- With his wife Mary as cook and son Jamie as head waiter and himself as greeter they spent 3 years running their own restaurant - Fox's - in Hayle, Cornwall earning reports in the Michelin guide and The Good Food Guide.
- Took over from Peter Sallis at short notice to play the part of Captain Striker in Doctor Who.
- Replaced the late Brian Glover as the narrator of the Tetley Tea commercials on British television.
- Had a bit part in The Elephant Man (1980) but his scenes were deleted in post-production.
- Narrated numerous public information films in the 1970s.
- Started his acting career with Sheffield Repertory, followed by acting parts on television, and on stage with Bristol Old Vic.
- Wife Mary Pickard is a stage designer.
- Father of Jamie and Mark, a writer, who goes by the nom-de-plume of Mark Dawson.
- Considered for Col. Colin Caine, Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Bukovsky, Roger Derebridge, Kelly and Lamson in Lifeforce (1985).
- Considred for the role of Merdeen in Doctor Who:Trial of A Time Lord.
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