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The TIMOTHY DALTON Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
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    Happy Birthday to the only actor who took the Fleming books seriously, and did his damned best to interpret the true Fleming Bond character, resulting in two of the best films of the franchise.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Benny wrote: »
    Happy birthday to one of the greatest Bonds ever. Timothy Dalton.

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    Looks like Tim is enjoying a little meal there. I wonder what's on his plate?
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Kara Milovy's brain.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Ah, we know you really fancy her, barryt007!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I wouldn't mind having a nibble on her. ;)
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    I wouldn't mind having a nibble on her. ;)

    Pussy...that's enough.

    Did you see what I did there?
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Oddly enough the part, I was thinking of :D
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 3,181
    Celebrated the occasion by drinking the last of the 007 vodka out of my Living Daylights coffee mug.

    In case any of you were wondering exactly how classy I am.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    Vodka in a coffee mug? Nothing wrong with that at all. =D>
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Straight from the bottle ... ;)
  • barryt007barryt007
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    As long as there's vodka in it,i will drink it out of anything...hic ...
  • Dalton_FishersDalton_Fishers Barcelona
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    Happy (belated) birthday Tim!

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  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    DALTON RULEZ™
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Re-watched the excellent Hot Fuzz last night. Loved TDalt in this film. He plays bad guys so well. And it's clear he enjoys parts like this.
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    Looking through the trivia for the film on IMDB, it also shows what a true pro Dalton is, if anyone ever had any doubts.
    From IMDB
    The filming of Angel and Skinner's first meeting at the supermarket was filmed over the course of two days. The conversation was filmed entirely from Timothy Dalton's perspective first. The next day, early in the morning, they were to film the conversation with Angel's perspective and close-ups. Dalton, much to the surprise of the crew, showed up early the next morning, and even though he wasn't going to be on camera for that particular portion of the filming, he sat off-camera in Skinner's chair and played the role so that Simon Pegg would be able to have him to work with while filming his part as Angel. Pegg stated it really showed Dalton's professionalism.

    From IMDB
    Timothy Dalton has said this film, particularly the sequence where Skinner and Angel are shooting at each other during the chase, was the most fun he's ever had on a film. Jim Broadbent stated it was a thrill for him to be driving "James Bond" around during that sequence. Simon Pegg also stated the sequence and the fistfight between Angel and Skinner was the same type of thrill for him to shoot, staying it was very much in the front of his mind that he was being shot at, and fighting with "James Bond".

    From IMDB
    The character of Simon Skinner having a mustache was Timothy Dalton's idea, and was not specifically written for the character. Dalton thought that it would add an extra bit of sleaze to the character, and it hearkened back to his days of playing Prince Barin in Flash Gordon (1980).

    One of the many reasons I really enjoy watching Timothy Dalton onscreen, no matter how large or small the part. He really gets into the role.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    Shame he doesn't get more decent roles.

    I am assuming pegg was a dalton as bond fan before hot fuzz
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited April 2017 Posts: 11,189
    Dalton is great in Hot Fuzz.
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    Had the pleasure of watching a mid-way cut of LTK with Timothy Dalton, Cubby, and Maurice Binder in attendance with Bond editing team in Pinewood's Theatre 7. Dalton was very friendly and down to earth and I remember he was very pleased with the way the film was shaping up. At that stage the cut still had the scene with Bond alone in the hotel room, smoking and watching TV news report on Sanchez (on deleted scenes of BluRay) and a slightly longer cut of the tanker chase and Bond snarling, "Felix Leiter" before igniting Sanchez with the cigarette lighter. And also all the dialogue with Leiter at the end which gave the scene a more melancholy feel, before it was trimmed to be lighter and upbeat. Wish the original version of that scene had remained as it was.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    I used to think the bond 17 treatment about the robots sounded awful but having learned a little more about it - that they were industrial robots - I think it might have been okay. Quite 80s but still potentially interesting.

    Also love the idea of Dalton in the Far East.

    Ridley Scott to direct please.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Dalton's never really had a "big" director to his name (a.la. Ridley Scott)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Getafix wrote: »
    Shame he doesn't get more decent roles.

    I am assuming pegg was a dalton as bond fan before hot fuzz

    I'm not sure if he is specifically a fan of Dalton's Bond (unless Pegg has said so), but I think it is safe to assume that he is a Bond fan in general. It can't be a coincidence that Pegg cast another Bond in another film.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    I love Simon Pegg, a huge fan of him since SPACED which I followed religiously on the telly.
    Thank Pegg for that fantastic treatment on DVD of that ridiculously overlooked (outside the UK) masterpiece of a show.

    Pegg has been acting together with:

    Timothy Dalton in Hot Fuzz (2007)
    Daniel Craig in Tintin 2011)
    Pierce Brosnan in The World's End (2013)

    Craig may be coincidence but still.

