Biographie

Was taken in (along with his mother) by Alastair Sim and his wife Naomi. Alastair then took over his education and trained him as an actor.

The Minder (1979) theme song, "I Could Be So Good for You", was played at his funeral at Reading Crematorium on 13 August 2015, where his co-star Dennis Waterman gave a eulogy and said of the time they worked together on Minder "We laughed all day long, every day".

He appeared in nine films with Alastair Sim: Cottage à louer (1941), Cette sacrée jeunesse (1950), Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951), Scrooge (1951), Folly to Be Wise (1952), Un inspecteur vous demande (1954), Les belles de Saint-Trinian (1954), Une bombe pas comme les autres (1956) and Fric-Fracs à gogo (1957).

Became a pop star in 1983 when his duet with Dennis Waterman, "What Are We Gonna Get 'Er Indoors?", reached the number 21 position on the UK chart.

Joined RAF in 1943 training as a wireless operator at Cardington until it was discovered that his eyesight wasn't good enough. Transferred to Coastal Command H.Q. in Northwood for a year then posted to Germany where he ran the officers' mess bar.