Tim Bentinck
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The Earl of Portland | |
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Born | Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck 1 June 1953 |
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Notable work | The Archers |
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Children | 2, including Will Bentinck |
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Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck of Waldeck Limpurg, MBE (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers.
As the Earl of Portland, Bentinck was a member of the
Early life
The son of the
Career
Bentinck has been an actor since 1978 and is known for the roles of
As himself, Bentinck has appeared on Call My Bluff, won a round of University Challenge,[5] Celebrity Mastermind,[6] Pointless Celebrities and beaten Judith Keppel on science in Celebrity Eggheads.[7]
Bentinck has revoiced
His first film role was as 'Harris',
On stage, after many London
Bentinck regularly writes travel articles for The Mail on Sunday[13] and his book, Avant Garde A Clue, co-written with Albert Welling, is published on Kindle. In March 2015, his children's book, Colin The Campervan, was published by FBS Publishing.[citation needed]
Bentinck's autobiography, Being David Archer - And Other Unusual Ways of Earning a Living was published by Constable in 2017.
Bentinck has made many guest appearances in
He has also narrated over sixty audiobooks.In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to drama.[17]
Bentinck is also an inventor with several patents to his name,[18] as well as a programmer/web site designer,[19] musician[20] and writer.[21]
Television
Bentinck's roles on television include:
- The Nevers
- Gentleman Jack
- Flack
- The Game
- The Politician's Husband
- The Royal Bodyguard
- Tales of the Unexpected (The Stinker)
- Twenty Twelve
- The Thick of It
- Doctors
- Broken News
- Shadow Play
- Sharpe's Rifles
- The Armando Iannucci Shows
- A Prince Among Men
- Grange Hill
- Made in Heaven
- Square Deal
- By the Sword Divided[22]
- EastEnders[23]
- Silent Witness[24]
- The Crown
Video games
Bentinck has also done voicework for numerous videogame titles:[25]
- The Feeble Files
- The World Is Not Enough
- 007 Racing
- Prisoner of War
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
- Knights of Honor
- Medieval II: Total War
- Heavenly Sword
- Hellgate: London
- Viking: Battle for Asgard
- Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim
- Memento Mori
- Divinity II
- Venetica
- Dragon Age II
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- The Book of Unwritten Tales
- Deponia
- Risen 2: Dark Waters
- The Secret World
- The Night of the Rabbit
- The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
- Total War: Rome II
- The Dark Eye: Demonicon
- Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
- Blackguards
- Dark Souls II
- Lego The Hobbit
- Grid Autosport
- Sacred 3
- Risen 3: Titan Lords
- Dreamfall Chapters
- The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
- Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
- Deponia Doomsday
- Dark Souls III
- Total War: Warhammer
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
- Anno 1800
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Titles
On the death of the 9th Duke of Portland in 1990, Bentinck's father Henry, his sixth cousin, succeeded to the earldom of Portland. In 1997 Tim succeeded his father. He took a seat in certain sittings of the House of Lords but made no speeches (nor questions) before losing the right and not standing for selective internal election, under the House of Lords Act 1999.
On 29 December 1732, the Hon. William Bentinck, Baron Bentinck of the
Personal life
Bentinck married the milliner Judith "Judy" Ann Emerson (born Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10 October 1952) in London on 8 September 1979. They have two sons: Will Bentinck (born London, 19 May 1984) and The Hon. Jasper James Mellowes Bentinck (born London, 12 June 1988). They reside in London.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Portland, accessed 24 November 2022
- ^ "University of East Anglia" (PDF). UEA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Tim Bentinck Interview". MI6. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Tim Bentinck". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Tim Bentinck in University Challenge". YouTube. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2012/2013, Episode 10". Bbc.co.uk. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "BBC Two - Celebrity Eggheads, Series 5, Episode 8". Bbc.co.uk. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Battle of the Brave (2004)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "BBC One: Reg". BBC Online. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "The Watermill Theatre - Love Your Chocolates! - An Evening With Tim Bentinck". Watermill.org.uk. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "The Watermill Theatre - EDUCATING RITA". Watermill.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Goodwin, Eileen (5 March 2011). "Rugby fans would not be put off: writer". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Moonflesh". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Battleground". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Gerry Anderson's Space 1999 returns - News - Big Finish". bigfinish.com. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B15.
- ^ "A child support - United Kingdom Patent GB2201083". Patent.ipexl.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Tim Bentinck - Websites". Bentinck.net. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Tim Bentinck - Music Recordings". Bentinck.net. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Tim Bentinck - Travel". Bentinck.net. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- IMDb
- ^ Director: Ian Barber; Executive Producer: Lorraine Newman; Writer: Kim Revill (23 April 2013). "Episode dated 23/04/2013". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ "Tim Bentinck". IMDb. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "IMDb - International Media Database". IMDb.
- ^ Ruvigny, Melville H. (2000) [1909]. The Nobilities of Europe. Adamant Media Corporation.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Portland
- Tim Bentinck's website - official website of the actor
- Tim Bentinck at IMDb
- Actor Tim Bentinck - Who's who The Archers, BBC Radio 4