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Played the same character (Potter) in Secret Agent and The Prisoner, both of which starred Patrick McGoohan. This lends credence to the belief that McGoohan's Danger Man and Secret Agent character, John Drake, is the same person as Number Six, the character he later portrayed in The Prisoner although McGoohan... See more trivia »
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2009 Doctors (TV series)
Arthur Cuthbert
Up the Garden Path (2009) … Arthur Cuthbert
 
2008 Doctor Who (TV series)
Colonel Hugh
 
2007/I Angel
Lord Norley
 
2006 Heartbeat (TV series)
Oliver Ridley
Accidents Happen (2006) … Oliver Ridley
 
2003-2006 Judge John Deed (TV series)
Steve Gaydon
One Angry Man (2006) … Steve Gaydon
Lost Youth (2006) … Steve Gaydon
Judicial Review (2003) … Steve Gaydon
Health Hazard (2003) … Steve Gaydon
 
2006 Rosemary & Thyme (TV series)
Trevor Squires
Seeds of Time (2006) … Trevor Squires
 
2005 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Harvey Crane
Midsomer Rhapsody (2005) … Harvey Crane
 
2004 Down to Earth (TV series)
Mr. Yates
Family Ties (2004) … Mr. Yates
 
2003 Foyle's War (TV series)
Brigadier Harcourt
War Games (2003) … Brigadier Harcourt
 
2003 Looking for Victoria (TV movie)
Lord Stanley
 
2003 Leonardo (TV documentary)
The Pope
 
2001 Sword of Honour (TV movie)
Doctor
 
1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (TV movie)
Troll Manager
 
1998 The Tichborne Claimant
Gibbes
 
1998 Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (TV series)
Various
Episode #1.4 (1998) … Various
 
1998 The Last Salute (TV series)
Sir Gilbert
One for the Road (1998) … Sir Gilbert
 
1998 Seesaw (TV mini-series)
Malcolm Green
Episode #1.2 (1998) … Malcolm Green
Episode #1.1 (1998) … Malcolm Green
 
1995 Pride and Prejudice (TV mini-series)
Sir William Lucas
 
1994 Lovejoy (TV series)
Walid
Fruit of the Desert (1994) … Walid
 
1994 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV series)
Corin / Duke Frederick
As You Like It (1994) … Duke Frederick (voice) / Corin (voice)
 
1994 Magic Grandad (TV series)
Sir John Gage
Famous People: Elizabeth I (1994) … Sir John Gage
 
1994 Hard Times (TV series)
Slackbridge
 
1994 The Tomorrow People (TV series)
Middlemass
The Monsoon Man: Part 5 (1994) … Middlemass
The Monsoon Man: Part 4 (1994) … Middlemass
The Monsoon Man: Part 3 (1994) … Middlemass
The Monsoon Man: Part 2 (1994) … Middlemass
The Monsoon Man: Part 1 (1994) … Middlemass
 
1992 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Professor Furlong
Cherubim & Seraphim (1992) … Professor Furlong
 
1992 Maigret (TV series)
Guillaume Serre
 
1991 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Sir Denis Tolson
Rumpole and the Right to Silence (1991) … Sir Denis Tolson
 
1991 She-Wolf of London (TV series)
Dr. Morris
Voodoo Child (1991) … Dr. Morris
 
1991 The Black Velvet Gown (TV movie)
Anthony Gallington
 
1991 The Strauss Dynasty (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.1 (1991)
 
1990 Brass (TV series)
Sir Tilstock
Bradley Gets on Top (1990) … Sir Tilstock
 
1990 The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (TV movie)
McKinnon
 
1990 Haggard (TV series)
Lord Tartlet
The Great Lover (1990) … Lord Tartlet
 
1990 Mystery!: Campion (TV series)
Coroner
Flowers for the Judge: Part 1 (1990) … Coroner (uncredited)
 
1990 A Likely Lad (TV mini-series)
Harold Sowter
 
1989 Saracen (TV series)
Charles Saunders
Girls' Talk (1989) … Charles Saunders
 
1989 Anything More Would Be Greedy (TV mini-series)
Eric Harmer
Georgian Silver (1989) … Eric Harmer
Second Term (1989) … Eric Harmer
Realizing Assets (1989) … Eric Harmer
Playing Games (1989) … Eric Harmer
Trading Favours (1989) … Eric Harmer
 
