Father of three sons, including the director Simon Langton.
He was to have played Lethbridge-Stewart in "Doctor Who" (1963): The Web of Fear but dropped out to do a TV play, so Nicholas Courtney took the part and played it for the next 20 years on and off.
Married Claire Wilson in 1975, shortly after her divorce from Hughie Green.
Upon his death, his remains were cremated at Putney Vale Crematorium in Putney Vale, London, England.