Timothy Bateson was an English actor, who provided the voice for Kreacher in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He also voiced the character in the video game adaptation of the same movie. Since his death in 2009, Simon McBurney took over the role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.[1]
Career[]
Born on 3 April 1926, in London, England. He appeared in the first British performance of Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1955, and has appeared in countless film and television shows including: Labyrinth, Grange Hill, Doctor Who, The Hogfather and TUGS.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bateson did voice work in several radio dramas produced by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre including their adaptations of A Christmas Carol and the Chronicles of Narnia - the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He died at the age of 83 on 15 or 16 (sources vary) September 2009 in London, England, UK.
Selected filmography[]
| Year | Film | Roll | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Voice of Kreacher | |
| 2006 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather | Lecturer in Recent Runes | TV movie |
| My Hero (TV series) | Leo | 1 episode Here's One I Made Earlier | |
| 2005 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont | Summers | |
| Oliver Twist | Parson | ||
| The Commander: Blackdog | Gordon Watts | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Mr Hallett | |
| Fakers | Old Gezzer | ||
| The Welcome Committee | Gilcrest | Short film | |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Harold | |
| Barbara (TV series) | Mr Dugdale | 1 episode Crime | |
| 2001–2005 | Heartbeat (TV series) | Chalkie Black / Jed Harrison | 2 episodes Mastermind (2005) - Chalkie Black Not So Special (2001) - Jed Harrison |
| 2001 | My Family (TV series) | Derelict | 1 episode 'Tis Pity She's a Whore |
| The Discovery of Heaven | Mr Keller | ||
| Beech is Back (TV mini-series) | Tommy Goldman | 2 episodes Episode #1.2 Episode #1.1 | |
| Relic Hunter (TV series) | Max Lavoie | 1 episode The Executioner's Mask | |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | 2nd Monk | TV Movie |
| Doctors (TV series) | Nathan | 1 episode Second Fiddle | |
| The 10th Kingdom (TV mini-series) | Tooth fairy | 1 episode Episode #1.2 | |
| 1999 | The Criminal | Thomas | |
| The Clandestine Marriage | Gaoler | ||
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | English judge | ||
| Polterguests (TV series) | Mr Snipe | 1 episode Lumbered in Limbo | |
| 1998–2005 | Midsomer Murders | James Jocelyne / Mr Jocelyn | 3 episodes Orchis Fatalis (2005) - Mr Jocelyn Death's Shadow (1999) - Mr Jocelyne Written in Blood (1998) - James Jocelyne |
| 1998 | Les misérables | Banker | |
| Merlin | Father Abbot | TV mini-series | |
| Birds of Prey | Hugh | Short film | |
| 1997 | For My Baby | Max Liebman | |
| Keeping Mum (TV series) | Uncle Tom | 1 episode The Funeral | |
| 1996 | True Blue | Porter | |
| Neverwhere (TV mini-series) | Halvard | 2 episodes As Above, So Below Earl's Court to Islington | |
| The Sculptress | Albert Hayes | TV movie | |
| Casualty (TV series) | Ronald Horton | 1 episode That Way Lies Ruin | |
| 1995 | Annie: A Royal Adventure! | Derwood | TV movie |
| Paul Merton's Life of Comedy (TV series) | Grandad | 6 episodes | |
| As Time Goes By (TV series) | Security Guard | 1 episode Wedding Preparations | |
| Joseph | Priest | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Voice of Antigonus | 1 episode The Winter's Tale |
| Hard Times (TV series) | Childers | 1 episode Episode #1.2 | |
| Health and Efficiency (TV series) | Walter Lowe | 1 episode The Canvas | |
| 1993 | Heart of Darkness | Accountant | TV movie |
| Bonjour la Classe (TV series) | Leonard Wigley | 6 episodes | |
| 1992 | 2point4 children (TV series) | Mr Podd | 1 episode Bedtime for Bonzo |
| 1991 | Living with Technology: A Foundation Course - Patterns in the Dust | Mr Epwell | Documentary |
| Bye Bye Columbus | Father Nervo | TV Movie | |
| 1990–1993 | Zorro | Padre Benites | 6 episodes |
| 1990 | Never Come Back (TV series) | Poole | Unknown episode |
| 1989–2000 | The Bill (TV series) | Frankie Windsor / Michael Bright / Mr Murdstone / Tommy Goldman | 4 episodes All Fall Down: Part 2 (2000) - Tommy Goldman Things That Go Bump in the Night (1997) - Frankie Windsor Little Green Apples (1995) - Michael Bright Steamers (1989) - Mr Murdstone |
| 1989 | Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors (TV series) | Crawford | 3 episodes Kidnap Love is in The Air President |
| 1988–1989 | TUGS (TV series) | Voice of O.J./Eddie/Little Ditcher/Garbage Corporation Master/Big Mickey | 12 episodes |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust | MacDougal | |
| Chelmsford 123 (TV series) | Latin tutor | 1 episode Peeled Grapes and Pedicures | |
| 1987 | Hi-de-Hi! (TV series) | Charlie | 1 episode Tell It to the Marines |
| A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (TV series) | Pond | 3 episodes Strong Poison: Episode Three Strong Poison: Episode Two Strong Poison: Episode One | |
| East of Ipswich (TV series) | Mr Macklin | Unknown episodes | |
| 1986 | Foreign Body | Agent at Harley Street | |
| Labyrinth | Voice of The Worm/The Four Guards/Goblin | ||
| 1985 | Dramarama (TV series) | Keeper | 1 episode Frog |
| 1984 | A Christmas Carol | Mr Fezziwig | TV movie |
| Ever Decreasing Circles (TV series) | Laurence | 2 episodes Snooker The Cricket Match | |
| Bird of Prey (TV series) | Mr Jorry | 3 episodes Trapdoor and Spook Ducks in a Row A State-of-the-Art Way to Die | |
| Night Beat News (TV series) | Garfield | Unknown episodes | |
| Minder (TV series) | Railwayman | 1 episode Sorry Pal, Wrong Number | |
| 1983–1986 | Don't Wait Up (TV series) | Mr Burton | 3 episodes |
| 1983 | High Road to China | Alec Wedgeworth | |
| 1982 | Q.E.D. (TV series) | Alfie | 1 episode The Limehouse Connection |
| 1981 | Terry and June (TV series) | Mervyn | 1 episode In Sickness and in Health |
| Great Expectations (TV mini-series) | Mr Pocket | 1 episode | |
| Chintz (TV series) | Shop Assistant | 1 episode | |
| Loophole | 3rd Interviewer | ||
| 1980–1982 | Grange Hill (TV series) | Mr 'Tom Tom' Thomson | 15 episodes |
| 1978 | Doctor Who | Binro | 2 episodes The Ribos Operation: Part 3 The Ribos Operation: Part 4 |
Trivia[]
- Bateson, David Bradley, David Tennant, Michael Gambon and John Hurt have appeared in Doctor Who.
- Bateson voiced several characters in TUGS, the sister series to Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, the latter of which featured Eddie Redmayne, John Hurt, Rob Rackstraw and Jamie Campbell Bower.
- In 2004, Bateson did voice work on the Father Gilbert Mysteries radio dramas, alongside fellow Harry Potter actor Helen McCrory.
