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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Another Life (2001) .... Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett
2. "Bob Martin" .... Frank (1 episode, 2000)
       - Mr. and Mrs. (2000) TV episode .... Frank
3. "ChuckleVision" .... Hiram J. Cugalschriber (1 episode, 2000)
       - Double Trouble (2000) TV episode .... Hiram J. Cugalschriber
   
   
4. Esther (1999) (TV) .... Commissioner
   ... aka Die Bibel - Esther (Germany)
   ... aka Ester (Italy)
   ... aka Ester regina di Persia (Italy)
5. Killer Net (1998) (TV) .... Geoff Hearn
   ... aka Lynda La Plante's Killer Net (Australia)
6. The Sea Change (1998) .... Oldberg
   ... aka Cambio de rumbo (Spain)
7. David (1997) (TV) .... Jesse
   ... aka Die Bibel - David (Germany)
   ... aka La bibbia: David (Italy)
8. Richard III (1995) .... City Gentleman
9. "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" .... Bearded Man (1 episode, 1995)
       - The Strawberry Tree: Part 1 (1995) TV episode .... Bearded Man
10. "Law and Disorder" .... Captain Swift (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Cannibal (1994) TV episode .... Captain Swift
    
    
11. "The Bill" .... Man with shot-gun (1 episode, 1987)
        - The New Order of Things (1987) TV episode .... Man with shot-gun
12. Lionheart (1987) .... Simon Nerra
    ... aka Lionheart: The Children's Crusade (USA)
13. Playing Away (1987) .... Fredrick
14. Casanova (1987) (TV) .... Major Grandi
    ... aka Il veneziano, vita e amori di Giacomo Casanova
15. "Casualty" .... Spiderman (1 episode, 1986)
        - Teeny Poppers (1986) TV episode .... Spiderman
16. "Return to Treasure Island" .... Trelawney (2 episodes, 1986)
    ... aka "John Silver's Return to Treasure Island" (UK: complete title)
        - Treasure (1986) TV episode .... Trelawney
        - The Map (1986) TV episode .... Trelawney
17. "The Tripods" .... Ali Pasha (2 episodes, 1985)
        - Episode #2.12 (1985) TV episode .... Ali Pasha
        - Episode #2.11 (1985) TV episode .... Ali Pasha
18. Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) (TV) .... Rabbi Mandel
19. "Anna of the Five Towns" .... Tom Kelly (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode #1.3 (1985) TV episode .... Tom Kelly
20. Pope John Paul II (1984) (TV) .... Jerzy Loparicz
    ... aka The Pope
21. Other Halves (1984) .... Irwin
22. "Play for Today" .... Goff / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1983)
        - Atlantis (1983) TV episode .... Goff
        - Even Solomon (1979) TV episode .... Jake
    
