Trivia

He played 5 different characters in 5 different episodes of Arabesque (1984).

Replaced Roger Moore as Simon Templar when "The Saint" returned to series TV in the late 70s.

Successful writer of children books.

He was considered for Group Captain Gilmore (played by Simon Williams) in Doctor Who Remembrance Of The Daleks.

Novelist on the side: "Loose Chippings" and "The Polkerton Giant"

Graduated from RADA.

Was a serious contender for the role of James Bond on several occasions due to his appearances as The Saint. The closest he got, however, was playing a Bond-like character in a series of TV commercials.

Previously married to a former model Diane Sarah Patricia Hart by whom he had a son Titus and a step-daughter Emma and is now married to Kathryn Holcomb, who was formerly married to the actor Bruce Boxleitner.

He worked backstage at the Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square, London, before training at RADA.

Son of Aileen Raymond, who was the first wife of veteran actor Sir John Mills.

Playing Andrew in 'Sleuth' in the Apollo Theatre in London's West End. (December 2002)

Became an Associate Member of RADA.

He won the TV Times "Most Compulsive Character" award in 1978/1979.

Nephew of David Ogilvy.

Unforgettably pompous and sardonic as the school bully in the Ripping Yarns segment "Tompkinson's Schooldays" .

His father, Francis Ogilvy, was an advertising executive. His mother, Aileen Raymond, was an actress, at one time married to the actor John Mills.

Considered for Col. Colin Caine and Roger Derebridge in Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal (1985).

Worked for six months at the age of 17 as a stage hand with the Royal Court Theatre in London.