    I have to re-watch SPACED with the Homage-O-Meter on. That's not a joke, you can turn it on while watching and it'll tell you every single reference to other films.

    As I said, great DVD treatment.

    Watch this but prepare for being in stitches.

  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    I am curious how it would be welcomed if Dalton played a baddie in a future 007 outing, he does baddies very well.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    No Bonds making cameos in other Bond films please
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Lazenby is the only Bond who could stand a chance of doing it successfully without it looking gimmicky. The others are far too big a names.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    edited April 2017 Posts: 16,359
    It would only give ammo to the subscribers of the Codename Theory. I'm siding with Getafix. No past Bond's cameoing in future Bond movies.
  • TellyBlofeldTellyBlofeld
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    That laugh he shares with Sanchez and his hoods in LTK is pretty damn cool and sinister. Dalton was a great Bond who did nothing to shame the franchise, unlike his predecessor.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Forgive me for labouring the point, but I do think its interesting how much of Dalt's work is TV and/or voice-overs (taken from IMDB):

    Penny Dreadful (TV Series)
    Sir Malcolm Murray
    - Perpetual Night (2016) ... Sir Malcolm Murray
    - The Blessed Dark (2016) ... Sir Malcolm Murray
    - Ebb Tide (2016) ... Sir Malcolm Murray
    - No Beast So Fierce (2016) ... Sir Malcolm Murray
    - This World Is Our Hell (2016) ... Sir Malcolm Murray
    Show all 27 episodes
     2014
    Toy Story That Time Forgot (TV Short)
    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
     2013
    Toy Story of Terror (TV Short)
    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
     2012
    Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex (Short)
    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
     2012
    TinkerBell and the Secret of the Wings
    Lord Milori (voice)
     2011
    Toy Story Toons: Small Fry (Short)
    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
     2010-2011
    Chuck (TV Series)
    Alexei Volkoff / Hartley Winterbottom / Gregory Tuttle
    - Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger (2011) ... Alexei Volkoff / Hartley Winterbottom
    - Chuck Versus the Family Volkoff (2011) ... Alexei Volkoff
    - Chuck Versus the Push Mix (2011) ... Alexei Volkoff
    - Chuck Versus the Gobbler (2011) ... Alexei Volkoff
    - Chuck Versus the Leftovers (2010) ... Alexei Volkoff
    Show all 6 episodes
     2011
    Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (Short)
    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
     2010
    The Tourist
    Chief Inspector Jones
     2010
    Toy Story 3: The Video Game (Video Game)
    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
     2010
    Toy Story 3
    Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
     2009-2010
    Doctor Who (TV Series)

