Trivia

In North & South (1975) he played the son, Frederick Hale. In Nord et Sud (2004) he played the father, Richard Hale.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2017 Queen's New Years Honours List for services to Drama.

The Claws of Axos: Episode Two (1971) was his television acting debut, for which he was paid 60 pounds.

He died on the same day as Christopher Morahan, who directed him in his most famous television role in Le Joyau de la couronne (1984).

Following the death of the actor and theatre manager Anthony Quayle, Piggott-Smith took over the running of the Compass Theatre Company then based at Dean Clough in Halifax.

His son, Tom Pigott-Smith, is a concert violinist.

He appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Les vestiges du jour (1993) and Gangs of New York (2002).

He acted in both the Doctor Who franchise and the Eon James Bond film series.

Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith passed away on April 7, 2017, 37 days from what would have been his 71st birthday on May 13.

He was considered for the roles of Colonel Colin Caine, Dr. Bukovsky and Dr. Armstong in the horror film Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal (1985).

Les vestiges du jour (1993) marks as his only performance on a theatrical film released in the 1990's.

After his role of Merrick in Le Joyau de la couronne (1984) and A State of Emergency (1986) with Martin Sheen, all the roles he was offered were amputees or men with chips on their shoulders, so he turned down a part in the Joan Collins miniseries La Griffe du destin (1986), as the part would have been a German officer with a duelling scar,.