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Tim Preece

Tim Preece

Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared on British television since the 1960s and also acted on stage

Preece was born in Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was educated at the Priory Grammar School for Boys, Shrewsbury. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic.

In 1965, Preece was cast as Nipple in Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs by David Halliwell. He played the role in 1965 at the Dublin Theatre Festival, at the West End premiere opposite John Hurt in 1966, and later that fall in the Broadway premiere directed by Alan Arkin. He was the only original cast member to transfer to Broadway.

Preece's television roles include playing Codal in the six-part Doctor Who serial Planet of the Daleks (1973) and Tom Patterson in the first two series of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–77). He later returned to the role for The Legacy Of Reginald Perrin (1996). He also appeared as the editor of a local newspaper in "The Journalist", an episode of People Like Us (2001) with Chris Langham. Preece played the recurring role of Rev. Sparrow in Waiting for God (1992–94).

His other television appearances include the Foyle's War episode "War Games" (2003) as James Philby, the pilot of a doomed holiday jet in the Casualty episode "Cascade" (1992), and as Mark's careers guidance counsellor and therapist in the Peep Show episode "Dream Job" (2003).

In 2017, Preece appeared in a Royal National Theatre production of the improvised play Lost Without Words.

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Sitting in Limbo

2020

as Mr. Hardcastle

A Prominent Patient

A Prominent Patient

2017

as Sir Robert Vansittart

1066: A Year to Conquer England

1066: A Year to Conquer England

2017

as Edward the Confessor

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

2010

as Roy

The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

2009

Monday Monday

Monday Monday

2009

Bathory: Countess of Blood

Bathory: Countess of Blood

2008

as Cardinal Forgách

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

as Codal (archive footage)

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

as Old Throckmorton

The Year London Blew Up

The Year London Blew Up

2005

as John Matthews

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

as Horrocks

Peep Show

Peep Show

2003

as Mr. Klugman

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

2002

My Uncle Silas

My Uncle Silas

2001

as Goffy Windsor

The Wyvern Mystery

The Wyvern Mystery

2000

as Jim

Attachments

Attachments

2000

as David

Plotlands

Plotlands

1997

as Mr. Clarke

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Jack Wilson

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

1996

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

1996

as Self

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996

as Mr Cavendish

The Plant

The Plant

1995

as Alan

Money For Nothing

Money For Nothing

1993

as Mr Derbyshire

Virtual Murder

Virtual Murder

1992

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

1992

as Mr. Carter

Waiting for God

Waiting for God

1990

as Rev. Dennis Sparrow

Waiting for God

Waiting for God

1990

as Rev. Dennis

Nice Work

Nice Work

1989

as Bob Busby

Take Me Home

Take Me Home

1989

as Ray

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

as Philips K.C.

God's Chosen Car Park

God's Chosen Car Park

1986

as Johnny Gilmore

Casualty

Casualty

1986

as Peter Gilchrist

Shadowlands

Shadowlands

1985

as Alan Gregg

EastEnders

EastEnders

1985

as Consultant

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

1985

as Psychiatrist

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Pull The Other One

Pull The Other One

1984

as Terry

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1983

as Tom Patterson

Flying Into the Wind

Flying Into the Wind

1983

as Defence Counsel

Red Monarch

Red Monarch

1983

as Lukov

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

1983

as Alfred Russel Wallace

Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle

1982

as Clergyman

Too Close to the Edge

Too Close to the Edge

1980

as Doctor

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1976

Machinegunner

Machinegunner

1976

as Des

Out of the Trees

Out of the Trees

1976

Angels

Angels

1975

Diane

Diane

1975

as Terry

Funny Farm

Funny Farm

1975

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

1973

as Codal

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972

as Prof. Hubert Loomis

Justice

Justice

1971

as Frobisher

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1970

as Prince John

Crossplot

Crossplot

1969

as Sebastian

The Possessed

The Possessed

1969

as Kirilov

Present Laughter

Present Laughter

1967

as Roland Maule

Don't Utter a Note

Don't Utter a Note

1966

as Nick

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

1966

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Redcap

Redcap

1964

Prisoner and Escort

Prisoner and Escort

1964

as Hoskinson

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

as Codal

24-Hour Call

24-Hour Call

1963

as Mark Peters

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Hoskinson

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