English character actor, trained at RADA. Started in repertory in Liverpool. By 1949, appeared on the West End stage. A self-confessed socialist, who never lost his Barnsley accent, he tended to specialise in playing working class men, such as cabbies, stewards or non-commissioned officers/
Place of Birth: Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Date of Birth: Oct 22, 1917
Date of Death: Jun 3, 2004