Devastating Cause Of Death Of ‘Eastenders’ Star Timothy West Revealed

An inquest into the death of “EastEnders” star Timothy West determined the legendary actor died after suffering a significant traumatic brain injury from a fall.

The legendary star died Nov. 12, 2024 at the age of 90. He was hospitalized for three months after falling and had been transferred to a care home where he was receiving palliative care, the inquest found, according to The Mirror. A care home nurse discovered the actor’s dead body at Wandsworth Common Care Home – Avery Collection. His children, Juliet, Samuel and Joseph had released a statement at the time of his death that noted he died “peacefully in his sleep,” the outlet reported.

English actors Timothy West and his wife Prunella Scales, November 1977. (Photo by Roy Jones/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Assistant coroner Ellie Oakley issued a statement May 22 saying, “Timothy West had an unwitnessed fall near his home on 11 August 2024 which resulted in a significant traumatic brain injury.”

“It is not possible to determine how the fall happened and there is no evidence of others being involved.”

Oakley continued, “He was treated in hospital for around three months before being discharged to a care home on 5 November 2024 for palliative care.”

“Unfortunately he was not well enough to be discharged to his home despite receiving appropriate care in the care home.”

British actor Timothy West, wearing a white shirt with a bow tie and no trousers, with his wife, British actress Prunella Scales, wearing Edwardian underwear, and British actor Rodney Bewes (1937-2017), wearing a white suit with a red button hole, in a scene from the stage production of ‘Big In Brazil,’ at the Old Vic in London, England, September 1984. The play, which was written by Bamber Gascoigne, was directed by Mel Smith. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The home’s general manager, Thomas Holden, issued a statement that was read aloud at the inquest. “On 12 November his family were with him all day,” the statement said.

“They continued to stay with him in his room during the evening and he passed away peacefully with his family around him at 19:20,” Holden continued.

No further details were provided about the circumstances surrounding the actor’s fall. (RELATED: ‘Cheers’ Actor George Wendt Dead At 76)

Timothy West had serious fall before death at 90, inquest reveals https://t.co/6cVRzXOUIV pic.twitter.com/pBQXqdv9py

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West took care of wife, Prunella, who received a vascular dementia diagnosis in 2015. The Mirror reported that Timothy’s son, Samuel, issued a statement to the Sunday Times after the star’s death saying West’s wife was “not well enough” to comprehend his passing

West’s many acting credits including starring as the late UK Prime Minster Winston Churchill in the 1979 film “Churchill and the Generals,” for which he won a Royal Television Society award. He also had roles in performances of “King Lear” and “MacBeth.”