born august november english actor appeared frequently theatre film television 1930s 1970s best known screen roles professor serial pit doctor watson version appeared films bridge river hammer horror films 1960s acclaimed itv historical drama obituary times newspaper described possessing commanding presence rich responsive voice classical modern theatre authoritative biography early life career born cecil london england son prior taking acting professionally trained motor engineer participating amateur theatrical productions turned professional initially acting adopted legally deed poll joined old theatre company appeared high profile productions home theatre tour britain rest world appeared hamlet opposite title role production played production romeo juliet mounted company romeo favourite role career performance play praised times critic neat carefully studied portrait admirable cynical humorous passages reviewer add wish left manner speech addressed piece direct poetry directly audience end 1930s began appearing films making debut big screen men gun appeared frequently early drama productions bbc fledgling television service featuring roles onset world war interrupted acting career joined served regiment time attained rank major major film television roles returned theatre war including period old season critic wrote performance star revival king kent best remember sir performance title role production daily_mail wrote stage screen performances know actor night spectacular actor profile quoted catholic approach stage assignments good feel enjoy playing doesn matter shakespeare modern hate shakespeare classic theatre life good thing actor different kinds theatre keeps imagination stimulated increasingly began win leading parts television cast television director play called midnight impressed performance play offered leading role science fiction serial preparing writer entitled experiment considered completed script decided decline offer went instead star midnight leading parts production following year played brien version novel nineteen eighty opposite successful controversial production provoked comment debate praised menacing performance equal successful collaboration resulted years later offered role professor pair serial series pit occasion actor turned time accepted regarded critics having provided definitive interpretation character personally found later years role remembered members public television appearances gained notable film roles end 1950s appeared films won academy award best picture bridge river colonel green played character doctor version particularly keen portrayal watson closer originally depicted conan stories away stereotype established interpretation role earlier hammer film appeared appeared judge production play starring opposite title role film actress fell love flew secret jamaica married remaining death later career continued appear hammer horror films ensuing decade parts shadow cat sequel vengeance lead plague zombies starred hammer cash demand playing role played opposite original play gold inside turned opportunity reprising title role hammer feature film adaptation pit wish repeat continued act successfully television decade guest roles episodes series doctor massacre eve saint prominent role roman emperor vice president equity trade union british actors performers served president organisation year time involved dispute equity threatened expel member comments newspaper feature possibility forming union union suffered financial problems continued warn destructive divisions members stepped president despite involvement union business continued busy working actor appeared nobleman friend title character television work episode itv series professionals year death animated film version lord rings voiced character released year final film work seen year death judge great train robbery smoked cigarettes day gave died lung cancer london november age survived wife son jason actor appearing films brown lord stanley filmography
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