For more than forty years he shared a house with Geoffrey Toone.
He never married or had children.
He was a member of the original cast of "Heartbeat" (1992).
Played Geoffrey Palmer's father in "As Time Goes By" (1992) even though in real life he was actually only eight years older.
Served in the British army during WWII and began his acting career in the late 40s.
Twice appeared in the TV adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes story the Blue Carbuncle. First in the 60s and again in the 80s.