Anecdotes

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

Stage-struck as a boy, he nevertheless signed on for a four-year apprenticeship with Waygood-Otis in order to please his parents. He helped install the lifts at BBC Broadcasting House, and also maintained those of Jessie Matthews and of the future royal family. The latter led to an interesting talking-point at a royal broadcast of the radio show in which he made his name.

Famous for being the voice of the story teller in "The Oldest Member", a popular BBC Radio 4 comedy about a golf club reminiscing about his and his friends' golfing exploits.

Kept notebooks of every acting job he did.

A memorial service was held for him at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden on 16th May 2003.

Stage career dates back to 1934.

Played fictional detective Jules Maigret in a series of 19 episodes for BBC radio.

In the film Purple Plain (1954) his character kills himself. Gregory Peck finds his body and collects his personal effects including his wallet which he opens up and looks at a photograph of a younger Maurice with his wife and children.

Father of Christopher Denham, Timothy Denham, and Virginia Denham.

Was considered for the roles of Dr. Hans Fallada, Sir Percy Heseltine and Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal (1985).

Like David Suchet, he played Inspector Japp before being cast as Hercule Poirot. He played the former in ABC contre Hercule Poirot (1965) (starring Tony Randall as Poirot) and the latter in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of "The Mystery of the Blue Train" in 1985.

Provided the narration for 'Trapped by the Giant a Yugoslavian film made for children and released in the UK by the Childrens Film Foundation.

Narrated the 10 minute short film Oriana,.

In ITMA on the radio doing various voices.