British actor
He was to play "Willie Mackay" in "Doctor Who" : The Highlanders but had to pull out and was replaced by Andrew Downie.
Peter Jackson used much of his unique look, mannerisms and facial expressions in the CGI character of "Smeagol/Gollum" in his "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Jackson remembered him from the UK television series, "Callan" , where his character "Lonely" was a lowlife informant criminal.
Former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Appeared at the first ever Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1947 with the Unity Theatre group in "The Plough and the Stars".
Before becoming an actor, he worked in a shipyard on the river Clyde as an apprentice.
He frequently referred to his ex-wife Caroline Blakiston as "my best friend" after they were divorced.