1989 Where There's a Will (TV movie)
 
1989 Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin (TV series)
Captain Hindom
Episode #1.3 (1989) … Captain Hindom
 
1988 A Gentleman's Club (TV series)
Willie
The Perfect Match (1988) … Willie
The New Boy (1988) … Willie
 
1988 King & Castle (TV series)
Cons (1988)
 
1988 Theatre Night (TV series)
Anselme
The Miser (1988) … Anselme
 
1988 Great Performances (TV series)
Col. Otway
Melba (1988) … Col. Otway
 
1987 Yes, Prime Minister (TV series)
French Ambassador
A Diplomatic Incident (1987) … French Ambassador
 
1987 Boon (TV series)
Teddy Rawlingston
A Fistful of Pesetas (1987) … Teddy Rawlingston
 
1987 Casanova (TV movie)
Massimo
 
1987 The Diary of Anne Frank (TV series)
Mr. Van Daan
Episode #1.4 (1987) … Mr. Van Daan
Episode #1.3 (1987) … Mr. Van Daan
Episode #1.2 (1987) … Mr. Van Daan
 
1986 Dempsey and Makepeace (TV series)
Sam Powell
Mantrap (1986) … Sam Powell
 
1986 Call Me Mister (TV series)
Shop manager
The Other Woman (1986) … Shop manager
 
1986 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Dr.Huxtable
The Priory School (1986) … Dr.Huxtable
 
1985 Cyrano de Bergerac (TV movie)
Montfleury
 
1985 Black Silk (TV series)
Winner Stays On (1985)
 
1985 Honour, Profit & Pleasure (TV movie)
Heidegger
 
1985 Blott on the Landscape (TV mini-series)
Chief Constable
Episode #1.6 (1985) … Chief Constable
 
1984 Minder (TV series)
Mr. Rushmer
The Car Lot Baggers (1984) … Mr. Rushmer
 
1981-1983 It Takes a Worried Man (TV series)
The Old Man
Three Cheers (1983) … The Old Man
Annually, Once a Year (1983) … The Old Man
Do Me a Favour (1983) … The Old Man
Getaway (1983) … The Old Man
Naughty But Nice (1983) … The Old Man
 
1982 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (TV mini-series)
Mr. Vincent Crummles
Part 2 (1982) … Mr. Vincent Crummles
 
1982 The Plague Dogs
Rowf (voice)
 
1982 Shine on Harvey Moon (TV series)
Mr. Hartley
The Party Line (1982) … Mr. Hartley
Getting Results (1982) … Mr. Hartley
 
1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV mini-series)
Air Ministry Official
The Flying Peril (1981) … Air Ministry Official
 
1981 Salut champion (TV series)
Wilson
Jeannot l'Américain (1981) … Wilson
 
1981 Chintz (TV series)
Fred Nelson
Episode #1.7 (1981) … Fred Nelson
Episode #1.6 (1981) … Fred Nelson
Episode #1.5 (1981) … Fred Nelson
Episode #1.4 (1981) … Fred Nelson
Episode #1.3 (1981) … Fred Nelson
 
1981 A Spy at Evening (TV mini-series)
Stevens
Episode #1.4 (1981) … Stevens
Episode #1.3 (1981) … Stevens
Episode #1.2 (1981) … Stevens
Episode #1.1 (1981) … Stevens
 
