Autobiography; "Happiness Indeed"
He played the flute and the cello.
He was awarded O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama.
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for his role in Candide performed at the Royal National Theatre, Olivier Stage.
He was awarded the Olivier Award for his comedic stage performance in "Privates on Parade" in 1977, then won again a few years later as the musical Demon Barber of Fleet Street, "Sweeney Todd.".
Starred in 2 movies about Agatha Christie's famous detective Hercule Poirot, Murder On The Orient Express (1974) and Evil Under The Sun (1982).