A Malaysian Chinese born in Kuala Lumpur in 1944, he began performing in radio sketches at twelve and earned a King George VI Coronation Scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, later honing his craft in Los Angeles with Shelley Winters and Lee Strasberg. After moving to Britain in 1958, a small part in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness led to work in Italy and numerous 1960s-70s TV…
