Worked at MGM for several years from 1940, later free-lancing. Had a vague resemblance to Errol Flynn, which got him the part of 'the Fox' in The Court Jester (1955).
He died only four days after his ex-wife Nora Swinburne.
Leading man in 1930s UK films; supporting player in 1940s and '50s US
films.
Was the son of a Master Mariner and a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, who worked as a second officer for the P & O Steam Navigation Company in Australia.