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Timothy Carlton
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Born
October 4
,
1939
·
Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Birth name
Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch
Mini Bio
Timothy Carlton was born on October 4, 1939 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for
Cold Comfort Farm (1968)
,
Sherlock (2010)
and
Parting Shots (1998)
. He has been married to
Wanda Ventham
since 1976. They have one child.
Family
Spouse
Wanda Ventham
(1976 - present) (1 child)
Children
Benedict Cumberbatch
Trivia
Father of actor
Benedict Cumberbatch
.
Used to read "The Hobbit" to his son
Benedict Cumberbatch
, creating voices for all the characters. Cumberbatch was inspired by this to audition for
Peter Jackson
's film version, and ended up being cast as the voice of Smaug.
He and wife
Wanda Ventham
appear together on
Sherlock (2010)
as the parents of Sherlock Holmes, who is played by their real life son,
Benedict Cumberbatch
.
Stepfather of Tracy Tabernacle.
Second husband of
Wanda Ventham
.
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