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Timothy Carlton Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch , known professionally
as Timothy Carlton, is an English character actor.
Early years Carlton was born in Reading, Berkshire, England,
the son of Pauline Ellen Laing (née Congdon) and Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, a decorated
submarine officer of both World Wars and a prominent figure of London high-society. His
grandfather, Henry Arnold Cumberbatch, CMG, was the Consul General of Queen Victoria in
Turkey. Personal life
He is married to actress Wanda Ventham, whom he met in 1970 while filming sequences for
the drama series A Family At War and they have been married since April 1976. They appeared
together in Series 2 of BBC drama The Lotus Eaters in 1973. Their son is actor Benedict
Cumberbatch. Career
He has had a long and distinguished career in both the theatre (Her Royal Highness etc.)
and in television, appearing in numerous BBC television series over the years since 1966
to the present day, including the sitcoms Executive Stress, Next of Kin and in the television
film The Scarlet Pimpernel. In 2014, he and his wife Wanda Ventham appeared
in the third series of Sherlock as parents of their real life son Benedict Cumberbatch
who plays the title character.