Career
His first acting role was in the film, and later appeared in many Hammer Film Productions such as The Shadow of the Cat. He is probably best known for his role in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972-1974) as Doctor and as Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes (British Broadcasting Corporation 1968). He has also appeared in The Bill, Doctor Who, Last of the Summer Wine and long-running Independent Television soap opera Coronation Street.