Began work in the theatre as an Assistant Stage Manager when he was 17, and got his first role as a school boy in Emlyn Williams' "The Corn is Green".
Considered for "Russell" in "Doctor Who" (1963): Attack Of The Cybermen.
Father of actors Damien Matthews and Paul Rattigan.
Older brother of actor Paul Shelley.
On the Shortlist for "The Castellen" in "Doctor Who" (1963): Arc Of Infinity.