Director of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) from
1975-1998, succeeded by Robin Duval
Was seeing, along with the BBFC, some 5000 films a year that also included film for cinema and then video (VHS) and Sky (Movies) Television.
One movie he particularly hated whilst head British censor (and which he nearly banned) was Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986). As well as the film's onscreen violence and rape scene, he particularly detested and objected to the film's open ending in which the principal villain is depicted as never being held to account for his actions.
Joined ABC Television in 1957 as a drama director, switching to ATV two years later. He joined the film censors board in June 1975. He became Secretary of the British Board of Film Classification, a post he held until 1998.
Graduated with a BA in English from Cornell University.