december august english actor veteran roles stage films television remembered best actor play television science fiction character professor serial early life born near leeds yorkshire went school york world war served later left armed forces end war studied acting professional acting appearance years resident performer city moved london major role production romeo juliet strand theatre particular success lead role play playing tour australia new_zealand revival production london film television career film debut later decade began appear newer medium television november appeared production bbc fledgling television service earliest major drama productions performance praised television critic times newspaper wrote performance brilliantly fiery successfully dominated stage easy matter played played beginning second world war joined given rank pilot officer time service came end promoted squadron leader continued act war performed small roles known films life death colonel way ahead supporting role intelligence officer major richards classic british war movie end war continued perform theatre increasingly television met austrian television director cast bbc production midnight february impressed performance later year offered lead role experiment science fiction serial directing written bbc staff second choice professor previously offered star midnight declined role later play instalment series pit success interview named favourite actors played character serial success later describing influential series 1950s took increased interest television later enrolled bbc staff training course television producer began spend spare time teaching acting classes feeling experience useful younger actors death bbc commissioned second serial eager participate play professor production begin september august produced television play night friend sixteen days late night august collapsed outside home london suffered heart attack despite rushed hospital died soon selected filmography riverside murder phantom light man mask dangerous live madonna seven man morocco uncle secret people king
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