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2014 Lilting (post-production)
 
2011 The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series)
Lionel Carson
– The Man Who Never Was: Part 2 (2011) … Lionel Carson
– The Man Who Never Was: Part 1 (2011) … Lionel Carson
 
2011 Love's Kitchen
Max Templeton
 
2010 Masterpiece Mystery (TV series)
Sir Roderick Horsfield
– Hercule Poirot, Series X: Third Girl (2010) … Sir Roderick Horsfield
 
2008 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Sir Roderick Horsfield
– Third Girl (2008) … Sir Roderick Horsfield
 
2008 The Bank Job
Miles Urquart
 
2008 Freebird
The Chairman
 
2007 Ballet Shoes (TV movie)
Sir Donald Houghton
 
1979-2007 To the Manor Born (TV series)
DeVere / Richard DeVere / Richard DeVere (Bedrich)
– Episode #4.0 (2007) … Richard DeVere
– Back to the Manor (1981) … DeVere
– Connections in High Places (1981) … DeVere
– Cosmetics (1981) … DeVere
– Birds Vs. Bees (1981) … DeVere
See all 22 episodes »
 
2005 Jericho (TV series)
Fleming
– The Hollow Men (2005) … Fleming
– The Killing of Johnny Swan (2005) … Fleming
 
2005 Color Me Kubrick
Cyril
 
2003 Holby City (TV series)
Bernie Farraday
– Love Nor Money (2003) … Bernie Farraday
 
2001 In Love and War (TV movie)
Melville
 
2000 One of the Hollywood Ten
Jack Warner
 
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series)
Captain Graves
– The Best Years of Your Death (2000) … Captain Graves
 
1999 Tumbled (short)
Mr. Gilzean
 
1998 Little White Lies (TV movie)
Oliver
 
1995 The Steal
Lord Childwell
 
1993 Passport to Murder (TV movie)
Inspector Bullion
 
1978-1992 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Guthrie Featherstone, QC MP / Guthrie Featherstone / Mr. Justice Featherstone
– Rumpole on Trial (1992) … Mr. Justice Featherstone
– Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice (1992) … Guthrie Featherstone, QC MP
– Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent (1991) … Guthrie Featherstone, QC MP
– Rumpole and the Tap End (1988) … Guthrie Featherstone, QC MP
– Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow (1987) … Guthrie Featherstone, QC MP
See all 16 episodes »
 
1992 Screen One (TV series)
George Grant
– Running Late (1992) … George Grant
 
1990-1992 Perfect Scoundrels (TV series)
Guy Buchanan
– The Goodbye Look (1992) … Guy Buchanan
– Let No Man Put Asunder (1992) … Guy Buchanan
– The Long Way Home (1992) … Guy Buchanan
– Last of the Few (1992) … Guy Buchanan
– Dirty Tricks (1992) … Guy Buchanan
See all 18 episodes »
 
1989 Try This One for Size
Igor
 
1987-1988 Executive Stress (TV series)
Donald Fairchild #2
– Episode #3.6 (1988) … Donald Fairchild #2
– Episode #3.5 (1988) … Donald Fairchild #2
– Episode #3.4 (1988) … Donald Fairchild #2
– Episode #3.3 (1988) … Donald Fairchild #2
– Episode #3.2 (1988) … Donald Fairchild #2
See all 12 episodes »
 
1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (TV movie)
Lord Jack Carberry
 
1985-1986 Lytton's Diary (TV series)
Neville Lytton
– National Hero (1986) … Neville Lytton
– Rules of Engagement (1986) … Neville Lytton
– The Ancien Regime (1986) … Neville Lytton
– The Ends and the Means (1986) … Neville Lytton
– The Miracle Man (1986) … Neville Lytton
See all 12 episodes »
 
1983-1985 The Irish R.M. (TV series)
Maj. Sinclair Yeates
– The Devil You Know (1985) … Maj. Sinclair Yeates
– Lisheen Races (1985) … Maj. Sinclair Yeates
– In the Curranhilty Country (1985) … Maj. Sinclair Yeates
– A Friend of Her Youth (1985) … Maj. Sinclair Yeates
– Apollo Riggs (1985) … Maj. Sinclair Yeates
See all 18 episodes »
 
1982-1983 The Bounder (TV series)
Howard Booth
– Unreasonable Behaviour (1983) … Howard Booth
– A Genuine Simpson (1983) … Howard Booth
– Third Party (1983) … Howard Booth
– Love Me, Love My Dog (1983) … Howard Booth
– Raffles (1983) … Howard Booth
See all 14 episodes »
 
