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  Timothy Spall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timothy Spall OBE (born February 27, 1957) is an English actor from Battersea, London who trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA.
In 1996 Spall was diagnosed with acute myleoid leukemia, but has been in remission for 10 years as of 2006.
Spall also had a memorable performance as Nick in the claymation film Chicken Run.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timothy_Spall   (288 words)

  
 Reel.com: Timothy Spall
Best-known Stateside for his collaborations with director Mike Leigh (Topsy-Turvy and Secrets and Lies among them), Spall is in high demand for the humanity and unerring truth he brings to all of his performances.
Spall's recent roles include that of Don Armado in Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost, the voice of Nick the Rat in Chicken Run, cuckolded husband Andy in Patrice Chereau's controversial Intimacy, the affable roadie in Rock Star, and a lawyer in Cameron Crowe's Tom Cruise vehicle, Vanilla Sky.
Spall recently received a second BIFA Best Actor nomination for his role in All or Nothing, his latest collaboration with Mike Leigh.
www.reel.com /reel.asp?node=features/interviews/S/spall   (1694 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Spall appalled over Pet 'pay row'
Auf Wiedersehen Pet star Timothy Spall says newspaper speculation that the show's cast members are at loggerheads over pay may jeopardise the chances of another series.
Spall says he was delighted that the revived drama was such a success, but he fears that "rubbish" written by the newspapers may kill the prospect of another series "stone dead".
Spall, who has been promoting his latest film, All Or Nothing, in Hollywood, is one of Britain's best-known character actors.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/2315759.stm   (794 words)

  
 The Stage | News | Spall screen - Timothy Spall
Acting great Timothy Spall tells Liz Thomas how a Jimmy McGovern script made him call off his summer break and return to TV From the widely acclaimed Auf Weidersehen, Pet to the award-winning Secrets and Lies, Timothy Spall has been one of the leading lights in British drama for more than 20 years.
Spall took to the role with gusto, admitting with a ghoulish hint of admiration: “It’s an extraordinary feeling, the actual physical act of hanging someone.
While Spall has continued his television career, most recently appearing in BBC1’s Mr Harvey Lights a Candle and in Cherished - the harrowing drama based on the true story of Angela Cannings who was wrongly convicted of murdering her babies - he has also been dedicating more time to the silver screen.
www.thestage.co.uk /news/newsstory.php/12175/spall-screen   (1086 words)

  
 The Spall Guy - [Sunday Herald]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Timothy Spall made his name playing flawed, hangdog characters and his latest role is no exception.
Today, Tim Spall is also marooned: on a sea of carpet in the centre of a hotel banqueting room where he is enduring a series of interviews prior to All Or Nothing's UK release.
Spall doesn't see Cruise's patronage as a lifeline to Hollywood, nor does he need to: his work speaks for itself and his profile there is increasing steadily, a boon to a man who even now seems to think destitution is just around the corner.
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 Timothy Spall Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Spall's feature film appearances have consisted of supporting roles, but he has worked with some of the most important directors of the past two decades.
Spall was also seen as the foppish yet evil Rosencrantz in Kenneth Branagh's all-star "Hamlet" (1996).
In 2002 Spall enjoyed another outing with Leigh in the bleak but affecting "All or Nothing", playing part of a couple who must experience tragedy in order to rekindle their fading love.
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 Timothy Spall
Born in the United Kingdom, Timothy Spall worked for years with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Spall played the dumpy, weak-willed Maurice who was torn between the love for his sister and wife.
Spall has started out the new millennium with a bang, with a major role in Topsy-Turvy(1999), lending his voice to the animated Chicken Run(2000) and working in Kenneth Branagh¹s latest Shakespeare flick, Love's Labour's Lost (2000).
www.tribute.ca /all_actors/bios/3054.htm   (252 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Secrets And Lies [1996]: DVD: Timothy Spall,Phyllis Logan,Brenda Blethyn,Claire Rushbrook,Marianne ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Timothy Spall is Cynthia's brother, a giant man full of love who is being slowly defeated by his fastidious wife (Phyllis Logan).
Timothy Spall is also on top form as the glue that holds the family together.
Timothy Spall as a wedding photographer also stands out in another of his understated put-upon male roles.
www.amazon.co.uk /Secrets-Lies-Timothy-Spall/dp/B00004CZOK   (1628 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: All Or Nothing [2002]: DVD: Timothy Spall,Lesley Manville,Alison Garland,James Corden,Ruth Sheen,Marion ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The film's revolves around Timothy Spall's mini-cab driver, his family and the various characters and acquaintances on the South-east London estate where he lives.
Spall's cabbie is too gentle and thoughtful to be described as a slob, but his lack of even the most basic ambition and stoic non-resistance to life has created an unspoken rift between him and wife Penny (Lesley Manville).
Timothy Spall is interesting on the unnerving process of collaboration favoured by Leigh, whereby characters are "built from zero" by the actors.
www.amazon.co.uk /All-Nothing-Timothy-Spall/dp/B00008OP6R   (1157 words)

