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Biography

Velvet-voiced (aurally a dead ringer for James Mason), suave, dark-haired, Ceylon-born actor who played silky-smooth villains in the 1960s, but has for many years…more

Born

2/28/1927, Colombo, Ceylon

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- Telford's Change
  Jean Dieber
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    3/12/79
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    3/11/79
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    3/4/79
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    2/26/79
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    2/19/79
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Troubleshooters (1965)
  Star
  - S 7: Ep 15 Whatever Became Of The Year 2000?
    1/3/72
  - S 7: Ep 13 Tapu
    12/13/71
  - S 7: Ep 11 Pretend It Never Happened
    11/29/71
  - S 7: Ep 10 Personally I Think He Looks Like Me
    11/22/71
  - S 7: Ep 9 Monopoly With Real Money
    11/15/71
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- American Playhouse
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 24 Oppenheimer (7)
    6/22/82
  - S 1: Ep 23 Oppenheimer (6)
    6/15/82
  - S 1: Ep 22 Oppenheimer (5)
    6/8/82
  - S 1: Ep 21 Oppenheimer (4)
    6/1/82
  - S 1: Ep 20 Oppenheimer (3)
    5/25/82
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Troubleshooters (1965)
  James Langley
  - S 2: Ep 14 Someone's Head Has To Roll
    7/30/66
  - S 7: Ep 15 Whatever Became Of The Year 2000?
    1/3/72
  - S 7: Ep 14 We And Them
    12/20/71
  - S 7: Ep 13 Tapu
    12/13/71
  - S 7: Ep 11 Pretend It Never Happened
    11/29/71
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (81)

