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A highly respected Shakespearean for five decades until his death of colon... moreTrivia:
Attended Wimbledon College, a Jesuit school in England. moreAwards:
1 win moreFilmography
Actor:
- "Performance" .... James Player (1 episode, 1994)
- Message for Posterity (1994) TV episode .... James Player - "The Wars of the Roses" (1989) TV series .... Henry (unknown episodes)
- "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" .... Professor Moriarty (1 episode, 1986)
- The Empty House (1986) TV episode .... Professor Moriarty - "Oliver Twist" .... Fagin (9 episodes, 1985)
- Episode #1.12 (1985) TV episode .... Fagin
- Episode #1.11 (1985) TV episode .... Fagin
- Episode #1.9 (1985) TV episode .... Fagin
- Episode #1.8 (1985) TV episode .... Fagin
- Episode #1.7 (1985) TV episode .... Fagin
(4 more) - "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" .... Professor Moriarty (2 episodes, 1985)
... aka "Sherlock Holmes" (Australia)
- The Final Problem (1985) TV episode .... Professor Moriarty
- The Red Headed League (1985) TV episode .... Professor Moriarty - "The Jewel in the Crown" .... Dimitri Bronowsky (6 episodes, 1984)
- The Division of the Spoils (1984) TV episode .... Dimitri Bronowsky
- Pandora's Box (1984) TV episode .... Dimitri Bronowsky
- An Evening at the Maharanee's (1984) TV episode .... Dimitri Bronowsky
- The Day of the Scorpion (1984) TV episode .... Dimitri Bronowsky
- Regimental Silver (1984) TV episode .... Dimitri Bronowsky
(1 more) - "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Petersham (1 episode, 1982)
- A Shilling Life (1982) TV episode .... Petersham - "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) TV mini-series .... Neville Chamberlain
- "Play for Today" .... Stanley Wilkinson (1 episode, 1981)
- The Sin Bin (1981) TV episode .... Stanley Wilkinson - Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) .... Havisham
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV) .... Polonius
... aka Hamlet
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (USA: video title) - Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) (TV) .... Dr. Nicholson
- The Crucible (1980) (TV) .... Governor Danforth
- Churchill and the Generals (1979) (TV) .... Gen. Sir Alan Brooke
- The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) .... Chief Supt Lomas
... aka The 39 Steps - "Anna Karenina" .... Karenin / ... (10 episodes, 1977)
- Episode #1.10 (1977) TV episode .... Karenin
- Episode #1.9 (1977) TV episode .... Karenin
- Episode #1.8 (1977) TV episode .... Karenin
- Episode #1.7 (1977) TV episode .... Karenin
- Episode #1.6 (1977) TV episode .... Karenin
(5 more) - "BBC Play of the Month" .... Arthur Winslow / ... (6 episodes, 1968-1977)
- The Winslow Boy (1977) TV episode .... Arthur Winslow
- When We Are Married (1975) TV episode .... Councillor Albert Parker
- Macbeth (1970) TV episode .... Macbeth
- Separate Tables (1970) TV episode
- Man and Superman (1968) TV episode .... Jack Tanner
(1 more) - "The Glittering Prizes" .... Stephen Taylor (1 episode, 1976)
- A Past Life (1976) TV episode .... Stephen Taylor - "The Canal Children" (1976) TV mini-series .... Colonel Russell
- Hennessy (1975) .... Tobin
- The Statue and the Rose (1975) (TV)
... aka Private Affairs: The Statue and the Rose (UK: series title) - Warrior (1975) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler (1975) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Callan (1974) .... Hunter
... aka The Neutralizer
... aka This Is Callan (UK: video box title) - The Day of the Jackal (1973) .... Colonel Rodin
... aka Chacal (France) - Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) .... Gen. von Greim
... aka Gli ultimi 10 giorni di Hitler (Italy) - The Belstone Fox (1973) .... Asher Smith
... aka Free Spirit - Antony and Cleopatra (1972) .... Enobarbus
... aka Antoine et Cléopatre (Switzerland: French title)
... aka Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (Spain) - Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) .... Stolypin
- Hands of the Ripper (1971) .... Dr. John Pritchard
- Tolstoy (1970) (TV) .... Tolstoy
... aka Solo: Tolstoy (UK: series title) - "Love Story" (1 episode, 1968)
- Spilt Champagne (1968) TV episode - The Lost Continent (1968) .... Capt. Lansen
... aka Lost Island
... aka The People of Abrimes - "The Forsyte Saga" .... Soames Forsyte (26 episodes, 1967)
- A Man of Property (1967) TV episode .... Soames Forsyte
- Dinner at Swithin's (1967) TV episode .... Soames Forsyte
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1967) TV episode .... Soames Forsyte
- A Family Scandal (1967) TV episode .... Soames Forsyte
- A Family Festival (1967) TV episode .... Soames Forsyte
(21 more) - "The Power Game" .... Dr. Vrieling (1 episode, 1966)
- Nothing's Free (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Vrieling - Kaleidoscope (1966) .... Harry Dominion
... aka The Bank Breaker - "Knock on Any Door" (1 episode, 1966)
- Pig Iron Johnny (1966) TV episode - The Heroes of Telemark (1965) .... Terboven
... aka Anthony Mann's The Heroes of Telemark (UK: complete title) - "War of the Roses" .... Richmond (1 episode, 1965)
- Richard III (1965) TV episode .... Richmond - The Pumpkin Eater (1964) .... Psychiatrist
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Julianus
- "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Laszlo Rajk (1 episode, 1959)
- Shadow of Heroes (1959) TV episode .... Laszlo Rajk - Julius Caesar (1959) (TV) .... Brutus
- "English Family Robinson" (1 episode, 1957)
- The Little World (1957) TV episode
Self:
- "The Final Solution" (1979) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
- The Shetland Experience (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
- "The Morecambe & Wise Show" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1972)
- 1972 Christmas Show (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- 1970 Christmas Show (1970) TV episode .... Himself/Performer ("If They Could See Me Now")
- Episode #4.1 (1970) TV episode .... Himself/Father: "Wuthering Heights" segment - "Civilisation" .... Macbeth (1 episode, 1969)
- Protest and Communication (1969) TV episode (voice) .... Macbeth
Archive Footage:
- Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005) (V) .... Fagin
- The Best of Morecambe & Wise (2001) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
His theatre credits include: King Henry IV in "Henry IV Part 1" by William Shakespeare (1964, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, directed by Peter Hall ). moreMessage Boards
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