13 November 2024 , 11:52
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Acting legend and EastEnders star Timothy West has died at the age of 90.
The actor, who played Mick Carter’s (Danny Dyer) grandfather Stan in the soap, died peacefully ‘with his friends and family at the end’.
A statement released by his family read:
‘After a long and extraordinary life on and off the stage, our darling father Timothy West died peacefully in his sleep yesterday evening. He was 90 years old. Tim was with friends and family at the end.
‘He leaves his wife Prunella Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years, a sister, daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. All of us will miss him terribly.
The statement was released by his family (Picture: Samuel West/X)
He had many roles on stage and television (Picture: David Lodge/FilmMagic)
‘We would like to thank the incredible NHS staff at St George’s Hospital, Tooting and at Avery Wandsworth for their loving care during his last days. Juliet, Samuel and Joseph West.’
Born on October 20, 1934, Timothy appeared often on television and the stage. As well as his role in EastEnders, he also played a character called Eric Babbage in Coronation Street.
From 2014-2019, Timothy and partner Prunella Scales travelled around the UK and overseas together in the Channel 4 show Great Canal Journeys.
Timothy and his wife appeared on a beloved Channel 4 show (Picture: Roy Jones/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tributes are pouring in following the news of Timothy’s death. Actress Tracie Bennett, a Coronation Street star, wrote on X: ’Oh I’m so sorry about this. Loved Timothy since we met at Granada tv in the early 80’s. R.I.P Timothy West’, while fellow actor James Dreyfus said: ‘Marvellous actor. A constant in many of our lives. He shall be much missed. My thoughts with his family. RIP Timothy West.’
Timothy was introduced as Stan Carter, the father of established characters Shirley (Linda Henry) and Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) in 2014.
Mick had visited him in desperate need of cash, and he later moved into The Queen Vic pub with his family.
Timothy will appear in the penultimate episode of Doctors (Picture: BBC)
The character was entwined in a love triangle with estranged wife Sylvie (Linda Marlowe) and Walford local Cora Cross (Ann Mitchell).