Biografia

Attended Bristol Grammar School. First acted at the Little Repertory Theatre in Bristol, earning six shillings a week. Debut aged sixteen in 'A School for Scandal'. A year into his scholarship at RADA, he won the Bancroft Gold Medal. Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, but his career was interrupted by World War II. Wartime service with the Royal Army Medical Corps. After the war, made his reputation on the classical stage in the West End. Prolific supporting roles on screen, often as scowling or austere establishment figures.

He appeared in ten films with Bernard Lee: The New Lot (1943), O Ídolo Caído (1948), O 3º Homem (1949), O Jardineiro Espanhol (1956), Sem Saida (1958), Algemas Quebradas (1959), Afundem o Bismarck (1960), Momentos de Angústia (1960), 007 - O Espião que me Amava (1977) and 007 Contra o Foguete da Morte (1979).

Balding British character player who often portrayed cultured snobs and irate bosses. Made a few appearances as Freddie Gray, Minister of Defence, in the James Bond series.

He appeared in six films with Lois Maxwell: Lady in the Fog (1952), 007 - O Espião que me Amava (1977), 007 Contra o Foguete da Morte (1979), 007 - Somente para Seus Olhos (1981), 007 Contra Octopussy (1983) and 007 - Na Mira dos Assassinos (1985).

Attended RADA