Education
He trained at RADA, and graduated in 1940 with the Bancroft Gold Medal.An experienced Old Vic, West End and Broadway actor, he became active in television and certain films between 1954 and 1999.
He trained at RADA, and graduated in 1940 with the Bancroft Gold Medal.An experienced Old Vic, West End and Broadway actor, he became active in television and certain films between 1954 and 1999.
MacNaughtan played many guest roles in International Trade Commission productions of the 1960s and 1970s including The Avengers, The Baron, "The Maze" (ATV/ International Trade Commission, 1966), Department South, Who Plays the Dummy? (ATV/ International Trade Commission, 1969), The Saint, The Professionals, and A Stirring of Dust (LWT/Avengers Mark 1, 1978). He also played Major Brenan, a deceptive MI5 agent in The Ghost Talks (Randall and Hopkirk Deceased) in 1969. MacNaughtan"s sharp blue eyes and features meant that he often played a villain in such International Trade Commission series.
He appeared at Laurence Olivier"s National Theatre in roles which brought "considerable acclaim".
Including in 1972, as Walter Burns in a revival of The Front Page. He played the role of Sir Percy Browne, head of MI5, in A Very British Coup in 1988.
His last role was an appearance in Kavanagh Queen's Counsel in 1999.