
His television career began in the mid-fifties and although initially playing small parts, during the sixties he began to take on bigger roles, including the part of Detective Chief Inspector Lewis in the BBC's long-running Softly Softly (1966) series. He often played policemen but none more famous than DCI Frank Haskins in The Sweeney (1974), opposite John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, during the seventies, where he was an admirable foil to Thaw's brash, renegade Inspector Jack Regan. He was also a regular in other TV series such as The Nineteenth Hole (1989), You Must Be the Husband (1987) and Shelley (1979), all during the eighties, and No Job for a Lady (1990) opposite Penelope Keith in the nineties.
The roles that explain the career.
17 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 28 Weeks Later | Geoff | Film |
| 1995 | The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain | Davies the School | Film |
| 1985 | Deceptions | Film | |
| 1985 | Murder Elite | Inspector Moss | Film |
| 1980 | George & Mildred | Bridges | Film |
| 1979 | Shelley | TV | |
| 1974 | The Odessa File | Israeli General | Film |
| 1973 | Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World | Rogerson | Film |
| 1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Gardiner | Film |
| 1972 | The Train Now Standing | Mr. Pitts | TV |
| 1971 | Catch Me a Spy | The Husband | Film |
| 1970 | Perfect Friday | 1st Airport Official | Film |
| 1969 | Dear Mother... ...Love Albert | A.C. Strain | TV |
| 1968 | Spindoe | Webster | TV |
| 1967 | Our Mother's House | Mr. Moley | Film |
| 1964 | The Villains | Durrell | TV |
| 1962 | A Prize of Arms | Military Policeman with Dog | Film |
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