biography
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| lived:
| (1942–2002)
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| biography:
| Actor, born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and went on to a prolific career in television, theatre, and films. Best known for his television work, which included The Sweeney (1974–8), Inspector Morse (1987–2000), Kavanagh QC (1995–2000), Goodnight Mr Tom (1999), and The Glass (2001). He won a number of BAFTA awards and was honoured with a fellowship in 2001, and in 2002 a posthumous Lew Grade Audience Award for Buried Treasure. He married actress Sheila Hancock in 1973. |
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