He also played the role of ‘Father’ on the TV series Beauty and the Beast, with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton.
He was excellent on that tv series Beauty and the Beast. I will always remember him for that role. He was a consummate character actor, earning him the title: “Order of the British Empire”.
One of his daughters, Karen, played “Jane Banks” in “Mary Poppins” and, years later, played a maid on the original “Upstairs, Downstairs” series. His other daughter, Michele, married another good actor, Edward Woodward OBE, known for the tv series “The Equalizer”.