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Date of Death:
4 December 1997, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
Played Slartibartfast in the cult BBC radio series "The Hitch-Hiker's... more

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Loch Ness (1996) .... Aged Professor
  2. "Lovejoy" .... Roger Nettleton (1 episode, 1994)
        - Somewhere: Over the Rainbow? (1994) TV episode .... Roger Nettleton
  3. "Frank Stubbs Promotes" .... Lord Dunstable (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Frank Stubbs (UK: new title)
        - Charity (1994) TV episode .... Lord Dunstable
  4. "Class Act" .... Sir Horace Mainwaring (2 episodes, 1994)
        - Episode #1.4 (1994) TV episode .... Sir Horace Mainwaring
        - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Sir Horace Mainwaring
  5. "The Return of the Borrowers" (1993) TV series .... Mr. Potts
  6. "Rides" (1 episode, 1993)
        - Episode #2.3 (1993) TV episode
  7. "The Comic Strip Presents..." .... Suspect (1 episode, 1993)
        - Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown (1993) TV episode (uncredited) .... Suspect
  8. "You Rang, M'Lord?" .... The Earl Of Swaffham (1 episode, 1993)
        - Requiem for a Parrot (1993) TV episode .... The Earl Of Swaffham
  9. "Bonjour la Classe" .... Sir Lionel (1 episode, 1993)
        - Herring's Magnificat (1993) TV episode .... Sir Lionel
  10. "Rumpole of the Bailey" .... Lionel Leering (1 episode, 1992)
        - Rumpole on Trial (1992) TV episode .... Lionel Leering
  11. "KYTV" .... Chester Chuckles (1 episode, 1992)
        - KY Tellython (1992) TV episode .... Chester Chuckles
  12. "The Camomile Lawn" .... General (1 episode, 1992)
        - Episode #1.2 (1992) TV episode .... General
  13. De terre et de sang (1992) (TV)
    ... aka Blood and Dust (International: English title)
    ... aka Croisades, Les (France)
  14. A Masculine Ending (1992) (TV) .... Miriam's father

  15. "About Face" .... Bingham (1 episode, 1989)
        - Send Her Victorious (1989) TV episode .... Bingham
  16. "The Return of the Antelope" (1986) TV series .... Mr. Garstanton (1988) (Seasons 3-4) (unknown episodes)
  17. "Casualty" .... Dr. Richard Payton (1 episode, 1988)
        - Caring (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Richard Payton
  18. "A Gentleman's Club" .... George (6 episodes, 1988)
        - A Memorial Service (1988) TV episode .... George
        - Visiting Time (1988) TV episode .... George
        - The Perfect Match (1988) TV episode .... George
        - A Question of Er... (1988) TV episode .... George
        - The Actor (1988) TV episode .... George
          (1 more)
  19. "The Storyteller" .... King (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Jim Henson's The Storyteller (USA: complete title)
        - A Story Short (1988) TV episode .... King
  20. "Hot Metal" .... Lord Gilbert (1 episode, 1988)
        - Unleash the Kracken (1988) TV episode .... Lord Gilbert
  21. "Helping Henry" (1988) TV series .... Cosmic 1
  22. "Yes, Prime Minister" .... Sir Desmond Glazebrook (1 episode, 1987)
        - A Conflict of Interest (1987) TV episode .... Sir Desmond Glazebrook
  23. A Month in the Country (1987) .... Colonel Hebron
  24. "Chance in a Million" .... Uncle Evelyn (1 episode, 1986)
        - Guess Who's Not Coming for Dinner (1986) TV episode .... Uncle Evelyn
  25. "Paradise Postponed" (1986) TV mini-series .... Sir Nicholas Fanner
  26. "Ladies in Charge" .... Lord Brompton (1 episode, 1986)
        - Double Act (1986) TV episode .... Lord Brompton
  27. "Last of the Summer Wine" .... The Vicar (1 episode, 1986)
        - Go with the Flow (1986) TV episode .... The Vicar
  28. Lady Jane (1986) .... The Marquess of Winchester
  29. "Lytton's Diary" .... Duncan Anderson (1 episode, 1986)
        - National Hero (1986) TV episode .... Duncan Anderson
  30. "Roll Over Beethoven" (1985) TV series .... Oliver Purcell (unknown episodes)
  31. "Leaving" (1984) TV series .... Mr. Chessington (unknown episodes)
  32. Waters of the Moon (1983) (TV) .... Colonel Selby
  33. "Pig in the Middle" .... Lord Gathorne (1 episode, 1983)
        - Getting to Know You, Getting to Change All About You (1983) TV episode .... Lord Gathorne