1972-1981 Crown Court (TV series)
Det. Supt. Brotherton / Charles Percival / Dr. Hayward
Proof Spirits: Part 1 (1981) … Charles Percival
Flight of the Lapwing: Part 1 (1974) … Dr. Hayward
Regina v Lord: Part 3 (1972) … Det. Supt. Brotherton
Regina v Lord: Part 2 (1972) … Det. Supt. Brotherton
R. v Lord: Part 1 (1972) … Det. Supt. Brotherton
 
1980-1981 Play for Today (TV series)
Mr. Porter / Rabbi
The Executioner (1980) … Rabbi
 
1981 Very Like a Whale (TV movie)
Dr Ted Williams
 
1980 Hawk the Slayer
Fitzwalter
 
1980 Shoestring (TV series)
Leacock
Room with a View (1980) … Leacock
 
1980 We, the Accused (TV mini-series)
Inglewood
 
1979-1980 Dick Turpin (TV series)
Sir John Glutton
The Hanging (1980) … Sir John Glutton
The Judge (1980) … Sir John Glutton
Blood Money (1980) … Sir John Glutton
 
1980 Thérèse Raquin (TV mini-series)
Chief clerk
Episode #1.1 (1980) … Chief clerk
 
1980 The History of Mr. Polly (TV mini-series)
Garvace
Episode #1.1 (1980) … Garvace
 
1980 Spy! (TV series)
Mikhailski
John Vassall (1980) … Mikhailski
 
1979 Feet First (TV series)
Sheik Ibn Din
Episode #1.6 (1979) … Sheik Ibn Din
 
1978 The Birds Fall Down (TV mini-series)
Professor Barrault
Part 4 (1978) … Professor Barrault
Part 3 (1978) … Professor Barrault
 
1978 The Sandbaggers (TV series)
David Follett
The Most Suitable Person (1978) … David Follett
 
1978 Scorpion Tales (TV series)
Arab
Crimes of Persuasion (1978) … Arab
 
1978 Armchair Thriller (TV series)
Det. Inspector Tarrant
The Limbo Connection: Part 6 (1978) … Det. Inspector Tarrant
The Limbo Connection: Part 5 (1978) … Det. Inspector Tarrant
The Limbo Connection: Part 4 (1978) … Det. Inspector Tarrant
The Limbo Connection: Part 2 (1978) … Det. Inspector Tarrant
 
1978 Get Some In! (TV series)
Sgt. Foot
The Morgue (1978) … Sgt. Foot
Death (1978) … Sgt. Foot
 
1978 The Wilde Alliance (TV series)
Miller
Affray in Amsterdam (1978) … Miller
 
1978 Jackanory Playhouse (TV series)
 
1977 When the Boat Comes In (TV series)
Channing
My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye (1977) … Channing
A Tiger, a Lamb & a Basket... of Fruit (1977) … Channing
A House Divided (1977) … Channing
 
1977 Target (TV series)
Panter
Blow Out (1977) … Panter
 
1977 Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV series)
Tozer
Hopjoy Was Here: Part 1 (1977) … Tozer
 
1977 Holding On (TV series)
Hymie Herberg
Episode #1.6 (1977) … Hymie Herberg
 
1977 Yes, Honestly (TV series)
Roscoe B. Roscoe
Entertaining Mr. Roscoe (1977) … Roscoe B. Roscoe
 
1977 Rooms (TV series)
Bernard Metcalfe
Episode #2.6 (1977) … Bernard Metcalfe
Episode #2.5 (1977) … Bernard Metcalfe
Episode #2.4 (1977) … Bernard Metcalfe
 
1976 Angels (TV series)
Samuels
Challenges (1976) … Samuels
 
1970-1976 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams / Civil Servant
Alarums and Excursions (1976) … Civil Servant
Sprats and Mackerels (1970) … Chief Immigration Officer Ingrams
 
1976 The Squirrels (TV series)
Craig
The Cruise (1976) … Craig
 
1976 Gangsters (TV series)
Assistant managing director
Incident Six (1976) … Assistant managing director
Incident Five (1976) … Assistant managing director
Incident Four (1976) … Assistant managing director
 
