An English film, television, theatre and voice actor. His film credits include: Zulu and Oh! What a Lovely War. His TV credits include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Persuasion (1960 series), Danger Man, Out of the Unknown, The Saint, Spy Trap, Blake's 7, The Professionals and Rumpole of the Bailey. The BBC's 1960 landmark production An Age of Kings, a 15-part drama that combined Shakespeare's histories of the Kings of England and presented them in chronological order, featured him as Richard III. He played the husband of Wendy Craig in the original series of the popular BBC sitcom Not in Front of the Children before being replaced by Ronald Hines.