In 1972, he was a guest in David Winters' musical television special "The Special London Bridge Special", starring Tom Jones, and Jennifer O'Neill. Others guests included The Carpenters, Kirk Douglas, Jonathan Winters, Hermione Gingold, Lorne Greene, Charlton Heston, George Kirby, Michael Landon, Terry-Thomas, Engelbert Humperdinck, Elliott Gould, Merle Park, and Rudolf Nureyev. That same year he acted in the film "Cancel My Reservation" and got the role of recurrent role Chief Moses Charlie in the comedy-drama television series "The Beachcombers" a role he would revisit until his death in 1981.