  34. Night Train to Murder (1983) .... Uncle Felix
  35. "The Boy Who Won the Pools" (1983) TV series
  36. "Nanny" (1981) TV series .... Henry, Duke of Broughton (unknown episodes, 1982)
  37. Witness for the Prosecution (1982) (TV) .... Brogan-Moore
  38. Gandhi (1982) .... Sir Edward Gait
    ... aka Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA: complete title)
  39. "L for Lester" (1982) TV series .... Mr. Davies
  40. "Strangers" .... Sir Geoffrey (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Lost Chord (1982) TV episode .... Sir Geoffrey
  41. "Something in Disguise" (1982) TV series .... Herbert Browne Lacey (unknown episodes)
  42. "Emery Presents: Legacy of Murder" .... Roland Tolhurst (6 episodes, 1982)
    ... aka Emery Presents: Legacy of Murder (UK: complete title)
        - Corpse in the Act (1982) TV episode .... Roland Tolhurst
        - Bizarre Bazaar (1982) TV episode .... Roland Tolhurst
        - Bang, Bang You're Dead (1982) TV episode .... Roland Tolhurst
        - Who Do You Voodoo? (1982) TV episode .... Roland Tolhurst
        - Holy Smoke (1982) TV episode .... Roland Tolhurst
          (1 more)
  43. Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Mr. Flewitt
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (UK: complete title)
  44. "The Morecambe & Wise Show" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode #2.7 (1981) TV episode
  45. "Yes Minister" .... Sir Desmond Glazebrook (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
        - The Quality of Life (1981) TV episode .... Sir Desmond Glazebrook
        - Jobs for the Boys (1980) TV episode .... Sir Desmond Glazebrook
  46. "Bognor" .... Lord Wharfedale / ... (7 episodes, 1981)
        - Deadline: Part 6 - Hard Cheese on Eric (1981) TV episode .... Lord Wharfedale
        - Deadline: Part 5 - Good Luck Willy (1981) TV episode .... Lord Wharfedale
        - Deadline: Part 4 - The Criketer's Almanac (1981) TV episode .... Lord Wharfedale
        - Deadline: Part 3 - There Comes No Answer (1981) TV episode .... Lord Wharfedale
        - Deadline: Part 2 - Who Goes Home? (1981) TV episode .... Lord Wharfedale
          (2 more)
  47. "Play for Today" .... Makoto / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1981)
        - The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner (1981) TV episode .... Makoto
        - The After-Dinner Joke (1978) TV episode .... Mr. Price
  48. "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" .... Slartibartfast (2 episodes, 1981)
    ... aka The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (USA: video title)
        - Episode #1.4 (1981) TV episode .... Slartibartfast
        - Episode #1.3 (1981) TV episode .... Slartibartfast
  49. The Box (1981) (voice)
  50. Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) .... Quimby Charles
  51. "A Question of Guilt" .... Judge (1 episode, 1980)
        - Adelaide Bartlett: Part 7 (1980) TV episode .... Judge
  52. "The Sandbaggers" .... 'C' / ... (12 episodes, 1978-1980)
        - It Couldn't Happen Here (1980) TV episode .... 'C' (Sir James Greenley)
        - A Question of Loyalty (1980) TV episode .... 'C' (Sir James Greenley)
        - Decision by Committee (1980) TV episode .... 'C' (Sir James Greenley)
        - Enough of Ghosts (1980) TV episode .... 'C'
        - At All Costs (1980) TV episode .... 'C'
          (7 more)

  53. The Human Factor (1979) .... Sir John Hargreaves
  54. Suez 1956 (1979) (TV) .... Harold MacMillan
  55. "Ripping Yarns" .... Lord Bartelsham (1 episode, 1979)
        - Roger of the Raj (1979) TV episode .... Lord Bartelsham
  56. Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978) .... Mr. Becket
  57. "The Duchess of Duke Street" .... Major Smith-Barton / ... (18 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - Ain't We Got Fun (1977) TV episode .... Major Smith-Barton
        - Poor Little Rich Girl (1977) TV episode .... Major Smith-Barton
        - Blossom Time (1977) TV episode .... Major Smith-Barton
        - Lottie (1977) TV episode .... Major Smith - Barton
        - The Legion of the Living (1977) TV episode .... Major Smith - Barton
          (13 more)
  58. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) .... Professor Hugo Fassbender
  59. Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) (uncredited) .... Gentleman
  60. "Hadleigh" .... Sir Geoffrey Osborne / ... (3 episodes, 1971-1976)
        - God Save Us from Moralists (1976) TV episode .... Sir Geoffrey Osborne
        - The Story of a Panic (1976) TV episode .... Sir Geoffrey Osborne
        - Open Verdict (1971) TV episode .... Beverley Sugden
  61. "Dawson's Weekly" .... Solicitor (1 episode, 1975)
        - Where There's a Will (1975) TV episode .... Solicitor
  62. "Edward the Seventh" (1975) TV series .... Lord Salisbury (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Edward VII (UK: short title)
    ... aka Edward the King (USA)
    ... aka The Royal Victorians
  63. "Affairs of the Heart" .... Colonel Chart (1 episode, 1974)
        - Adela (1974) TV episode .... Colonel Chart
  64. "Justice" .... Lord Tilling (1 episode, 1974)
        - Decisions, Decisions (1974) TV episode .... Lord Tilling
  65. "Dial M for Murder" .... The Chief (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Man in the Middle (1974) TV episode .... The Chief
  66. "Thriller" .... George Cornfield (1 episode, 1974)
        - In the Steps of a Dead Man (1974) TV episode .... George Cornfield
  67. Sarah (1974) (TV)
  68. "Upstairs, Downstairs" .... Major Cochrane-Danby (2 episodes, 1973)
        - The Bolter (1973) TV episode .... Major Cochrane-Danby
        - A Change of Scene (1973) TV episode .... Major Cochrane-Danby
  69. The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) .... Col. Mathews
    ... aka Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride (USA)
    ... aka Dracula Is Alive and Well and Living in London
    ... aka Dracula Is Dead... and Well and Living in London
    ... aka Rites of Dracula
  70. "Special Branch" .... Townsend (1 episode, 1973)
        - Assault (1973) TV episode .... Townsend
  71. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Clissold (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - Sarah (1973) TV episode .... Clissold
  72. "Softly Softly" .... Sir Ralph Townley (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title)
        - On the Third Day (1972) TV episode .... Sir Ralph Townley
  73. "Armchair Theatre" .... Dr. Edwards / ... (3 episodes, 1968-1972)
        - On Call (1972) TV episode .... Dr. Edwards
        - Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'? (1971) TV episode .... Lewis
        - A Second Look (1968) TV episode .... Sir Joseph Bailey
  74. "Man at the Top" .... Lord Belmont (2 episodes, 1972)
        - The Foreman's Job at Last (1972) TV episode .... Lord Belmont
        - Living Like a Lord (1972) TV episode .... Lord Belmont
  75. "The Sextet" .... Alban Gascoyne / ... (8 episodes, 1972)
        - Blur and Blank via Cleckheaton (1972) TV episode .... Thomas Ramsdale
        - Disappearing Trick (1972) TV episode .... Alban Gascoyne
        - Stanley's Style (1972) TV episode .... Colin
        - Stoker Leishman's Diaries (1972) TV episode .... Stoker Leishman
        - Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) TV episode .... Dr. Whitman
          (3 more)
  76. "The Adventurer" .... Sir Richard McKenzie (1 episode, 1972)
        - Skeleton in the Cupboard (1972) TV episode .... Sir Richard McKenzie
  77. "The Persuaders!" .... Sir Maxwell Dean (1 episode, 1971)
        - Anyone Can Play (1971) TV episode .... Sir Maxwell Dean
  78. "The Guardians" .... Dace (1 episode, 1971)
        - This Is Quarmby (1971) TV episode .... Dace
  79. "Brett" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Full Circle (1971) TV episode
  80. "UFO" .... Pa Stone (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Sound of Silence (1971) TV episode .... Pa Stone
  81. "The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder" .... Oibude (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Treasure House (1971) TV episode .... Oibude
  82. "Persuasion" .... Admiral Croft (5 episodes, 1971)
        - Episode #1.5 (1971) TV episode .... Admiral Croft
        - Episode #1.4 (1971) TV episode .... Admiral Croft
        - Episode #1.3 (1971) TV episode .... Admiral Croft
        - Episode #1.2 (1971) TV episode .... Admiral Croft
        - Episode #1.1 (1971) TV episode .... Admiral Croft
  83. "Paul Temple" .... Carlton (1 episode, 1971)
        - Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1971) TV episode .... Carlton
  84. She'll Follow You Anywhere (1971) .... Andrew Coombes
    ... aka Passion Potion (USA)
  85. Song of Norway (1970) .... Councilman
  86. "Fraud Squad" .... Sir Roy Prentice (1 episode, 1970)
        - Double Deal (1970) TV episode .... Sir Roy Prentice
  87. "ITV Playhouse" .... Lord Augustus Lorton (2 episodes, 1967-1970)
        - A Family and a Fortune (1970) TV episode
        - Lady Windermere's Fan (1967) TV episode .... Lord Augustus Lorton
  88. One Brief Summer (1970) .... Hayward

  89. "Play of the Month" .... Henry Gore-Browne / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - The Marquise (1969) TV episode .... Raoul
        - The Cabinet Papers (1967) TV episode .... Henry Gore-Browne
  90. "The Wednesday Play" .... Brigadier Samson / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - Happy (1969) TV episode .... Lord Oscar
        - Everybody's Rich Except Us (1967) TV episode .... Brigadier Samson
  91. Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV) .... Colonel
    ... aka The Gaunt Woman
  92. "W. Somerset Maugham" .... Lord Kastellan (1 episode, 1969)
        - A Casual Affair (1969) TV episode .... Lord Kastellan
  93. "Journey to the Unknown" .... Sir Gerald Walters (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka Out of the Unknown
        - The Madison Equation (1969) TV episode .... Sir Gerald Walters
  94. "Department S" .... Colonel Loring (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Pied Piper of Hambledown (1969) TV episode .... Colonel Loring
  95. "Mystery and Imagination" .... Professor Krempe (1 episode, 1968)
        - Frankenstein (1968) TV episode .... Professor Krempe
  96. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Cause of Death (1968) TV episode
  97. "The Fellows" (1967) TV series .... Oldenshaw (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Fellows: Late of Room 17 (UK)
  98. "The Man in Room 17" .... Oldenshaw (26 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Never Fall Down (1966) TV episode .... Oldenshaw
        - Saints Are Safer Dead (1966) TV episode .... Oldenshaw
        - The Standard (1966) TV episode .... Oldenshaw
        - Lady Luck's No Gentleman (1966) TV episode .... Oldenshaw
        - Undue Influence (1966) TV episode .... Oldenshaw
          (21 more)
  99. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Mortimer / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1966)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The First Thunder (1966) TV episode .... Mortimer
        - No Baby, No Baby at All (1965) TV episode .... Tom Asher
        - The Guilty Party (1964) TV episode
  100. The Master (1966) (TV) .... Father
  101. End in Tears (1966) (TV)
  102. The Early Bird (1965) .... Sir Roger Wedgewood
    ... aka Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird (International: English title)
  103. The Secret of My Success (1965) .... Lord Hetherby
  104. The Intelligence Men (1965) .... Sir Edward Seabrook
    ... aka Spylarks
    ... aka The Intelligence Men or M.I.5 Plus 2 Equals 0 (UK: long title)
  105. The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) (uncredited)
  106. The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) .... Dr. Vivian
    ... aka Edgar Allan Poe's The Tomb of Ligeia (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Last Tomb of Ligeia
    ... aka Ligeia
    ... aka Tomb of the Cat
  107. Allez France! (1964) .... Lord Brisburn
    ... aka The Counterfeit Constable (USA)
  108. "The Hidden Truth" .... William Anstruther (1 episode, 1964)
        - One for the Road (1964) TV episode .... William Anstruther
  109. Goldfinger (1964) .... Smithers
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Goldfinger (UK: complete title)
  110. A Hard Day's Night (1964) .... Man on Train
  111. Hot Enough for June (1964) .... Roddinghead
    ... aka Agent 008 3/4 (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Agent 8 3/4 (USA)
  112. "Crane" .... Wolsey (1 episode, 1964)
        - Dead Reckoning (1964) TV episode .... Wolsey
  113. "The Plane Makers" .... Keith Saville (1 episode, 1963)
        - Strings in Whitehall (1963) TV episode .... Keith Saville
  114. "The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre" .... John Crewe / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1963)
    ... aka Edgar Wallace (UK)
    ... aka Tales of Edgar Wallace (UK)
        - Accidental Death (1963) TV episode .... John Paxton
        - The Share Out (1961) TV episode .... John Crewe
        - The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) TV episode .... Viney
  115. "The Saint" .... Sir John Ripwell (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Elusive Ellshaw (1963) TV episode .... Sir John Ripwell
  116. The Servant (1963) .... Lord Mounset
  117. Just for Fun (1963) .... Prime Minister
  118. "It Happened Like This" .... Harker (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Man with His Hand in His Pocket (1963) TV episode .... Harker
  119. "Z Cars" .... Det. Chief Insp. Humphries (1 episode, 1962)
        - Business Trip (1962) TV episode .... Det. Chief Insp. Humphries
  120. "The Avengers" .... Lord Matterley (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Mauritius Penny (1962) TV episode .... Lord Matterley
  121. "The Last Man Out" (1962) TV series .... The Colonel
  122. "Saki" .... The Major (8 episodes, 1962)
        - Episode #1.8 (1962) TV episode .... The Major
        - Episode #1.7 (1962) TV episode .... The Major
        - Episode #1.6 (1962) TV episode .... The Major
        - Episode #1.5 (1962) TV episode .... The Major
        - Episode #1.4 (1962) TV episode .... The Major
          (3 more)
  123. "Drama 60-67" .... Colonel Johnson (1 episode, 1962)
        - Drama '62: The Enemy (1962) TV episode .... Colonel Johnson
  124. "The Cheaters" .... Northwood (1 episode, 1962)
        - Knight of the Road (1962) TV episode .... Northwood
  125. "Stranger in the City" (1962) TV series .... David Gough
  126. "Studio Four" .... Mr. Endworthy (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Victorian Chaise Longue (1962) TV episode .... Mr. Endworthy
  127. "Dixon of Dock Green" .... Mr. Fellowes / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - A Path Through the Jungle (1962) TV episode .... Mr. Fellowes
        - The Mystery of the Wandering Voice (1960) TV episode .... Mr. Pascoe
  128. Reach for Glory (1962) .... Dr. Aldrich
  129. We Joined the Navy (1962) (uncredited)
    ... aka We Are in the Navy Now (USA: TV title)
  130. "Stranger on the Shore" (1961) TV series .... David Gough
  131. "The Younger Generation" .... The Major (1 episode, 1961)
        - Goodbye Charlie (1961) TV episode .... The Major
  132. "No Hiding Place" .... Charles Lacey / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - Payment in Kind (1961) TV episode .... John Eldin
        - Black Fashion (1959) TV episode .... Charles Lacey
  133. "Jango" .... Parkinson (1 episode, 1961)
        - Mind the Doors, Please (1961) TV episode .... Parkinson
  134. Cash on Demand (1961) .... Pearson
  135. Village of the Damned (1960) .... Sir Edgar Hargraves
  136. "The Citadel" (1960) TV mini-series .... Dr. Ivory (unknown episodes)
  137. Foxhole in Cairo (1960) .... General

  138. The Siege of Pinchgut (1959) .... Under Secretary
    ... aka Four Desperate Men (USA)
  139. "William Tell" .... Merchant (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Adventures of William Tell
        - The Killer (1959) TV episode .... Merchant
  140. The Heart of a Man (1959) (uncredited) .... Manager
  141. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Det. Sgt. Stott / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
        - The Heat of the Evening (1958) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Stott
        - No Escape (1956) TV episode .... Stephen Meredith
  142. Indiscreet (1958) (uncredited) .... Guide

  143. Stop Press Girl (1949) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - Richard Vernon (1986) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Kate Bush: The Whole Story (1986) (V) (uncredited) .... Professor (clip: Experiment IV)


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