- He appeared in a total of 33 films made by Hammer Film Productions, more than any other actor: The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (1949), A Case for PC 49 (1951), Blood Orange (1953), A Man on the Beach (1956), X the Unknown (1956), The Steel Bayonet (1957), Quatermass 2 (1957), The Camp on Blood Island (1958), Up the Creek (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), Further Up the Creek (1958), I Only Arsked! (1958), 'The Man Who Could Cheat Death' (1959) The Mummy (1959), The Ugly Duckling (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), Captain Clegg (1962), The Phantom of the Opera (1962), The Scarlet Blade (1963), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966), Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), The Lost Continent (1968), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Moon Zero Two (1969), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970) and That's Your Funeral (1972).
- He made seven films with Peter Cushing: The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Torture Garden (1967), The Creeping Flesh (1973) and Legend of the Werewolf (1975) and.Night Creatures.
- He divided his time between stage and screen until an operation for a thyroid condition in 1952 reduced the power of his voice.
- He made nine films with Christopher Lee: The Mummy (1959), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970) and The Creeping Flesh (1973).
- He appeared in seven films directed by Terence Fisher: Blood Orange (1953), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and The Phantom of the Opera (1962).
- Hobbies included photography, woodworking, classical music
- Acted in 21 films produced by Anthony Hinds.
- Many of his parts in the Hammer films came about through his close friendship with Hammer producer Anthony Hinds.
- Had one daughter from his first marriage
- He appeared in two unrelated films about a werewolf written by Anthony Hinds: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and Legend of the Werewolf (1975).
- In both The Pirates of Blood River (1962) and The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), he played a member of a pirate crew under the command of Christopher Lee.
- Along with George Cole, he is one of only two actors to appear in all four of the original "St. Trinian's" films: The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957), The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) and The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966).
- In the film What a Crazy World he's credited as 'The Common man' but plays 6 parts - Employment exchange clerk, passenger on bus, amusement arcade attendant, road sweeper, park keeper and man in cinema.
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