He is best known for playing Archibald Ives in the film The Great Escape and Shughie McFee on the television series Crossroads. He also had roles in television shows such as Armchair Theatre, The Saint, Paul Temple, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Onedin Line, Z-Cars, Rumpole of the Bailey and Play for Today.