- He was made a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 1977 Queen's New Year Honours List for services to drama.
- Married to English actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt since 1967.
- Long and distinguished stage career. First professional appearance was in 1943. Worked extensively with the English Stage Company at the Royal Court in the 1950s, with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1969, and at the National Theatre from 1987 though 1994.
- He studied drama at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
- He died only 13 days after his Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) co-star Renée Asherson.
- He had drama training after being demobbed.
- During National service he worked for British Forces Broadcasting Services in jerusalem.
- Awarded CBE in 1977.
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