Acting · St. Marylebone, London, England, UK · Born March 29, 1928
Educated at St Marylebone Central School. Began as a professional actor at the Oldham Repertory Theatre in 1954. Attended RADA. Performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Performed with the National Theatre. Performed at the Royal Court Theatre. Was nominated for Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Sherlock Holmes".
MovieWilde
1997
as Judge
MovieThis World, Then the Fireworks
1997
as Marty Lakewood's Father
MovieOthello
1995
as 1st Senator
MovieJacob
1994
as Wahrsager
MovieTom & Viv
1994
as Charles Haigh-Wood
Turbulence
1991
as Vic
TVJeeves and Wooster
1990
as Glossop
MovieJekyll & Hyde
1990
as Editor
MovieVirtuoso
1989
as Wilfred Stiff
MovieStealing Heaven
1988
MovieMr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Sir Larry
MovieThe Secret Garden
1987
as Pitcher
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Freddie Mortimer
MovieThe Inquiry
1986
TVConnie
1985
as Borridge
TVThe Box of Delights
1984
as Arnold of Todi
MovieAnd the Ship Sails On
1983
as Il Primo Ministro
MovieAscendancy
1983
as Dr Strickland
MovieThe Disappearance of Harry
1982
as Guthfrithson
TVThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Sir Larry
MovieIvanhoe
1982
as Grand Master
MovieDoctor Who: Four to Doomsday
1982
as Bigon
TVCodename Icarus
1981
as John Doll
TVBergerac
1981
as Roger Lemaire
MovieDead Man's Kit
1980
as Cmdr. Lloyd
An Honourable Retirement
1979
as Charles Tranter
TVMinder
1979
as Fingers Rossetti
MoviePorridge
1979
as Banyard
MovieEscape to Athena
1979
as Vogel
TVDick Turpin
1979
as Lord Harrington
TVThe Mill on the Floss
1978
as Lawyer Wakem
MovieButterflies Don't Count
1978
as O'Neil
TVPennies from Heaven
1978
as Farmer
MovieShe Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Acorn
MovieTrue Patriot
1977
as The Church Superintendent
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Acorn
The Portable Phonograph
1977
as The Book Lover
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1975
as Agrippa
MovieHitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
as Hanske
MovieA Day Out
1972
as Gregory Wilkins
TVVan der Valk
1972
as Conrad Molenaar
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Vark
TVPlay for Today
1970
as O'Neil
TVDepartment S
1969
as Topek
MovieThe Fiction Makers
1968
as Frug
TVThe Champions
1968
as Yeats
The Crossfire
1967
as Vedoni
Out of Town Theatre
1966
as The Man
TVThe Informer
1966
as Croxley
The Man in the Mirror
1966
as Stern
MovieThunderball
1965
as Vargas
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Pentelow
MovieFace of a Stranger
1964
as John Bell
MovieHamlet at Elsinore
1964
as Osric
MovieFather Came Too!
1964
as Stan
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Bigon / Control
MovieOn the Run
1963
as Dave Hughes
MovieIncident at Midnight
1963
as Foster
TVThe Saint
1962
as Frug
MovieThe Girl on the Boat
1962
as Bream Mortimer
TVZ-Cars
1962
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Primble
MovieFollow That Man
1961
as Vicar
MovieThe Bulldog Breed
1960
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
MovieThe Cupboard
1960
as Bert
MovieA Night Out
1960
as Kedge
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
as Brand
MovieHeart of a Child
1958
as 1st Soldier
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Bert
MovieCloak Without Dagger
1956
as 1st Soldier
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Pilcher
