In the 1950s and 1960s he appeared on television in programmes such as "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "ABC of Britain", "Gideon's Way" and "The Avengers". In 1955 he had a small part in "The Quatermass Xperiment", the film version of the BBC TV serial. He later had supporting roles in the films "The Great Escape", "The Bridal Path" and "The Ipcress File". In 1969, he and his wife had important roles in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". That year, he played Horatio in Tony Richardson's production of "Hamlet" and he won a Clarence Derwent Award for Best Supporting Actor, having also taken part in the film version.