Holmes' Baker Street Irregulars – The Dragon Tattoo (2008) and Shadow of Evil (2009). He played Holmes in a BBC Radio adaptation of The Valley of Fear. Death Pigott-Smith was found dead on 7 April 2017, aged 70. His death was attributed to natural causes. He had been scheduled to appear in a touring production of Death of a Salesman, with opening night in Northampton only three days later. His wife Pamela Miles was also originally scheduled to appear in the play but had withdrawn after breaking a bone and needing surgery. He is buried on the east side of Highgate Cemetery. Filmography and more Film Television Audiobook narration Awards and honours Pigott-Smith won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in 1985, for his role in The Jewel in the Crown. In 2014–15, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony Award for his lead role in the play King Charles III. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to drama. Awards and nominations References External links Tim Pigott-Smith at the British Film Institute Tim Pigott-Smith(Aveleyman) 1946 births 2017 deaths English male film actors English male radio actors English male stage actors English male television actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Warwickshire People from Rugby, Warwickshire People educated at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon People educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Alumni of the University of Bristol Best Actor BAFTA Award (television) winners Officers of the Order of the British Empire Burials at Highgate Cemetery