Daughter, Phyllida.
Founder member of UK Equity, the Actor's Union in 1929. He joined its council in 1949 and was its vice president from 1963-65 and from 1975-82.
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1991 for his services to drama.
He was elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Literature in 1976.
Portrayed Sir Percy Blakeney aka The Scarlet Pimpernel on the UK radio show "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1952-1953).