1983 Storyboard (TV series)
Neville Lytton
– Lytton's Diary (1983) … Neville Lytton
 
1979-1982 Only When I Laugh (TV series)
Glover / Archie Glover
– The Reunion (1982) … Glover
– When Did You Last See Your Father? (1982) … Glover
– Escape (1982) … Glover
– In Sickness & in Health (1982) … Glover
– All in the Mind (1982) … Glover
See all 29 episodes »
 
1981 Vice Versa (TV series)
Paul Bultitude
– The Reckoning (1981) … Paul Bultitude
– The Escape (1981) … Paul Bultitude
– The Letter (1981) … Paul Bultitude
– The Fight (1981) … Paul Bultitude
– The Trial (1981) … Paul Bultitude
See all 7 episodes »
 
1980 Rumpole's Return (TV movie)
Guthrie Featherstone QC MP [Chambers]
 
1979 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Major Haddock
– Neck (1979) … Major Haddock
 
1978 Bless Me Father (TV series)
Fred Bowlby
– The Doomsday Chair (1978) … Fred Bowlby
 
1978 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Prince Borodski
– The Marrying Kind (1978) … Prince Borodski
 
1978 Pennies from Heaven (TV mini-series)
Prosecuting Counsel
– Says My Heart (1978) … Prosecuting Counsel
 
1978 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Inspector Hounslow
– Flint (1978) … Inspector Hounslow
 
1977 Stigma (TV short)
Peter
 
1977 The Disappearance
Jefferies
 
1977 For the Love of Benji
Ronald
 
1977 Rising Damp (TV series)
Hilary
– Stage Struck (1977) … Hilary
 
1977 A Roof Over My Head (TV series)
Jack Askew
– A Roof Over My Head (1977) … Jack Askew
 
1976 I, Claudius (TV mini-series)
Caractacus
– Old King Log (1976) … Caractacus
 
1976 The Crezz (TV series)
Ken Green
– The Battle of Harvey Street (1976) … Ken Green
– Bent Doubles (1976) … Ken Green
– Voices from the Past (1976) … Ken Green
– Fire Down Below (1976) … Ken Green
– Night Manoeuvres (1976) … Ken Green
See all 8 episodes »
 
1976 Space: 1999 (TV series)
Balor
– End of Eternity (1976) … Balor
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Thistlewood
– Death of Liberty (1975) … Thistlewood
 
1975 Survivors (TV series)
David Grant
– The Fourth Horseman (1975) … David Grant
 
1975 Thriller (TV series)
Supt. Lucas
– The Double Kill (1975) … Supt. Lucas
 
1965-1975 Public Eye (TV series)
Anthony Croxley / Freddy
– They All Sound Simple at First (1975) … Anthony Croxley
– A Harsh World for Zealots (1965) … Freddy
 
1974 Good Girl (TV series)
Colin Peale
– If You Can Dream (1974) … Colin Peale
– Does the Road Wind Uphill? (1974) … Colin Peale
– Be Good, Sweet Maid (1974) … Colin Peale
– A Ministering Angel Thou (1974) … Colin Peale
– How Doth the Little Busy Bee? (1974) … Colin Peale
See all 6 episodes »
 
1974 Special Branch (TV series)
Igor
– Downwind of Angels (1974) … Igor
 
1974 Napoleon and Love (TV mini-series)
Capt. Murat
– Louise (1974) … Capt. Murat
– Maria Luisa (1974) … Capt. Murat
– Maria Walewska (1974) … Capt. Murat
– Eleonore (1974) … Capt. Murat
– Georgina (1974) … Capt. Murat
See all 8 episodes »
 
1973 Murder Must Advertise (TV mini-series)
Major Todd Milligan
– Episode #1.4 (1973) … Major Todd Milligan
– Episode #1.3 (1973) … Major Todd Milligan
– Episode #1.2 (1973) … Major Todd Milligan
 
1973 Arthur of the Britons (TV series)
Hecla
– Rowena (1973) … Hecla
 
1973 The Legend of Hell House
Hanley
 
1973 Cheri (TV movie)
Patron
 
1973 Crown Court (TV series)
Gerald Somerville
– Beware of the Dog: Part 2 (1973) … Gerald Somerville
– Beware of the Dog: Part 3 (1973) … Gerald Somerville
– Beware of the Dog: Part 1 (1973) … Gerald Somerville
 
1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Mr. Duffield
– Wild Justice (1973) … Mr. Duffield
 