  
 BBC - Drama Faces - Timothy Spall (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Timothy stars as a teacher coming to terms with his past during a school trip, in BBC ONE's uplifting drama Mr Harvey Lights a Candle.
The plot was based on the true story of Angela Cannings, who was wrongly convicted of murderig her babies.
Timothy had a cameo role in Vanilla Sky, the film on which Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz famously met.
www.bbc.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /drama/faces/timothy_spall.shtml   (347 words)

  
 Timothy Spall News
Brenda Blethyn and Timothy Spall combine their considerable talents in a strange, true and ultimately tragic story.
Movie star TIMOTHY SPALL is convinced stress was the cause of his cancer battle in 1996, and he has dramatically changed his mindset since recovering from the disease.
It might be two decades in his past, and he might prefer not to discuss it now, but Timothy Spall will perhaps always be best remembered for his exquisite portrayal of the bumbling plumber Barry Taylor in the...
www.topix.net /who/timothy-spall   (429 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: All or Nothing (Widescreen): DVD: Timothy Spall,Lesley Manville,Alison Garland,James Corden,Ruth ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Timothy Spall and Lesley Manville are a common-law couple who work as a taxi drive and a grocery store checker respectively.
They are raising two teenagers, a shy, bookish daughter who works as a janitor of a nursing home and a son who does little but verbally abuse his mother while he sits in front of the TV.
Along the way the acting shines (typical for Leigh films) with Spall, Manville, and Ruth Sheen as the friend and neighbor dealing with a pregnant teen age daughter turning in award worthy performances.
www.amazon.ca /All-Nothing-Widescreen-Mike-Leigh/dp/B00007KK3X   (1018 words)

  
 Barry Taylor - Timothy Spall OBE
Timothy Spall O.B.E. Timothy Spall O.B.E., is another actor who keeps popping up on a frequent basis.
Another huge success was the cricket based comedy drama, "Outside Edge", with Peter Bowles, and amongst many other things Timothy has appeared as a virtual reality games machine operator, in the enormously successful cult British Comedy series "Red Dwarf".
Timothy takes on the role of Peter Pettigrew in the next Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban'
www.aufpet.com /barry.htm   (115 words)

  
 Veritaserum | Actors | Timothy Spall/Peter Pettigrew - Pictures, Information, Biography, Quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Biography: Timothy Spall may be the closest associated with director Mike Leigh.
Spall made particularly strong impression in "Life is Sweet".
Spall was named an Officer of the Order of British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth on New Year's Eve in 1999 for his contributions to the arts.
www.veritaserum.com /movies/actors/timothyspall.shtml   (347 words)

  
 dOc DVD Review: Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)
It is a surprisingly tender scene, and Spall is so hair-trigger that even during a quiet passage like this, Boyle keeps viewers coiled because we're never sure if he's about to explode into a sales-induced rage.
There are no subtitles on this disc, so we're at the mercy of the clarity of the mix to allow us to make out all of the mile—a—minute chatter of Timothy Spall, and there are sequences where things were a real challenge to make out.
Timothy Spall, who always looks like he's on the verge of a major grabber, turns in one of those wickedly funny off-the-wall performances filled with vitriol, B.S., and lost dreams.
www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=6175   (1068 words)

  
 Independent Online Edition > Profiles
Timothy Spall is about to play a notorious hangman.
It might be two decades in his past, and he might prefer not to discuss it now, but Timothy Spall will perhaps always be best remembered for his exquisite portrayal of the bumbling plumber Barry Taylor in the Eighties TV series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
We are here today ostensibly to talk about his latest film, Pierrepoint, which tells the story of Britain's most notorious hangman, who operated from 1933 until the mid-1950s.
news.independent.co.uk /people/profiles/article354600.ece   (272 words)

