Acting · Birmingham, England, UK · Born April 19, 1931
His television career began in the mid-fifties and although initially playing small parts, during the sixties he began to take on bigger roles, including the part of Detective Chief Inspector Lewis in the BBC's long-running Softly Softly (1966) series. He often played policemen but none more famous than DCI Frank Haskins in The Sweeney (1974), opposite John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, during the seventies, where he was an admirable foil to Thaw's brash, renegade Inspector Jack Regan. He was also a regular in other TV series such as The Nineteenth Hole (1989), You Must Be the Husband (1987) and Shelley (1979), all during the eighties, and No Job for a Lady (1990) opposite Penelope Keith in the nineties.
Movie28 Weeks Later
2007
as Geoff
TVBad Girls
1999
as Clive Mills
MovieThe Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
1995
as Davies the School
MovieBorn Kicking
1992
as William Curtley
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Jim Pinder
TVNo Job for a Lady
1990
as Norman
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as George Brady (The Captain)
TVYou Must Be The Husband
1987
TVLovejoy
1986
as Commander Jolly
MovieDeceptions
1985
Murder Elite
1985
as Inspector Moss
TVNumber 10
1983
as General Sir William Robertson
TVThe Bounder
1982
as Scrimshaw
TVHallelujah!
1981
West End Tales
1981
as The Bishop
MovieGeorge & Mildred
1980
as Bridges
TVMinder
1979
TVShelley
1979
TVDick Turpin
1979
as Warren
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins
MovieThe Odessa File
1974
as Israeli General
MovieRegan
1974
as Det. Chief Insp. Haskins
TVArmchair Cinema
1974
as Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins
MovieDigby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
as Rogerson
TVThe Edwardians
1972
as Edward Emblem
TVCrown Court
1972
MovieHenry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Gardiner
TVThe Train Now Standing
1972
as Mr. Pitts
Man Charged
1971
as Calvin
TVThe Persuaders!
1971
as Peter Hayward
MovieCatch Me a Spy
1971
as The Husband
Bel Ami
1971
as Jacques Rivat
Bel Ami
1971
as Jacques Rivat
MoviePerfect Friday
1970
as 1st Airport Official
TVPaul Temple
1969
TVHadleigh
1969
TVDear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969
as A.C. Strain
TVDepartment S
1969
as Mendham
Movie1+1=1.5
1969
as Henry Beldon
TVOn the Buses
1969
TVTwo in Clover
1969
as Mr Benson
The Jazz Age
1968
as Borrow
TVSpindoe
1968
as Webster
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
MovieOur Mother's House
1967
as Mr. Moley
MovieAnother Day, Another Dollar
1967
as Danny
TVCallan
1967
TVThe Informer
1966
as Dyson
The Mask of Janus
1965
as Janacek
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Wolfe
TVThe Likely Lads
1964
as Jeffcock
TVRedcap
1964
as Bob McGregor
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Nokes
MovieA Fear of Strangers
1964
as Detective Sergeant Miller
TVDetective
1964
The Villains
1964
as Durrell
MovieThe Informers
1963
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
TVSergeant Cork
1963
as Prince Frederick of Silesia
MovieOn the Run
1963
as Meredith
MovieA Prize of Arms
1962
as Military Policeman with Dog
TVThe Saint
1962
as Mundt
TVOut of This World
1962
as Reception Clerk
TVThe Scales of Justice
1962
as Mr. Andrews
TVZ-Cars
1962
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Gilbert
MovieThe Survivor
1961
as Albert Pooley
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
