A staple of British television, he played Churchill three times over a long career. Onstage, he was King Lear, Macbeth and Willy Loman.

British actor Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on three occasions and the classic titular Shakespeare roles of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, has died, He was 90. In a statement,

Timothy West, an acclaimed British actor known for his work on The Day of the Jackal, has died at age 90, according to his family. A statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) by his children Juliet, Samuel, and Joseph West on social media confirmed that he died on Tuesday, Nov. 12, surrounded by his loved ones.