British actor
Familiar British character actor who after laboring for over twenty years in minor roles in many films and TV programmes achieved his greatest fame playing Sam Pearson in the Yorkshire-based soap opera Emmerdale Farm,a role he played for over 10 years until his death.
After finishing high school, he earned an income as a factory clerk, while acting part-time. Turned professional in the mid-1940s, as member of the Birmingham repertory.
Reputedly lived a very spartan and solitary life, residing at a hotel in Leeds. Owned neither car nor television, but enjoyed playing the flute.