1976 Hadleigh (TV series)
Oberman
Hong Kong Rock (1976) … Oberman
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Adamson
A Chance for Mr. Lever (1976) … Adamson
 
1975-1976 Poldark (TV series)
Sir Hugh Bodrugan
Episode #1.15 (1976) … Sir Hugh Bodrugan
Episode #1.14 (1976) … Sir Hugh Bodrugan
Episode #1.13 (1975) … Sir Hugh Bodrugan
Episode #1.11 (1975) … Sir Hugh Bodrugan
Episode #1.10 (1975) … Sir Hugh Bodrugan
 
1975 Forget-Me-Not-Lane (TV movie)
Mr. Magic
 
1975 My Son Reuben (TV series)
Rabbi Jackson
Food, Glorious Food (1975) … Rabbi Jackson
Just a Spot to Call My Own (1975) … Rabbi Jackson
My Son, Reuben (1975) … Rabbi Jackson
 
1975 Village Hall (TV series)
Bill Jolly
Old Scores (1975) … Bill Jolly
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Peter
On the Anvil (1975) … Peter
 
1974 Father Brown (TV series)
Jukes
The Quick One (1974) … Jukes
 
1974 Brief Encounter (TV movie)
Porter
 
1974 Thriller (TV series)
Medical Officer
In the Steps of a Dead Man (1974) … Medical Officer
 
1974 The Fortunes of Nigel (TV mini-series)
Duke Hildebrod
Part 3 (1974) … Duke Hildebrod
 
1974 Special Branch (TV series)
Dr. Eric Blyth
Stand and Deliver (1974) … Dr. Eric Blyth
 
1973 Vienna 1900 (TV mini-series)
Herr Arbesbacher
Mother and Son (1973) … Herr Arbesbacher
 
1973 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Max Weinberg
A Change of Scene (1973) … Max Weinberg
 
1973 Van der Valk (TV series)
Mulder
Rich Man, Poor Man (1973) … Mulder
 
1973 Bowler (TV series)
Supt. Chamberlain
Sweet and Sour Charity (1973) … Supt. Chamberlain
Thou Shalt Not Grass (1973) … Supt. Chamberlain
Monarch of the Glen (1973) … Supt. Chamberlain
 
1973 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
Mr. Foster
Rogues Gallery (1973) … Mr. Foster
 
1973 Baffled! (TV movie)
Verelli
 
1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Hewitt
The Debt (1973) … Hewitt
 
1972 The Strauss Family (TV mini-series)
Domnayer
Josef (1972) … Domnayer
Revolution (1972) … Domnayer
Schanni (1972) … Domnayer
Emilie (1972) … Domnayer
Anna (1972) … Domnayer
 
1972 The Protectors (TV series)
Banker
The Quick Brown Fox (1972) … Banker
 
1972 Budgie (TV series)
Claude
24,000 Ball Point Pens (1972) … Claude
 
1972 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Said Ben Salim
The Challenge (1972) … Said Ben Salim
 
1971 Jason King (TV series)
The Police Inspector
A Red Red Rose Forever (1971) … The Police Inspector
 
1971 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (TV series)
Dr. Shapiro
Manny Cohen R.I.P (1971) … Dr. Shapiro
 
1971 Little Big Time (TV series)
Windy Bill
Episode #3.6 (1971) … Windy Bill
Episode #3.5 (1971) … Windy Bill
 
1968-1971 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Cobbler / Dr. Relling / Ed Keller
The Wild Duck (1971) … Dr. Relling
Julius Caesar (1969) … Cobbler
The Male Animal (1968) … Ed Keller
 
1971 Man at the Top (TV series)
Mr. Fisher
A Bit of Spare and Nothing Else (1971) … Mr. Fisher
 
1970 Roads to Freedom (TV series)
Assistant Superintendent
The Reprieve: Part 3 (1970) … Assistant Superintendent
 
1970 Døden i gatene
 
1970 Ace of Wands (TV series)
Falk
 
1970 Paul Temple (TV series)
Roffey
The Artnappers (1970) … Roffey
 
1970 Junket 89
Headmaster
 
1969 The Gold Robbers (TV series)
Edward Makin
An Oddly Honest Man (1969) … Edward Makin
 
1969 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Nala Cheudray
Over a Barrel (1969) … Nala Cheudray
 
