Actor. He was best remembered as 'Richard', the "henpecked" husband of Hyacinth Bucket on the 1990s BBC One sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances". He began a career in acting after participating in student dramatics at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge, England. He started at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960 and remained there until 1968. He debuted on television on the series "Theatre Night" in 1961. Besides "Keeping Up Appearances", he went on to appear on other such television series as "Dig This Rhubarb," "Thirty-Minute Theatre," "Clayhanger," "The Nesbitts Are Coming," "Peak Practice," "Doctor Who," and "The Old Guys." He made his film debut in the 1965 film "Having a Wild Weekend" and later went on to appear in such films as "Frenzy" (1972), "Excalibur" (1981), and "A Passage to India" (1984). He also co-founded The Actors Centre, a meeting place for others in his profession in central London, England. He passed away after a short illness.
Actor. He was best remembered as 'Richard', the "henpecked" husband of Hyacinth Bucket on the 1990s BBC One sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances". He began a career in acting after participating in student dramatics at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge, England. He started at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960 and remained there until 1968. He debuted on television on the series "Theatre Night" in 1961. Besides "Keeping Up Appearances", he went on to appear on other such television series as "Dig This Rhubarb," "Thirty-Minute Theatre," "Clayhanger," "The Nesbitts Are Coming," "Peak Practice," "Doctor Who," and "The Old Guys." He made his film debut in the 1965 film "Having a Wild Weekend" and later went on to appear in such films as "Frenzy" (1972), "Excalibur" (1981), and "A Passage to India" (1984). He also co-founded The Actors Centre, a meeting place for others in his profession in central London, England. He passed away after a short illness.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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