1973 Thinking Man As Hero (TV movie)
Frank Cordroy
 
1972 The Protectors (TV series)
Gregor Kofax
– Triple Cross (1972) … Gregor Kofax
 
1972 Harriet's Back in Town (TV series)
Jack
– Episode #1.16 (1972) … Jack
– Episode #1.15 (1972) … Jack
 
1972 Endless Night
Reuben
 
1972 Shelley (TV movie)
Byron
 
1972 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Freddie
 
1972 The Shadow of the Tower (TV mini-series)
Bernard de Vignolles
– A Fly in the Ointment (1972) … Bernard de Vignolles
 
1972 The Offence
Detective Inspector Cameron
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Jack Campbell-Barnes
– Who Killed Santa Claus (1971) … Jack Campbell-Barnes
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Mitchell
– Element of Risk (1971) … Mitchell
 
1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Inspector Saunders
– The Woman in the Big Hat (1971) … Inspector Saunders
 
1971 Brett (TV series)
William Saxby / Saxby
– All the King's Men (1971) … William Saxby
– All the King's Horses... (1971) … William Saxby
– The Day of the Dead (1971) … William Saxby
– The Streets of Laredo (1971) … William Saxby
– The Saxby Route (1971) … William Saxby
See all 6 episodes »
 
1971 The Ten Commandments (TV series)
Tommy Radd
– Black Eye on Sunday (1971) … Tommy Radd
 
1971 Hadleigh (TV series)
Robert Charlton
– Breakdown (1971) … Robert Charlton
 
1969-1970 Happy Ever After (TV series)
Michael / Tony Bulstrode
– The Ambassador (1970) … Michael
– The Party Piece (1969) … Tony Bulstrode
 
1970 Taste of Excitement
Guardi
 
1970 The Main Chance (TV series)
Roger Lamb
– The Best Legal System in the World (1970) … Roger Lamb
 
1970 Ryan International (TV series)
Alain
– The Dead Live Longer (1970) … Alain
 
1970 Sudden Terror
Victor Grazzini
 
1969 Take Three Girls (TV series)
Jeremy Mandl-Fry
– Start Working (1969) … Jeremy Mandl-Fry
– Stop Acting (1969) … Jeremy Mandl-Fry
 
1969 Softly Softly (TV series)
Conn
– One Thing Leads to Another (1969) … Conn
 
1969 The Gold Robbers (TV series)
Stockbroker
– The Kill (1969) … Stockbroker
 
1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Robert Crosbie
– The Letter (1969) … Robert Crosbie
 
1969 Laughter in the Dark
Paul
 
1969 The Assassination Bureau
Jealous lover at 'La Belle Amie'
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
Borowitsch
– Six Days (1969) … Borowitsch
 
1968 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Joseph Harrison
– The Naval Treaty (1968) … Joseph Harrison
 
1965-1968 Love Story (TV series)
Brian / Jack Everett
– The Egg on the Face of the Tiger (1968) … Brian
– Never Sup at Home (1965) … Jack Everett
 
1968 Champion House (TV series)
Degnos
– The Golden Fleece (1968) … Degnos
 
1963-1968 The Avengers (TV series)
Ezdorf / John Harvey / Neil Anstice / …
– Get-A-Way! (1968) … Ezdorf
– Escape in Time (1967) … Waldo Thyssen
– Dial a Deadly Number (1965) … John Harvey
– Second Sight (1963) … Neil Anstice
 
1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Paymaster Capt. Henry Duberly
 
1968 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Professor Baxter
– The Dynamizer (1968) … Professor Baxter
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
'A'
– A. B. and C. (1967) … 'A'
 
1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series)
Harvey Deacon
– Playing with Fire (1967) … Harvey Deacon
 
1967 Mogul (TV series)
Abbas Ramzi
– My Daughter Knows Her Way Around (1967) … Abbas Ramzi
 
1967 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
D.K. Davies
– Another Little Drink (1967) … D.K. Davies
 
1958-1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Morgan / Sgt. Howlett / Simpson / …
– A Magnum for Schneider (1967) … Toby Meres
– Dont Utter a Note (1966) … Sgt. Howlett
– The Pretty English Girls (1964) … Morgan
– Thank You and Goodnight (1962)
– Underground (1958) … Simpson
 
1967 The Baron (TV series)
Jim Gaynor / Menendez
– You Can't Win Them All (1967) … Jim Gaynor
– Time to Kill (1967) … Menendez
 
1964-1967 The Saint (TV series)
Maurice Kerr / Serge
– The Art Collectors (1967) … Serge
– Lida (1964) … Maurice Kerr
 
