Timothy Brinton

Timothy Denis Brinton (24 December 1929 – 22 March 2009) The son of a neurologist, he was educated at Summer Fields School in Summertown, Oxford, followed by Eton College and the University of Geneva.

Early life Timothy Denis Brinton was born on 24 December 1929, the son of Dr Denis Brinton, a neurologist. He was educated at Summer Fields School in Summertown, Oxford, followed by Eton College and the University of Geneva.

Brinton was a Kent County Councillor from 1974 to 1981 and Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal seat of Gravesend from 1979 (gaining the seat from Labour) to 1983, and, following boundary changes, for the new Gravesham constituency from 1983 until he stood down in 1987. He was a member of the Education Select Committee from 1980 to 1983. He died on 22 March 2009, aged 79. After his death it was revealed that he had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for five years.

Filmography Information Received (1961) – TV announcer The Avengers (1962) TV announcer in M. Teddy Bear (season 2) Heavens Above! (1963) – TV Commentator (uncredited) The Counterfeit Constable (1964) Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) – Newscaster Man at the Top (1973) – Newsreader Carry On Emmannuelle (1978) – BBC Newscaster (final film role)