    
23. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth Containing His Death: And the Coronation of King Henry the Fift (1979) (TV) .... Earl of Northumberland
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II (USA: video title)
24. Henry IV, Part I (1979) (TV) .... Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title)
25. "Quatermass" .... Tommy Roach (2 episodes, 1979)
    ... aka "The Quatermass Conclusion"
        - Lovely Lightning (1979) TV episode .... Tommy Roach
        - Ringstone Round (1979) TV episode .... Tommy Roach
26. "Blakes 7" .... Gola (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Keeper (1979) TV episode .... Gola
27. Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) .... Father Maxim
28. The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) .... Tommy Roach
29. The Quiz Kid (1979) .... Wally
30. "A Horseman Riding By" .... Parson Augustus Bull (4 episodes, 1978)
        - 1914: The Last Hot Summer (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
        - 1905: The Hollow Victory (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
        - 1903: An Outbreak of Romance (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
        - 1902: The Party (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
31. "Doctor Who" .... The Captain (4 episodes, 1978)
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 4 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 3 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
32. "Rumpole of the Bailey" .... Leslie Delgado (1 episode, 1978)
        - Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade (1978) TV episode .... Leslie Delgado
33. "The Devil's Crown" .... Count of Anjou (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka "La couronne du diable" (France)
        - If All the World Were Mine (1978) TV episode .... Count of Anjou
34. "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... Ernest (1 episode, 1977)
        - Exiles (1977) TV episode .... Ernest
35. "London Belongs to Me" .... Det. Sgt. Slater (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode #1.3 (1977) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Slater
36. "Supernatural" .... Herr Steekebeck (1 episode, 1977)
        - Mr. Nightingale (1977) TV episode .... Herr Steekebeck
37. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1977) (TV) .... Provost
38. "Crown Court" .... Plet Roux (1 episode, 1976)
        - You Won't Escape When Hendrik Witbooi Comes (1976) TV episode .... Plet Roux
39. "I, Claudius" .... Sabinus (1 episode, 1976)
        - Hail Who? (1976) TV episode .... Sabinus
40. "The New Avengers" .... Prof. Lopez (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka "Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir" (France: dubbed version)
    ... aka "The New Avengers in Canada" (Canada: English title: last season title)
        - Target! (1976) TV episode .... Prof. Lopez
41. "Clayhanger" .... Big James (14 episodes, 1976)
        - Death and Dreams (1976) TV episode .... Big James
        - The Orgreave Calamity (1976) TV episode .... Big James
        - A Musical Evening (1976) TV episode .... Big James
        - Possessions (1976) TV episode .... Big James
        - The Exquisite Burden (1976) TV episode .... Big James
          (9 more)
42. "Shades of Greene" .... George Wilditch (1 episode, 1976)
        - Under the Garden (1976) TV episode .... George Wilditch
43. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Taffy (1 episode, 1976)
        - Trilby (1976) TV episode .... Taffy
44. "Edward the Seventh" .... Czar Alexander III / ... (3 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka "Edward VII" (UK: short title)
    ... aka "Edward the King" (USA)
    ... aka "The Royal Victorians"
        - The Royal Quadrille (1975) TV episode .... Czar alexander III
        - Dearest Prince (1975) TV episode .... Czarevitch Alexander
        - The Invisible Queen (1975) TV episode .... Czar Alexander III
45. "Intimate Strangers" .... Landlord (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode #1.11 (1974) TV episode .... Landlord
46. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1974) (TV) .... Walrus
47. Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) (uncredited) .... Colonel Meinertzhagen
    ... aka Party for Hitler
    ... aka Undercovers Hero (USA)
48. "Fall of Eagles" .... Von Plehve (2 episodes, 1974)
        - Absolute Beginners (1974) TV episode .... Von Plehve
        - Dearest Nicky (1974) TV episode .... Von Plehve
49. "Vienna 1900" .... Adele's father (1 episode, 1973)
        - Man of Honour (1973) TV episode .... Adele's father
50. "Six Days of Justice" .... Mr. Rossmore (1 episode, 1973)
        - Case for Committal (1973) TV episode .... Mr. Rossmore
51. The Optimists (1973) .... Park Policeman
    ... aka The Optimists of Nine Elms
52. "A Picture of Katherine Mansfield" .... Father (3 episodes, 1973)
        - Episode #1.4 (1973) TV episode .... Father
        - Episode #1.3 (1973) TV episode .... Father
        - Life Is the Only Cure for Life (1973) TV episode
53. "Doomwatch" .... Norman Sylvester (1 episode, 1972)
        - Waiting for a Knighthood (1972) TV episode .... Norman Sylvester
54. "Softly Softly" .... Det. Sgt. Kershaw (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Softly, Softly: Task Force" (UK: new title)
        - Resolution (1972) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Kershaw
55. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) .... Morton
56. The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) .... Caithness
    ... aka Macbeth (USA)
    
    
57. "The First Churchills" .... Duke of Buckingham (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Plot, Counter-Plot (1969) TV episode .... Duke of Buckingham
        - Bridals (1969) TV episode .... Duke of Buckingham
58. "The Flaxton Boys" .... Sergeant Bentley (1 episode, 1969)
        - 1854: The Deserter (1969) TV episode .... Sergeant Bentley
59. "Callan" .... Blair / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - Land of Light and Peace (1969) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Lynn
        - Goodbye, Nobby Clarke (1967) TV episode .... Blair
60. "City 68'" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Shooting War (1967) TV episode
61. "The Paradise Makers" (1967) TV series
62. Othello (1965) .... Company
63. "The Big Spender" (1965) TV series .... Weston (unknown episodes)
    

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Parrot Fashion (2007) (V) .... Himself
   
   
2. 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV) .... The Captain
   ... aka Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years in the Tardis (UK: video title)
   

Archive Footage:

1. Paris in the Springtime (2005) (V) .... Pirate Captain
2. "Doctor Who"
       - Logopolis: Part 4 (1981) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pirate Captain