Effective period / Period of releases: 1998

Versatile UK actor, born 1929, died 1999.
Varied career, from Shakespearean stage roles at the Bristol Old Vic & The Royal Shakespeare Company, to movie roles with Morecambe & Wise, Norman Wisdom, Michael Caine and many others.
He had strong masculine features & an imposing presence, but could also play with great humour, subtlety & nuance. Known for many roles but had especially memorable television guest starring roles in Porridge, Minder, Rising Damp & Dr Who.