    Lord President / The Narrator
    - The End of Time: Part Two (2010) ... Lord President
    - The End of Time: Part One (2009) ... The Narrator
     2008
    Unknown Sender (TV Series)
    Miles
    - If You're Seeing This Tape... (2008) ... Miles
     2007
    Hot Fuzz
    Simon Skinner
     2006
    Tales from Earthsea
    Ged / Sparrowhawk (English version, voice)
     2006
    Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series)
    Clive Trevelyan
    - The Sittaford Mystery (2006) ... Clive Trevelyan
     2005
    Hercules (TV Mini-Series)
    Amphitryon
    - Episode #1.1 (2005) ... Amphitryon
    - Episode #1.2 (2005) ... Amphitryon
     2004
    Dunkirk (TV Movie documentary)
    Narrator (voice)
     2003
    Looney Tunes: Back in Action
    Damien Drake
     2001
    American Outlaws
    Allan Pinkerton
     2000
    Possessed (TV Movie)
    Fr. Willam Bowden
     2000
    Bitter Suite
    Matt Farragher
     1999
    Passion's Way (TV Movie)
    Charles Darrow
     1999
    Made Men
    Sheriff Dex Drier
     1999
    Cleopatra (TV Mini-Series)
    Julius Caesar
    - Part 1 (1999) ... Julius Caesar
    - Part 2 (1999) ... Julius Caesar
     1998
    Stories from My Childhood (TV Series)
    Prince Gvidon
    - The Prince and the Swan (1998) ... Prince Gvidon (voice)
     1997
    The Informant
    DCI Rennie
     1997
    The Beautician and the Beast
    Boris Pochenko
     1996
    Salt Water Moose
    Lester Parnell
     1994
    Scarlett (TV Mini-Series)
    Rhett Butler
    - Episode #1.4 (1994) ... Rhett Butler
    - Episode #1.3 (1994) ... Rhett Butler
    - Episode #1.2 (1994) ... Rhett Butler
    - Episode #1.1 (1994) ... Rhett Butler
     1994
    Red Eagle (TV Movie)
    Jack Carver
     1993
    Naked in New York
    Elliot Price
     1992
    Framed (TV Mini-Series)
    Eddie Myers
    - Episode #1.4 (1992) ... Eddie Myers
    - Episode #1.3 (1992) ... Eddie Myers
    - Episode #1.2 (1992) ... Eddie Myers
    - Episode #1.1 (1992) ... Eddie Myers
     1992
    Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
    Lokai
    - Werewolf Concerto (1992) ... Lokai
     1991
    Rocketeer
    Neville Sinclair
     1990
    The King's Whore
    Le Roi Vittorio Amadeo
     1989
    Licence to Kill
    James Bond
     1989
    Brenda Starr
    Basil St. John
     1988
    Hawks
    Bancroft
     1987
    The Living Daylights
    James Bond
     1986
    Sins (TV Mini-Series)
    Edmund Junot
    - Episode #1.3 (1986) ... Edmund Junot
    - Episode #1.2 (1986) ... Edmund Junot
    - Episode #1.1 (1986) ... Edmund Junot
     1985
    Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series)
    Narrator
    - The Emperor's New Clothes (1985) ... Narrator (voice)
     1985
    The Doctor and the Devils
    Doctor Thomas Rock
     1985
    Florence Nightingale (TV Movie)
    Richard Milnes
     1984
    Antony and Cleopatra (TV Movie)
    Marc Antony
     1984
    Mistral's Daughter (TV Mini-Series)
    Perry Kilkullen
    - Episode #1.3 (1984) ... Perry Kilkullen
    - Episode #1.2 (1984) ... Perry Kilkullen
    - Episode #1.1 (1984) ... Perry Kilkullen
     1984
    The Master of Ballantrae (TV Movie)
    Col Francis Burke
     1983
    Jane Eyre (TV Mini-Series)
    Rochester / Edward Fairfax Rochester
    - Reunion (1983) ... Rochester
    - Family Found (1983) ... Rochester
    - Beggarwoman to Teacher (1983) ... Rochester
    - A Secret Is Revealed (1983) ... Rochester
    - Proposal (1983) ... Rochester
    Show all 9 episodes
     1981
    Chanel Solitaire
    Boy Capel
     1980
    Flash Gordon
    Prince Barin
     1979
    The Flame Is Love (TV Movie)
    Marquis de Guaita
     1979
    Charlie's Angels (TV Series)
    Damien Roth
    - Fallen Angel (1979) ... Damien Roth
     1979
    Agatha
    Col. Archibald Christie
     1978-1979
    Centennial (TV Mini-Series)
    Oliver Seccombe
    - The Scream of Eagles (1979) ... Oliver Seccombe
    - The Winds of Death (1979) ... Oliver Seccombe
    - The Winds of Fortune (1979) ... Oliver Seccombe
    - The Crime (1979) ... Oliver Seccombe
    - The Storm (1979) ... Oliver Seccombe
    Show all 10 episodes
     1978
    The Man Who Knew Love
    Juan de Dios
     1978
    Sextette
    Sir Michael Barrington
     1975
    Permission to Kill
    Charles Lord
     1971
    Mary, Queen of Scots
    Henry, Lord Darnley
     1970-1971
    BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
    Marchbanks / Clive Harrington
    - Candida (1971) ... Marchbanks
    - Five Finger Exercise (1970) ... Clive Harrington
     1970
    Wuthering Heights
    Heathcliff
     1970
    The Voyeur
    Mark
     1970
    Cromwell
    Prince Rupert
     1969
    Judge Dee (TV Series)
    - A Place of Great Evil (1969)
     1968
    The Three Princes (TV Movie)
    Ahmed
     1968
    The Lion in Winter
    Philip II
     1967
    Sat'day While Sunday (TV Series)
    Peter
    - Two Smilin' Faces: Part 2 (1967) ... Peter
    - Two Smilin' Faces: Part 1 (1967) ... Peter
    - Seminar on Communications: Part 2 (1967) ... Peter
    - I Love Me, Who Do You Love?: Part 2 (1967) ... Peter
    - I Love Me, Who Do You Love?: Part 1 (1967) ... Peter
    Show all 10 episodes
     1966
    Troilus and Cressida (TV Movie)
    Diomedes
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I don't have an answer to that. Maybe it's like what Barbara Hershey has said, that she has never been in the possition to be choosy about what roles she takes on. Or like Stacy Keach, who while never being a big star, has had a more varied career than many so called "A-list" actors.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    Murdock wrote: »
    It would only give ammo to the subscribers of the Codename Theory. I'm siding with Getafix. No past Bond's cameoing in future Bond movies.

    Agreed.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    The only way Dalton is appearing in a Bond movie is as James Bond.

    EON - do it now!
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