Born October 29, 1940· Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
† Died November 24, 2025
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Emerging from Leeds' Roundhay School and a fine-art degree at King's College, Durham, he refined his craft at the Central School of Speech and Drama and as a founding student of the Drama Centre London, while also playing alto saxophone in a jazz ensemble. Early stage work at the Royal Court (1965-69) earned him the Plays and Players London Critics' Award, and a 1969 television comedy introduced h…