Timothy West’s final act of generosity has been revealed, with the actor leaving thousands of his fortune to different charities after his death.
The star, who was married to Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales for over 60 years and appeared in soaps
Coronation Street
and
EastEnders
, died peacefully with his family around him at a care home in November aged 90.
Now newly-released documents have shown he left £15,000 to The Combined Theatrical Charities Appeals Council, a fundraising organisation which supports UK stage charities.
Mr West also put £10,000 aside for each of the Bristol Old Vic and Threatre Royal Trust, Southwark Cathedral, arts charity Snipe Charitable Trust and aid organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres UK.
Another £5,000 of his £109,892 estate, reduced from £221,425 after deductions, went to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
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