1966 Blow-Up
Ron
 
1966 The Informer (TV series)
Jack Hart
– Two for Joy (1966) … Jack Hart
– One for Sorrow (1966) … Jack Hart
 
1966 Three Hats for Lisa
Pepper
 
1966 Redcap (TV series)
Butros
– Buckingham Palace (1966) … Butros
 
1966 Sunday Night (TV series documentary)
Melville
– The Quarry: Portrait of a Man as a Paralysed Artist (1966) … Melville
 
1966 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Philip Royston
– Episode dated 21 January 1966 (1966) … Philip Royston
 
1965 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Policeman
– Some Lapse of Time (1965) … Policeman
 
1965 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Joe
– Dead Man's Chest (1965) … Joe
 
1965 Famous Gossips (TV series)
Garçon de café
– Oscar Wilde: Monsieur Sebastian Melmoth (1965) … Garçon de café
 
1965 Six of the Best (TV series)
Tom Brown
– Me and My Big Mouth (1965) … Tom Brown
 
1964-1965 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Joe Bask / Machin
– A Fistful of Trouble (1965) … Machin
– Real Class (1964) … Joe Bask
 
1963-1965 Crane (TV series)
Nikkolai Drax / Vincent Morrow
– A Cargo of Cornflour (1965) … Vincent Morrow
– Three Days to Die (1963) … Nikkolai Drax
 
1965 Dead Man's Chest
Joe
 
1964 Secret Agent (TV series)
Gamal
– Fish on the Hook (1964) … Gamal
 
1964 The Protectors (TV series)
Dr. Fothergill
– The Bottle Shop (1964) … Dr. Fothergill
 
1964 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Capt. Buckley
– Studio '64: The Crunch (1964) … Capt. Buckley
 
1963 Underworld Informers
Peter the Pole (uncredited)
 
1963 It Happened Like This (TV series)
Edwardes
– Superstitions (1963) … Edwardes
 
1962 Flight from Treason
Reginald Parker (uncredited)
 
1961 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Lieutenant Myers
– Conflict in the Sun (1961) … Lieutenant Myers
 
1961 Wings of Death (short)
Williams
 
1961 Doctor Knock (TV series)
1st Countryman
– Act 2 (1961) … 1st Countryman
 
1959 The Last Chronicle of Barset (TV series)
Constable
– How Did He Get It? (1959) … Constable
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1990-1992 Perfect Scoundrels (TV series)
– The Goodbye Look (1992) (original idea)
– Let No Man Put Asunder (1992) (original idea)
– The Long Way Home (1992) (original idea)
– Last of the Few (1992) (original idea)
– Dirty Tricks (1992) (original idea)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1985-1986 Lytton's Diary (TV series)
– National Hero (1986) (original idea)
– Rules of Engagement (1986) (original idea)
– The Ancien Regime (1986) (original idea)
– The Ends and the Means (1986) (original idea)
– The Miracle Man (1986) (original idea)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1983 Storyboard (TV series)
– Lytton's Diary (1983) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2000 Gangster No. 1 (executive producer)
 
1992 Screen One (TV series) (associate producer - 1 episode)
– Running Late (1992) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2012 TV's Biggest Blockbusters (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 3 May 2010 (2010) … Himself - Actor
 
2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Comedy Classics (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rising Damp (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter One: Variations on a Theme (video documentary)
Narrator
 
2008 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 The Comedy Christmas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Don't Knock Yourself Out (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– To the Manor Born (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Must See TV (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Avengers (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Jade's Salon (TV series)
Narrator
– Episode #1.7 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.6 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.5 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.4 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.3 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2004 Cutting Edge (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The F***ing Fulfords (2004) … Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom (TV series)
Himself
 
2003 The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 March 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2001 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Leonard Rossiter (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Así se hizo: Punto de mira (video documentary short)
Jack Warner (uncredited)
 
1998 Antiques Roadshow (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Unwrapped a Celebration of 21 Years of Antiques Roadshow (1998) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1997 Joy to the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Masterchef (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Without Walls (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Avengers (1992) … Himself
 
1989 A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Peter Bowles (1980) … Himself
 
1966 Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (TV documentary)
Paris Singer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2000 Funny Turns (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Avenging the Avengers (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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(1990) He acted in Alan Ayckbourn's play, "Man of the Moment", at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Michael Gambon, Samantha Bond, Gareth Hunt, Nigel Planer and Louisa Rix in the cast. See more »

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He was offered Paul Eddington's part on Good Neighbors, but passed because of a dates clash. He later found out from Richard Briers that he would have been able to do both jobs. See more »

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