Born July 31, 1947· Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
† Died March 28, 2013
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Emerging from a Yorkshire childhood marked by deaf parents and early schooling at Stockton & Billingham College, he refined his craft at Manchester Polytechnic’s School of Theatre before joining the BBC Radio Drama Company. A reputation as a Shakespearean clown with the Royal Shakespeare Company led to varied stage work, culminating in the award-winning portrayal of Hector in Alan Bennett’s The Hi…