1969 Ring of Bright Water
Fishmonger
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Gerald / Niaz Ali Beg
The Tycoon (1968) … Gerald
The Brahmin Widow (1968) … Niaz Ali Beg
 
1968 Koroshi (TV movie)
Potter
 
1968 The Saint (TV series)
Fish
The Master Plan (1968) … Fish
 
1968 Hennes meget kongelige høyhet
Engelsk tv-reporter
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Ralph Demartino / Rodier
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1968) … Rodier
Born Victim (1968) … Ralph Demartino
 
1968 Ramshackle Road (TV movie)
 
1968 Late Night Horror (TV series)
Algy Somerville
The Kiss of Blood (1968) … Algy Somerville
 
1966-1968 The Avengers (TV series)
J.J. Hooter / Swindin / Whittle
Split! (1968) … Swindin
Never, Never Say Die (1967) … Whittle
How to Succeed.... at Murder (1966) … J.J. Hooter
 
1968 Public Eye (TV series)
Barney
There's No Future in Monkey Business (1968) … Barney
 
1967-1968 The Prisoner (TV series)
Labour Exchange Manager / Number Two's Assistant / Potter
The Chimes of Big Ben (1967) … Number Two's Assistant
Arrival (1967) … Labour Exchange Manager
 
1967 The Gamblers (TV series)
Bodkin
How Well Do You Know This Man? (1967) … Bodkin
 
1967 The White Rabbit (TV mini-series)
Cadillac
O Absalom (1967) … Cadillac
 
1967 The Fellows (TV series)
Jonah Kerr-Jackson
The Solicitor (1967) … Jonah Kerr-Jackson
 
1967 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (TV movie)
Mr. Rushton
 
1967 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Mr. Rushton
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (1967) … Mr. Rushton
 
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Warren Burrows
Failpass (1967) … Dr. Warren Burrows
 
1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Rabbi Levy
 
1967 The Baron (TV series)
Verel
The Seven Eyes of Night (1967) … Verel
 
1967 Secret Agent (TV series)
Potter
Koroshi (1967) … Potter
 
1967 The Forsyte Saga (TV mini-series)
Prosper Profond
Conflict (1967) … Prosper Profond
Encounter (1967) … Prosper Profond
To Let (1967) … Prosper Profond
 
1965-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Cardinal of Mexico / Herman Tobler
The Successor (1965) … Cardinal of Mexico
 
1966 Quick Before They Catch Us (TV series)
Orator
Mark of Distinction: Part 1 (1966) … Orator
 
1965 The Man in Room 17 (TV series)
Chief Supt. Craythorpe
The Millions of Mazafariyah (1965) … Chief Supt. Craythorpe
 
1965 Love's Labour's Lost (TV movie)
Armando
 
1965 The Villains (TV series)
The Club Manager
A Joker for Your Button Hole (1965) … The Club Manager
 
1965 Z Cars (TV series)
Dennis Ludd
Give a Dog a Name (1965) … Dennis Ludd
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Dan Royston
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2007 Don't Knock Yourself Out (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 Can You Hear the Earth Scream (video short)
Keith Gold
 
2005 Pride and Prejudice Revisited (TV documentary)
Sir William Lucas (uncredited)
 
1999 'Pride and Prejudice': The Making of... (TV documentary)
Sir William Lucas (uncredited)
 
1990 The Prisoner Video Companion (video documentary)
 

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6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Played the same character (Potter) in Secret Agent and The Prisoner, both of which starred Patrick McGoohan. This lends credence to the belief that McGoohan's Danger Man and Secret Agent character, John Drake, is the same person as Number Six, the character he later portrayed in The Prisoner although McGoohan... See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn