Born January 8, 1920· Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
† Died March 31, 2016
27Roles★ 6.7Average rating
A childhood spent in Shanghai preceded a British education that led him to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, though wartime service interrupted his training. After the war he debuted on stage in 1945 and became a regular on the London scene, especially in classical and Shakespearean parts. Film work began with Laurence Olivier’s Richard III (1955) and expanded to a string of historical epics such…
