Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 29, 1928
Place of Birth:
St. Marylebone, London, England, UK
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".
Year | Movie | Role |
---|---|---|
2002 | Best Ever Bond | Vargas (archive footage) (uncredited) |
1997 | This World, Then the Fireworks | Marty Lakewood's Father |
1997 | Wilde | Judge |
1994 | Jacob | Wahrsager |
1994 | Tom & Viv | Charles Haigh-Wood |
1991 | Turbulence | Vic |
1990 | Jekyll & Hyde | Editor |
1989 | Virtuoso | Wilfred Stiff |
1988 | Mr Jolly Lives Next Door | Sir Larry |
1988 | Stealing Heaven | |
1987 | The Secret Garden | Pitcher |
1986 | The Inquiry | |
1983 | And the Ship Sails On | Il Primo Ministro |
1983 | Ascendancy | Dr Strickland |
1982 | Ivanhoe | Grand Master |
1982 | The Disappearance of Harry | Guthfrithson |
1982 | Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday | Bigon |
1980 | Dead Man's Kit | Cmdr. Lloyd |
1979 | Escape to Athena | Vogel |
1979 | Porridge | Banyard |
1978 | She Fell Among Thieves | Acorn |
1978 | Butterflies Don't Count | O'Neil |
1977 | The Portable Phonograph | The Book Lover |
1977 | True Patriot | The Church Superintendent |
1975 | Antony and Cleopatra | Agrippa |
1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days | Hanske |
1972 | A Day Out | Gregory Wilkins |
1968 | The Fiction Makers | Frug |
1965 | Thunderball | Vargas |
1964 | Face of a Stranger | |
1964 | Father Came Too! | Stan |
1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore | Osric |
1963 | On the Run | Dave Hughes |
1962 | The Girl on the Boat | Bream Mortimer |
1961 | Follow That Man | Vicar |
1960 | The Cupboard | Bert |
1960 | A Night Out | Kedge |
1958 | Heart of a Child | 1st Soldier |
1956 | Cloak Without Dagger | 1st Soldier |
Year | TV Show | Role |
---|---|---|
1990 | Jeeves and Wooster | Glossop |
1987 | Inspector Morse | Freddie Mortimer |
1985 | Connie | Borridge |
1984 | The Box of Delights | Arnold of Todi |
1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Sir Larry |
1981 | Bergerac | Roger Lemaire |
1979 | Minder | Fingers Rossetti |
1979 | Dick Turpin | Lord Harrington |
1978 | Pennies from Heaven | Farmer |
1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Acorn |
1972 | Van der Valk | Conrad Molenaar |
1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Vark |
1970 | Play for Today | O'Neil |
1969 | Department S | Topek |
1968 | The Champions | Yeats |
1963 | Doctor Who | Bigon / Control |
1962 | Z-Cars | |
1962 | The Saint | Frug |
1961 | The Avengers | Primble |
1959 | No Hiding Place | |
1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Pilcher |