Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 30, 1922
Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Appointment with Dr. Terrible | Interviewee – Actor |
| 2003 | The Planman | Lord Belford |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls | Richard |
| 2002 | Possession | Sir George |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | Montesino |
| 1998 | I Want You | Old Man |
| 1998 | The Sea Change | Chairman of the Board |
| 1997 | Soul Music | Mustrum Ridcully (voice) |
| 1997 | Richard II | John of Gaunt |
| 1996 | The Innocent Sleep | George |
| 1996 | Fantoosh | Old Man |
| 1992 | Thacker | Humphrey Folland |
| 1990 | Kremlin Farewell | Lipetkin |
| 1990 | Oxford | Professor Temple |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust | Mr. Graceful |
| 1988 | Didn't You Kill My Brother? | Judge Hate |
| 1987 | East of Ipswich | Headmaster |
| 1987 | The Happy Valley | Chief Justice (voice) |
| 1986 | All Passion Spent | Herbert |
| 1985 | Out of Africa | Lord Belfield |
| 1985 | Code Name: Emerald | Sir Geoffrey Macklin |
| 1985 | Monsignor Quixote | The Bishop |
| 1984 | The Company of Wolves | Old Priest |
| 1984 | Much Ado About Nothing | Friar Francis |
| 1983 | The Beggar's Opera | Player |
| 1983 | Flying Into the Wind | Judge Wood |
| 1983 | Floating Off | French |
| 1983 | Cymbeline | Caius Lucius |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Professor Millar |
| 1982 | The Missionary | Fitzbanks |
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | First Sea Lord |
| 1981 | Beloved Enemy | Sir Peter |
| 1980 | Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon | Soldeed |
| 1977 | Hardcore | Lord Yardarm |
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Fanatics' Leader |
| 1977 | Three Dangerous Ladies | Collins, the Butler |
| 1975 | Porridge: No Way Out | Prison Doctor |
| 1974 | The Little Prince | The General |
| 1974 | The Abdication | Barberini |
| 1974 | Romance with a Double Bass | Count Alexei |
| 1973 | The Final Programme | Dr Smiles |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | Stewart / Prof. Millar / Meths Drinker |
| 1972 | Up the Chastity Belt | Sir Coward de Custard |
| 1972 | The Ruling Class | Truscott |
| 1972 | Something to Hide | Lay Preacher |
| 1972 | The Amazing Mr. Blunden | Mr. Clutterbuck |
| 1971 | The Road Builder | Mr. Bolton |
| 1971 | The Snow Goose | Recruiting Officer |
| 1971 | Percy | Alfred Spaulton |
| 1970 | Leo the Last | Lawyer Max |
| 1970 | Curse of the Mummy | Mr. Trelawny |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Bishop of Cowley |
| 1969 | The File of the Golden Goose | Smythe |
| 1969 | The Virgin Soldiers | MO |
| 1968 | if.... | History Master |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothing | Verges |
| 1966 | Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment | Counsel |
| 1965 | One Way Pendulum | Prosecuting Counsel |
| 1965 | Dead Man's Chest | Murchie |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Naval Officer (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Don't Bother to Knock | Scoutmaster |
| 1959 | The Bridal Path | Man Giving Directions to the Beach (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Sir John Sackville |
| 2001 | Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | Professor MacLewton |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Sir Cyril Barrett |
| 2001 | Attila | Senator |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair | Lord Bareacres |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Reggie Barton |
| 1997 | Soul Music | Mustrum Ridcully (voice) |
| 1994 | Love on a Branch Line | Professor Pollux |
| 1993 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries | Sir Henry Ancred |
| 1991 | Performance | John of Gaunt |
| 1990 | Waiting for God | Tom Ballard |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Home Secretary |
| 1986 | All Passion Spent | Herbert |
| 1986 | A Very Peculiar Practice | Dr Jock McCannon |
| 1985 | Bleak House | Lord Chancellor |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Headmaster |
| 1984 | Chance in a Million | Reverend Dodge |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | |
| 1983 | Tales Out of School | Judge Wood |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras | Theodotus |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Judge Hate |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Professor Temple |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Minister |
| 1977 | Raffles | |
| 1977 | 1990 | |
| 1976 | Star Maidens | |
| 1976 | Star Maidens | Minister |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | |
| 1974 | Father Brown | Colonel James Bohun |
| 1974 | Zodiac | Rodney Tyce |
| 1971 | The Guardians | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | The Bishop |
| 1971 | The Ten Commandments | Prof. David Cuthbertson |
| 1970 | Catweazle | Gobbling |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1970 | The Misfit | Wiggy |
| 1970 | The Adventures of Don Quick | Zeus |
| 1969 | Two in Clover | Reverend Harker |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination | Abel Trelawney |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | James Telfer |
| 1964 | Redcap | |
| 1964 | Detective | |
| 1964 | HMS Paradise | Commander Shaw |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Soldeed |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | |
| 1961 | Harpers West One | Edward Cruickshank |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | General Questero |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Master |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Mr. Marco |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Lancelot the Spiritualist |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1958 | Fair Game | |
| 1958 | Charlesworth at Large | Landlord |
| 1957 | Nicholas Nickleby | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Friar Dennis |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Recruiting officer |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Sir Andrew Aguecheek |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | De Foy |