- He acted in both The Avengers (1961) and The New Avengers (1976).
- Born in Ceylon to British parents he was educated in Australia. Later joined the British army then took a law degree at Oxford but turned down a law career to spend 3 years in rep making his stage debut in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
- Many have noted that his slightly husky English voice is astonishingly similar to that of James Mason, and as the sinister Squire Hamilton in Hammer's The Plague of the Zombies (1966), he has been often been compared to fellow Hammer actor Christopher Lee.
- Before he was cast in Snakedance: Part One (1983), he was considered for several other roles in the series, including Bennett in The Powerful Enemy (1965), Johnny Ringo in Johnny Ringo (1966), Doctor Fendelman in Image of the Fendahl: Part One (1977) and Professor Hayter in Time-Flight: Part Two (1982).
- He was considered for the roles of Dr. Hans Fallada, Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Bukovsky, Sir Percy Heseltine, the Pathologist and the Prime Minister in Lifeforce (1985).
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
