| Tim Healy | |
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| Born | Timothy Malcolm Healy 29 January 1952 Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Residence | Mobberley, Cheshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Denise Welch (m. 1988–present) ; 2 children |
Timothy Malcolm Healy (born 29 January 1952) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Dennis Patterson in the television series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He is married to the actress Denise Welch.
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In 1982 he appeared in A Captain's Tale, depicting the triumph of West Auckland F.C. in the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup.
During the mid-80s, Healy played Barney Bodger, the blundering handyman in the Children's ITV series Tickle on the Tum and became a great favourite with young viewers.
In the early-1990s he appeared as a cockney ex-pat in the BBC1 series 'Boys From The Bush' and played a binman in Common as Muck, a BBC TV series.
In 2001 he appeared in the surreal BBC situation comedy Breeze Block, playing the head of a strange family. Healy had high hopes for the series, but was reportedly upset when it was only screened on the digital channel BBC Choice (later relaunched as BBC Three) and never broadcast on BBC One or BBC Two. He starred as a folk musician in the first episode of comedy series, Phoenix Nights. His band, "Half a Shilling", sang a song called "Send the Buggers Back", supposedly about a set of Holy Communion shoes, but clearly intended (to those who bear racist guilt) as a racist anthem. He also played the father in the West End Musical Billy Elliot.
He also appeared in the film Purely Belter as the abusive father of the main character, delinquent teenager Gerry, and appeared in Coronation Street as the father of barman Sean Tully. Healy previously appeared on the show in 1976 as a bingo caller.
In 2003 he appeared as Inspector Colin Duggan in the BBC drama Murder in Mind series 3 episode 8 - Cornershop.
In 2009 he appeared in the BBC drama Waterloo Road as a Security Guard, Dave Miller, a love interest for Steph Haydock (played by real life wife, Denise Welch).
When Healy's wife Denise Welch was a guest on The Paul O'Grady Show, an aged man came on the show to talk about a subject. He sounded poorly during Denise speaking, and to her and everyone's surprise he revealed himself to be Healy.
September 2009 - Healy became the voice of thegreenercompany.com - a wood burning stove company based in Lymm, Cheshire. Working in conjunction with The Greener Company and Smooth FM, Healy plays the part of 'David' - The Wood Burning Stove fitter for The Greener Company. David is a character in a series of radio commercials used to promote the company.
He starred in the third series of the ITV comedy Benidorm playing a transvestite called Lesley. He later became a regular in the fourth series that aired in 2011. His character is really called Les and he has a son, Liam. He has also had a role in Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's Catterick as a helpful man with a chronically cold wife.
Healy often shows support for the children's charity, Children North East, which is based in Newcastle, by making appearances at events and showing support at their community based projects. The charity currently raise funds for youth projects, such as WEYES project, in the west end area where Healy grew up. In April 2010, Healy appeared with his wife Denise on the ITV gameshow All Star Mr and Mrs and came runners - up. Their £5000 prize was donated to Children North East.
Healy co-founded the Sammy Johnson Memorial Fund, established to support young talent in North East England. He hosts the biannual Sunday for Sammy concerts in aid of the fund.