During his career (1935-1977), he appeared in 73 feature films, one short film, and 16 television series.
He married Sheila Macdonald in 1942, and after their divorce, he married Eleanor in 1955. They had a child, and he remained with her until he died in 1977.
He appeared in 5 films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: 49th Parallel (1941), Henry V (1944), The Nun's Story (1959) and Becket (1964), and Hamlet (1948), with the later winning Best Picture.