- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBernard Arthur Gordon Horsfall
- Height1.93 m
- He was educated at Rugby where he became interested in acting. He spent a year in Canada studying agriculture then returned to England and taught at a prep school in Surrey. In 1950 he joined the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and on completing the course joined and toured with Dundee Repertory Theatre.- IMDb mini biography by: tonyman 5
- SpouseJane Jordan Rogers(1960 - January 28, 2013) (his death, 3 children)
- He was a physically imposing British classical actor of stage and screen who featured in many classic TV series, including the first episode of Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961) and four Docteur Who (1963) serials.
- In the 1980s he moved with his wife to the Isle of Skye where he became a crofter.
- He was cast by the same director, David Maloney, in all four of his appearances in Docteur Who (1963).
- He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Gandhi (1982) and Braveheart (1995). Ian Bannen also appeared in both films.
- He was survived by his wife Jane, their daughters Hannah and Rebecca, five grandchildren and his sister. His son Christian died in 2012.
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