- As well as appearing twice in Doctor Who (1963) ten years apart, he was also on the shortlist for Professor Watson in The Hand of Fear: Part Two (1976).
- His favourite television roles have been The XYY Man (1976) and the Communist pianist in Secret Army (1977).
- He can read music and has worked at the Royal Opera House. He is a big fan of jazz, especially Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Oscar Peterson.
- He was raised in Essex, England, and attended Brentwood public school.
- He had a stutter as a child.
- His first work in the English theatre was as a student Assistant Stage Manager at Richmond Theatre.
- He loves painting in watercolours.
- He was at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1960-1963.
- He worked on a building site as a superhod (which meant he was hod-carrying for two brickies simultaneously).
- He gained acting experience at the Dundee Repertory Theatre.
- Met his second wife actress Jan Harvey when they co-starred in the series Howards' Way.
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