Beginning his career at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, in the mid 1970s he made his TV and film debut, with a role in the film The Racer, and a television role in Second City First. Throughout his career TV appearances included Crown Court, Last of the Summer Wine, Minder, Casualty and Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV. In 2004 he received the O.B.E on the New Year's Honours List, and sadly passed away aged 64.