
His television career began in the mid-fifties and although initially playing small parts, during the sixties he began to take on bigger roles, including the part of Detective Chief Inspector Lewis in the BBC's long-running Softly Softly (1966) series. He often played policemen but none more famous than DCI Frank Haskins in The Sweeney (1974), opposite John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, during the seventies, where he was an admirable foil to Thaw's brash, renegade Inspector Jack Regan. He was also a regular in other TV series such as The Nineteenth Hole (1989), You Must Be the Husband (1987) and Shelley (1979), all during the eighties, and No Job for a Lady (1990) opposite Penelope Keith in the nineties.

Minder
TV • 1979

Minder
TV • 1979

Minder
TV • 1979

The Avengers
TV • 1961

The Avengers
TV • 1961

The Avengers
TV • 1961

The Saint
TV • 1962

Heartbeat
TV • 1992

Crown Court
TV • 1972

Crown Court
TV • 1972

The Sweeney
TV • 1975

No Hiding Place
TV • 1959

Z-Cars
TV • 1962

Bad Girls
TV • 1999

Lovejoy
TV • 1986

The Persuaders!
TV • 1971

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV • 1965

Callan
TV • 1967