"Staniforth, Michael"@en . . "Michael Staniforth (15 December 1942 \u2013 31 July 1987), born in Selly Oak, Birmingham, was a British stage actor. In his best-known role, he entertained children and adults as ghostly jester Timothy Claypole, a mischievous medieval poltergeist, in the long-running BBC children's television comedy series Rentaghost."@en . . "1987-07-31Z"^^ . "British actor" . . "1942Z"^^ . "1987Z"^^ . "Michael Staniforth"@en . "1942-12-15Z"^^ . .