Educated at Bramcote School, Scarborough, and RN Colleges Osborne and Dartmouth.
Enjoyed reading and gardening.
Father was Major Thomas Francis Albertoni Webb and mother Lili (nee Fletcher).
He was offered the role of the first "Doctor Who" (1963) (played by William Hartnell).
Served in the Royal Navy.
Veteran repertory actor whose early days were spent performing with the Lena Ashwell Players (1924-1926), J. B. Fagan's Oxford Players (1926-1928), The Croyden Repertory Company (1932-1933), and the Old Vic-Sadler's Wells Company (1934-1935).
Was nominated for Broadway's 1968 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "I Never Sang for My Father."