After leaving school, he formed own jazz band and played gigs, featuring himself on trumpet. Won scholarship to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) but left before end of course to sing in cabaret. Was for many years the Chairman at the Players Victorian Music Hall in Charring Cross, London Immediately after filming his episodes in Dr Who in 1972, he left to run a theatre in Mallorca. As a result, he never saw his Dr Wo performance until a fan sent him a digitally re-mastered version on DVD just three years ago. His controversial book on the sinking of the Titanic features his great uncle, Herbert Lightoller, the only senior officer to survive the tragedy. The book throws light on the possible conspiracy surrounding the Titanic's end. Is a successful voice artist. Show less «