Early Life and Career
Born in Birmingham, England, he later went straight from Bournville Boys Technical School, later Bournville Grammar-Technical School for Boys, where he had appeared in many school dramatic productions including playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with the assistance of a grant from the City of Birmingham. He quickly made his mark as a talented young actor and following his graduation in 1967 appeared on stage in Canterbury. His first television appearance was as the lead in a Rediffusion play entitled Half Hour Story: Flowers at my Feet in 1968.
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