BIOGRAPHY AND PERSONALITY OF A FAMOUS ARIES: TIMOTHY DALTON

Timothy Peter Dalton was born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, UK, on March 21, 1946. He is of British, Italian, and Irish ancestry. He joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1966, where he played many leading roles.

Dalton's big break came in 1968 with his first film The Lion in Winter, starring Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Hopkins, in which young Dalton played the King of France. Though, he has not made a lot of films, dividing his time between the theatre, film and television. His work has run the gamut from Shakespeare to Charlie's Angels.

He won the part of 007 in August 1986 when Pierce Brosnan was unable to get out of his television contract at the last minute. Dalton portrayed Bond twice, in The Living Daylights and License to Kill.