Born July 4, 1931· Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
† Died June 2, 1977
20Roles★ 6.4Average rating
Emerging from a modest upbringing in Whitehouse, County Antrim, he left school at fourteen to support his large family, gained backstage experience with the Ulster Group Theatre, and honed his craft on radio as a gravel-voiced policeman for the BBC’s The McCooeys before touring North America in summer stock and landing stage work in London. After a chance encounter with Sir Michael Redgrave led to…