- Had originally been cast to play The Emperor in Return of the Jedi before falling ill, forcing him to drop-out.
- He was offered the role of the first Doctor Who (1963) (played by William Hartnell).
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1968 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "I Never Sang for My Father."
- Enjoyed reading and gardening.
- Served in the Royal Navy.
- Veteran repertory actor whose early days were spent performing with the Lena Ashwell Players (1924-1926) J. B. Fagan's Oxford Players (1926-1928) The Croydon Repertory Company (1932-1933) and the Old Vic-Sadlers Wells Company (1934-1935).
- Was in a romantic relationship with Noël Coward in the 1930s and would go on holidays with him to Nassau.
- Father was Major Thomas Francis Albertoni Webb and mother Lili (nee Fletcher).
- Educated at Bramcote School, Scarborough, and RN Colleges Osborne and Dartmouth.
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