Tyler Butterworth (born 6 February 1959) is an English actor.

Early life

Butterworth was born on 6 February 1959 in Redhill, Surrey. His father was Peter Butterworth, who starred in many of the Carry On films. His mother was the actress and Margaret Thatcher impersonator Janet Brown. His first roles were as a child in the 1960s in such films as Darling (1965) and the Morecambe & Wise feature film The Magnificent Two (1967).

Career

Butterworth starred in the black comedy Consuming Passions (1988) opposite Vanessa Redgrave and Jonathan Pryce. On television, Butterworth has appeared in Rumpole of the Bailey, Bergerac, Last of the Summer Wine, Casualty, The Bill, The Darling Buds of May, Home to Roost, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and starred as Osborne in the ITV sitcom Fiddlers Three.

He also played Proteus in the BBC Shakespeare adaptation of The Two Gentlemen of Verona in 1983, Mr Archer in Whizziwig, and Angelo in the CITV children's sci-fi comedy series Mike and Angelo for its first two series.

In 2008, he moved into producing and was a development producer on a NASA series.

Since then, he has concentrated on voice work.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962Live Now – Pay LaterChild at TableFilm (uncredited)
1965DarlingWilliam Prosser-JonesFilm (uncredited)
1967The Magnificent TwoMiguel DiazFilm
1970ITV Sunday Night TheatreSebastien JardineEpisode: "Married Alive"
1983The Two Gentlemen of VeronaProteusTV movie
1986CasualtyMarkEpisode: "High Noon"
Chance in a MillionDowlingEpisode: "Naming the Day"
1988Bergerac'Cruncher' SmithEpisode: "Burnt"
BoonJohnEpisode: "Have a Nice Day"
Consuming PassionsIan LittletonFilm
1989Home to RoostTrevorEpisode: "Thought for the Day"
1989 - 1990Mike and AngeloAngelo21 episodes
1991Fiddlers ThreeOsbourne13 episodes
Rumpole of the BaileyRoger FabianEpisode: "Rumpole for the Prosecution"
1992Birds of a FeatherMikeEpisode: "Wipe that Smile Off Your Tape"
The Darling Buds of MayReverend Candy4 episodes
1993The Gingerbread GirlEddie7 episodes
1994MinderRawleEpisode: "Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley"
1995The BillSymondsEpisode: "They All Look the Same"
1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesFreddy SlaterEpisode: "Lost Chords"
1998The Mrs Bradley MysteriesFerdinand BradleyEpisode: "Speedy Death"
1999An Ideal HusbandPhippsFilm
2000Waking the DeadMr. WhitemoreEpisode: "Pilot (Part 1)"
WhizziwigArcherEpisode: "Out of the Bag"
2001DoctorsJohn DuncanEpisode: "Abuse of Power"
Peak PracticeKeith ShawEpisode: "Bad Tony"
2002The BillKelly2 episodes
CasualtyMr. EwansEpisode: "Acceptance"
2004The BillDefence BarristerEpisode: "Don't Bring Me Down"
Peter Ackroyd's LondonMerry AndrewEpisode: "The Crowd"
2008Last of the Summer WineChistlehurstEpisode: "In Which Romance Isn't Dead – Just Incompetent"

Personal life

Butterworth is married to actress Janet Dibley; the couple have two sons.

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