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Biography
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".
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1975 · nominated
Filmography21 titles

Inspector Morse
1987as Freddie Mortimer
1987as Freddie Mortimer

Doctor Who
1963as Bigon / Control
1963as Bigon / Control

The Avengers
1961as Primble
1961as Primble

Operation Conspiracy
1956as 1st Soldier
1956as 1st Soldier

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Vark
as Vark

The Saint
1962as Frug
1962as Frug

The Ship Sails On
1983as Il Primo Ministro
1983as Il Primo Ministro

The Fiction Makers
1968as Frug
1968as Frug

Bergerac
1981as Roger Lemaire
1981as Roger Lemaire

Thunderball
1965as Vargas
1965as Vargas

Heart of a Child
1958as 1st Soldier
1958as 1st Soldier

Wilde
1997as Judge
1997as Judge

The Champions
1968as Yeats
1968as Yeats

Othello
1995as 1st Senator
1995as 1st Senator

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973as Hanske
1973as Hanske

Van der Valk
1972as Conrad Molenaar
1972as Conrad Molenaar

Tom & Viv
1994as Charles Haigh-Wood
1994as Charles Haigh-Wood

Jekyll & Hyde
1990as Editor
1990as Editor

Escape to Athena
1979as Vogel
1979as Vogel

This World, Then the Fireworks
1997as Marty Lakewood's Father
1997as Marty Lakewood's Father

Ascendancy
1983as Dr Strickland
1983as Dr Strickland