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Timothy West, British Star of Stage and Screen Known for ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘EastEnders,’ Dies at 90
Timothy West, the English actor known for memorable turns in U.K. soaps "Coronation Street" and "EastEnders," died on Tuesday. He was 90.
He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for three seasons in the ’60s, and throughout his life frequently played the leading roles in “Macbeth,” “Uncle Vanya” and “King Lear.” Going into the 2000s, West ventured more into TV, playing Geoffrey Adams on the BBC One sitcom “Not Going Out” from 2007 to 2009 and joining ITV soap “Coronation Street” in 20133 as Eric Babbage, a love interest of Sue Johnston’s character Gloria Price. West is survived by Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years, as well as his sister Patricia, daughter Juliet, sons Samuel (who is also an actor) and Joseph, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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