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| image          = Tim_Barlow.jpg|thumb
| image          = Tim Barlow.jpg
| aka            =
| birth date    = [[18 January (people)|18 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]
| birth date    = [[18 January (people)|18 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]
| death date    =  
| death date    = [[20 January (people)|20 January]] [[2023 (people)|2023]]
| role          = [[Tyssan]]
| role          = [[Tyssan]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| story          = ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''
| story          = ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''
| time          = 1979
| time          = 1979
| non dwu        = ''Emmerdale'', ''Poldark'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Eagle Has Landed'', ''Secret Army'', ''Grange Hill'', ''The Omega Factor'', ''Crown Court'', ''Privates on Parade'', ''The Tall Guy'', ''Cracker'', ''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', ''Cousin Bette'', ''Cleopatra'', ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', ''The Emperor's New Clothes'', ''Mike Basset: Manager'', ''Rome'', ''Hot Fuzz'', ''Derek'', ''Sherlock'', ''My Cousin Rachel''
| non dwu        =  
| imdb          = 0055291
| imdb          = 0055291
| official site  =
|}}
| twitter        =
'''Tim Barlow''' ([[18 January (people)|18 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]-[[20 January (people)|20 January]] [[2023 (people)|2023]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0055291/ IMDb]</ref>) played [[Tyssan]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''.
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'''Tim Barlow''' (born '''Michael John Leigh Barlow''') played [[Tyssan]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''. He was profoundly [[deaf]] at the time of filming, the result of an incident with a rifle during his army service; his deafness was thought to be permanent. However, in 2008, he received a {{wi|cochlear implant}}, allowing him to hear again.


== Personal life ==
He was [[deaf]], which is the result of an incident with a rifle during his army service. In 2008, almost 30 years after the time of filming of ''Doctor Who'', he received a {{w|cochlear implant}}, allowing him to partially hear again.
== Career ==
He has appeared in films such as {{wi|The Tall Guy}} with {{w|Jeff Goldblum}} (playing a blind man) and {{wi|Hot Fuzz}} with [[Simon Pegg]]. Barlow has written and performed in autobiographical one-man shows such as ''My Army'', about his experience in the military in the 1960s.
He has appeared in films such as {{wi|The Tall Guy}} with {{w|Jeff Goldblum}} (playing a blind man) and {{wi|Hot Fuzz}} with [[Simon Pegg]]. Barlow has written and performed in autobiographical one-man shows such as ''My Army'', about his experience in the military in the 1960s.


His experience with the cochlear implant was the subject of a [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] radio program, ''Earfull - From Silence into Sound''.
His experience with the cochlear implant was the subject of a [[BBC]] radio program, ''Earfull - From Silence into Sound''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 19:35, 20 March 2024

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Tim Barlow (18 January 1936-20 January 2023[1]) played Tyssan in the Doctor Who television story Destiny of the Daleks.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was deaf, which is the result of an incident with a rifle during his army service. In 2008, almost 30 years after the time of filming of Doctor Who, he received a cochlear implant, allowing him to partially hear again.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

He has appeared in films such as The Tall Guy with Jeff Goldblum (playing a blind man) and Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg. Barlow has written and performed in autobiographical one-man shows such as My Army, about his experience in the military in the 1960s.

His experience with the cochlear implant was the subject of a BBC radio program, Earfull - From Silence into Sound.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]