
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.
28 Weeks Later
2007
Bad Girls
1999
Born Kicking
1992
Heartbeat
1992
Lovejoy
1986
Deceptions
1985
The Bounder
1982
Hallelujah!
1981
George & Mildred
1980
Minder
1979
Shelley
1979
Dick Turpin
1979
The Sweeney
1975
The Odessa File
1974
Regan
1974
Armchair Cinema
1974
The Edwardians
1972
Crown Court
1972
The Persuaders!
1971
Catch Me a Spy
1971
Perfect Friday
1970
Paul Temple
1969
Hadleigh
1969
Department S
1969
1+1=1.5
1969
On the Buses
1969
Two in Clover
1969
Callan
1967
The Informer
1966
The Likely Lads
1964
Redcap
1964
Detective
1964
The Informers
1963
Sergeant Cork
1963
On the Run
1963
A Prize of Arms
1962
The Saint
1962
Z-Cars
1962
The Avengers
1961
The Survivor
1961
No Hiding Place
1959























































