Later Career
He appeared in two episodes of the mystery series Columbo, starring Peter Falk as the rumpled detective. Although the first, Dagger of the Mind (1972), was set in Britain and concerned Columbo paying a visit to Scotland Yard, Hyde-White's ongoing tax problems in Britain meant that, unlike American actors Falk and Richard Basehart, and British actors appearing in the episode, Honor Blackman, Bernard Fox, John Fraser and Arthur Malet, he was unable to take part in location filming in the UK. His scenes as a butler were therefore filmed in California. His second appearance was in the episode Last Salute to the Commodore (1976).
His career was somewhat revived by the television series The Associates, in which he played the senior partner of a New York law firm. He also memorably portrayed Barkley, an employee of wealthy businessman U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason) in the film The Toy. His last film appearance was in the Anglo-German co-production Fanny Hill (1983).
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