Role
- Silent Witness
  Mears' Father
  - S 15: Ep 6 Paradise Lost, Part 2
    4/16/12
- Agatha Christie's Poirot
  Richard Abernethie
  - S 10: Ep 3 After the Funeral
    3/26/06
- Monk
  Processing Guard
  - S 1: Ep 12 Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger
    10/11/02
- CI5: The New Professionals
  Admiral
  - S 1: Ep 6 Samurai Wind
    10/24/99
- The Adventures of Sinbad
  Sultan
  - S 2: Ep 18 Survival Run
    3/8/98
- The Adventures of Sinbad
  Dinar
  - S 1: Ep 13 Masked Marauders
    2/1/97
- Agatha Christie's Poirot
  Sir George Carrington
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Incredible Theft
    2/26/89
- Doctor Who (1963)
  Ambril
  - S 20: Ep 8 Snakedance, Part Four
    1/26/83
  - S 20: Ep 7 Snakedance, Part Three
    1/25/83
  - S 20: Ep 6 Snakedance, Part Two
    1/19/83
  - S 20: Ep 5 Snakedance, Part One
    1/18/83
- Squadron
  Air Vice Marshall Geoffrey Swindon
  - S 1: Ep 9 Survival
    12/14/82
- Cribb
  Russell Haygarth
  - S 2: Ep 5 Murder Old Boy
    5/3/81
- Hammer House of Horror
  Charles Randolph
  - S 1: Ep 10 Guardian of the Abyss
    11/15/80
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Arthur
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Umbrella Man
    5/10/80
- The Professionals
  Brian Forrest
  - S 2: Ep 4 Man Without a Past
    10/28/78
- Secret Army
  Van Reijn
  - S 1: Ep 12 Hymn To Freedom
    11/23/77
- Raffles
  Carstairs
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Gift of the Emperor
    5/13/77
- The Mackinnons
  James Connor
  - S 1: Ep 2 Man From the Past
    5/9/77
- The New Avengers
  Freddy
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Midas Touch
    11/12/76
- Victorian Scandals
  Sir Hardinge Giffard
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Fruits of Philosophy
    10/8/76
- Dixon of Dock Green
  Joe Conway/Francis Spurling
  - S 22: Ep 3 Vagrant
    3/27/76
- Play of the Month
  Guest Star
  - S 11: Ep 6 Loyalties
    2/29/76
- Sutherland's Law
  Nicholas Fallon
  - S 3: Ep 11 The End of the Good Times
    8/5/75
- Thriller (1973)
  Arthur Lewis
  - S 3: Ep 5 Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
    6/29/74
- Play for Today
  Tom Carter
  - S 4: Ep 20 Schmoedipus
    6/20/74
- Special Branch
  Phillip Weston
  - S 4: Ep 7 Sounds Sinister
    3/28/74
- Thriller (1973)
  Ray Burns
  - S 1: Ep 2 Possession
    4/21/73
- Comedy Playhouse
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 3 Elementary My Dear Watson
    1/18/73
- No Exit
  Alex Foster
  - S 1: Ep 6 Man In The House
    8/16/72
- Out of the Unknown
  Allen Meredith
  - S 4: Ep 3 This Body Is Mine
    5/5/71
- Paul Temple
  Stephen Banning
  - S 3: Ep 13 Catch Your Death
    4/11/71
- Play for Today
  Ellis
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Lie
    10/29/70
- Department S
  Kilvern
  - S 1: Ep 27 The Bones of Byrom Blain
    3/10/70
- Detective
  Alan Grant
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Singing Sands
    9/14/69
- The Troubleshooters (1965)
  Ted Kihl
  - S 5: Ep 3 How Much Is One Man Worth?
    1/20/69
- The Champions
  Symons
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Gilded Cage
    1/8/69
- Thunderbirds
  Captain Foster/White Ghost
  - S 3: Ep 2 Thunderbird 6
    7/29/68
- The Expert
  Sewell
  - S 1: Ep 3 Liars, Damn Liars
    7/19/68
- Detective
  Roger Sheringham
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Avenging Chance
    6/28/68
- Man in a Suitcase
  John Gilsen
  - S 1: Ep 11 Dead Man's Shoes
    12/6/67
- No Hiding Place
  Dr. Neil Blair
  - S 10: Ep 7 New Faces for Old
    4/26/67
- Thirty-Minute Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 26 Failpass
    4/19/67
  - S 6: Ep 33 Seven Days in the Life of Andrew Pelham: Inquiry
    7/19/71
- The Saint
  Godfrey Quillen
  - S 5: Ep 16 The Fast Women
    1/13/67
- The Baron
  Revell
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Killing
    10/22/66
  - S 1: Ep 11 Masquerade
    10/15/66
- Adam Adamant Lives!
  Randolph
  - S 1: Ep 13 The League of Uncharitable Ladies
    9/22/66
- The Troubleshooters (1965)
  Tom Sinclair
  - S 2: Ep 14 Someone's Head Has To Roll
    7/30/66
- You Can't Win (1966)
  Stobart
- Public Eye
  Steve Burrell
  - S 2: Ep 1 All the Black Dresses She Wants
    7/2/66
- The Avengers
  Fitch
  - S 4: Ep 10 Dial a Deadly Number
    12/4/65
- Public Eye
  Robert Spenser
  - S 1: Ep 8 "And a Very Fine Fiddle Has He"
    3/13/65
- The Saint
  Theron Netlord
  - S 3: Ep 21 Sibao
    2/25/65
- Crane
  Hennessey-Bodley
  - S 3: Ep 9 Moving Target
    12/28/64
- The Wednesday Play
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 The July Plot
    12/9/64
- Story Parade
  R. Daneel Olivaw
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Caves of Steel
    6/5/64
- The Saint
  Ramon Venino
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Romantic Matron
    1/16/64
- The Avengers
  Marten Halvarssen
  - S 3: Ep 8 Second Sight
    11/16/63
- Maigret
  Richard Gendreaux
  - S 4: Ep 7 A Taste of Power
    11/12/63
- First Night
  Paul Drury
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Youngest Profession
    10/27/63
- Ghost Squad
  Clarke
  - S 2: Ep 25 PG7
    5/4/63
- Ghost Squad
  Hartmann
  - S 2: Ep 15 The 13th Girl
    4/27/63
- The Avengers
  Ariston
  - S 2: Ep 24 A Chorus of Frogs
    3/9/63
- Suspense (1962)
  Hugh Mindell
  - S 2: Ep 10 Project Survival
    3/4/63
- Suspense (1962)
  Joseph Blake
  - S 2: Ep 9 Thunder On Sycamore Street
    2/25/63
- The Saint
  Astron
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Arrow of God
    11/15/62
- Out of This World (1962)
  Roger Carter
  - S 1: Ep 5 Imposter
    7/21/62
- Suspense (1962)
  Harry Stinton
  - S 1: Ep 9 Fantasy and Fugue
    7/2/62
- The Cheaters
  Robert
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Safe Way
    2/24/62
- Maigret
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 12 The White Hat
    1/8/62
- You Can't Win (1961)
  Stobart
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Matter of Habit
    10/26/61
- Ghost Squad
  Arny Long
  - S 1: Ep 7 Still Waters
    10/21/61
- The Cheaters
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 11 A Question Of Murder
    2/25/61
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Geoffrey Claire
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Reluctant Rebel
    8/28/60
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Nigel Fitzhulme
  - S 4: Ep 4 A Touch Of Fever
    12/12/59
- H.G. Wells' Invisible Man
  Port Official (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 7 Shadow on the Screen
    7/25/59
- The Adventures of William Tell
  Fritz
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Ensign
    2/23/59
- Ivanhoe
  Sir Robert
  - S 1: Ep 39 The Devil's Dungeon
    1/4/59
- Ivanhoe
  Sir Roderick
  - S 1: Ep 34 The Monk
    11/30/58
- Ivanhoe
  Sir Morton
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Double-Edged Sword
    8/24/58
- Sword of Freedom
  Cipriano
  - S 1: Ep 20 Pagan Venus
    7/18/58
- Sword of Freedom
  Filippo
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Eye of the Artist
    4/25/58
- Boston Blackie
  Duke
  - S 2: Ep 8 Queen Of Thieves
    4/28/52
- Boston Blackie
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 7 Timely Hour
    4/21/52
- Boston Blackie
  Madison
  - S 2: Ep 6 Minuet For Murder aka Phantom Burglar
    4/14/52
Music Editor (1)

Role
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
  Music Editor
  - S 1: Ep 2 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    12/21/01

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