  
 Timothy Spall @ Filmbug
Timothy Spall has been a familiar face to TV and film audiences across the globe for over 20 years since he first shot to fame as the hapless Barry in BBC TV's Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
Spall is also highly respected in the world of television drama.
He also won Best Actor Awards from both the Cinema Tout Ecran and Prix d'Italie Awards for his role in Stephen Poliakoff's Shooting the Past as well as further Bafta nominations both for Shooting the Past and Danny Boyle's Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise.
www.filmbug.com /db/338594   (274 words)

  
 Timothy Spall Biography, Filmography, News, Trailers,
Born Feburary 27, 1957 - Perhaps the actor most closely associated with director Mike Leigh, Timothy Spall has acted in productions for the director on both the stage and screen.
Spall made a particularly strong impression in Leigh's Life is Sweet (1991), which cast him as a socially awkward gourmet chef, and Secrets Lies (1996), in which his starring performance as a por...
Discuss Timothy Spall with Starpulse members in the forums...
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 Guardian Unlimited Film | | Timothy Spall
A regular member of the Mike Leigh ensemble, Timothy Spall first came to prominence as the luckless Barry in TV's Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
Spall specialises in the bemused type, desperately trying to make sense of the trauma going on around him and he gave a superlative performance as Maurice in Secrets and Lies (1996).
He continued his association with Mike Leigh in the Gilbert and Sullivan drama, Topsy-Turvy (1999), and the more contemporary drama, All Or Nothing (2002).
film.guardian.co.uk /Player/Player_Page/0,4159,45429,00.html   (78 words)

  
 Timothy Spall Bio, News and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
Timothy Spall recently appeared in Douglas McGrath’s film retelling of the Charles Dickens classic Nicholas Nickleby.
Frequently featured in Mike Leigh’s films, Spall made his sixth appearance in the director’s most recent offering, All or Nothing.
Spall has performed extensively on stage for The Royal Shakespeare Company, in productions of "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Nicholas Nickleby" and "Knight and the Burning Pestle".
www.ropeofsilicon.com /profile.php?id=1644   (259 words)

  
 Timothy Spall - CinemaReview.com....Cast/Crew
Having appeared in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” Spall will also appear in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”
Spall also starred in numerous films for television and earned BAFTA nominations for his performances in “Vacuuming Completely in the Nude in Paradise,” “Shooting the Past” and the miniseries “Our Mutual Friend.”
On the stage, Spall once again has starred in a number of productions, including “This is a Chair,” for director Stephen Daldry, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The Government Inspector,” “Screamers,” “Heavenly Bodies,” “The Three Sisters” and “Nicholas Nickleby,” to name a few.
www.cinemareview.com /castcrew.asp?id=1928   (185 words)

  
 Timothy Spall Current Month TV Schedule
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Eric Sykes, Timothy Spall, David Tennant, Mark Williams, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Bonny Wright.
Starring Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Lesley Manville, Michele Austin, Lee Ross, Ron Cook.
Starring Jane Horrocks, Jim Broadbent, Sue Johnston, Timothy Spall, Daniel Ryan, Shaun Dooley.
www.tv-now.com /stars/timspall.html   (677 words)

  
 News: Timothy Spall cast in 'Series of Unfortunate Events'
Timothy Spall cast in 'Series of Unfortunate Events'
Timothy Spall, who played Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, has been cast in the film version of A Series of Unfortunate Events as Mr.
Tim Spall did a good job in PoA, and Jim Carrey is a favorite of mine also.
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 Timothy Spall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
A somewhat paunchy British actor of stage, TV and films, Timothy Spall has played a wide array of character parts, but his career has been most enhanced through his work with director-writer Mike Leigh.
He first teamed with Leigh on the TV drama "Home Sweet Home" (BBC, 1981), as one of a trio of postmen, then on stage in "Smelling a Rat" (1988).
Feature collaborations include "Life Is Sweet" (1991), in which Spall was an inept restaurateur, and the acclaimed "Secrets & Lies" (1996), in which the actor was cast as Maurice, the gentle photographer who holds knowledge about his family well inside....
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 Timothy Spall
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 Timothy Spall Movies @ Filmbug   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
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