Richard Attenborough he won back-to-back Golden Globe Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor, the first time for "The Sand Pebbles", again co-starring Steve McQueen, and the second time for "Doctor Dolittle" starring Rex Harrison. He won the 1967 Best Supporting Actor Award for "The Sand Pebbles". His portrayal of the serial killer John Christie in "10 Rillington Place" (1971) garnered excellent reviews. In 1977, he played the ruthless General Outram, again to great acclaim, in the Indian director Satyajit Ray's period piece "The Chess Players". He took no acting roles following his appearance in Otto Preminger's version of "The Human
Sun Hill Serial Killer and thrown into the cells at Sun Hill Station. All the victims of the killer featured prominently in various episodes. The Sun Hill Serial Killer was finally revealed to be Patricia "Pat" Kitson (played by Alexandra Gilbreath). An unstable woman who had been obsessed with her own brother (a journalist and love interest of the final victim, Cass). He also played a prominent role in the series. He kills himself in prison after being falsely charged with the murders in the concluding episode of the storyline. Pat kidnaps Acting Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon, intent on making her the seventh victim.