorated naval officer of both World Wars and a prominent figure of London high society. His grandfather,

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Career

He has had a long and distinguished career in both the theatre (''

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'' etc.) and in television, appearing in numerous BBC television series over the years since 1966 to the present day, including ''

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'' (1968), the sitcoms '' Executive Stress'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and in the television films ''

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'' (1980) and ''

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'' (1982). In 2015 he played Donald Sidwell in “Napoleon’s Violin”, S1:E8 of '' The Coroner''. His film career has included roles in '' Baby Love'' (1969), '' The Breaking of Bumbo'' (1970), '' That Lucky Touch'' (1975), '' The Bitch'' (1979), ''

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'' (1983) and '' Parting Shots'' (1999). He is currently with the theatrical agency Susan Angel and Kevin Francis Ltd. in London.

Personal life

Carlton is married to actress Wanda Ventham, whom he met in 1970 while filming sequences for the drama series ''

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'' and they have been married since April 1976.Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. They appeared together in Series 2 of BBC drama ''The Lotus Eaters'' in 1973 and Series 3 and 4 of BBC series '' Sherlock'' in 2014 as the parents of the title character, played by their son, actor

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlton, Timothy 1939 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Cumberbatch family English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from Berkshire Male actors from Oxfordshire actors from Reading, Berkshire