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.
as Geoff
as Clive Mills(1 ep)
as Davies the School
as William Curtley
as Jim Pinder(1 ep)
as Norman(18 eps)
as George Brady (The Captain)(7 eps)
as Commander Jolly(1 ep)
as Inspector Moss
as General Sir William Robertson(1 ep)
as Scrimshaw(1 ep)
as Brig. Langton(3 eps)
as The Bishop(4 eps)
as Bridges
as Superintendent Mason(1 ep)
as Supt. Mason(2 eps)
as Warren(2 eps)
as Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins(46 eps)
as Israeli General
as Det. Chief Insp. Haskins
as Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins(1 ep)
as Rogerson
as Edward Emblem(1 ep)
as John Gilroy(3 eps)
as Gardiner
as Mr Pitts(8 eps)
as Calvin
as Peter Hayward(1 ep)
as The Husband
as Jacques Rivat
as Jacques Rivat(5 eps)
as 1st Airport Official
as A.C. Strain(25 eps)
as Mendham(1 ep)
as Tao Gan(5 eps)
as Henry Beldon
as Mr Benson(1 ep)
as Borrow(1 ep)
as Webster(6 eps)
as Mr. Moley
as Danny
as Dyson(1 ep)
as Janacek(1 ep)
as Wolfe(1 ep)
as Comber(1 ep)
as Jeffcock(1 ep)
as Bob McGregor(1 ep)
as Nokes(1 ep)
as Detective Sergeant Miller
as Durrell(21 eps)
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
as Mr. Andrews
as Prince Frederick of Silesia(1 ep)
as Meredith
as Military Policeman with Dog
as Mundt(1 ep)
as Reception Clerk(1 ep)
as Mr. Andrews(1 ep)
as Jason(1 ep)
as Gilbert(2 eps)
as Manservant(1 ep)
as Sexton(1 ep)
as Albert Pooley