bank. He lived at a retirement home in Mitcham in his last years. Personal life He was married twice; his first wife, who had also appeared in The Day the Earth Caught Fire, was actress Gene Anderson, who died suddenly aged 34 from a cerebral hemorrhage whilst filming Z Cars: The Share Out in May 1965. His second wife was actress Norma Ronald, with whom he had two daughters. Selected filmography The Guinea Pig (1948, uncredited) The Small Voice (1948) Once a Jolly Swagman (1949, uncredited) The Large Rope (1953, uncredited) Adventure in the Hopfields (1954), - Bill (uncredited) The Good Die Young (1954, - Simpson, Young Boxer (uncredited) X the Unknown (1956) - 2nd Soldier (uncredited) The Long Haul (1957) - Trucker Carry On Sergeant (1958) - Fifth Storesman The Man Upstairs (1958) - P.C. Stevens I Was Monty's Double (1958) - Another Soldier Subway in the Sky (1959) - Molloy No Safety Ahead (1959, uncredited) The Shakedown (1960) - Bernie (Barber) Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - Navigating Officer on 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) The Challenge (1960) - Detective Sergeant Gittens The Criminal (1960) - Young warder The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - Peter Stenning Mystery Submarine (1963) - Lt. Cmdr. Tarlton Stolen Hours (1963) - Mike Bannerman The World Ten Times Over (1963) - Bob Shelbourne The Long Ships (1964) - Sven First Men in the Moon (1964) - Bedford / Arnold Bedford Strange Bedfellows (1965) - Harry Jones Invasion (1966) - Dr. Mike Vernon Island of Terror (1966) - Dr. David West The Vengeance of She (1968) - Philip Living Free (1972) - Game Warden Weaver Universal Soldier (1972) - Rawlings Because of the Cats (1973) - Mierle The Vault of Horror (1973) - Alex (segment 4 "Bargain in Death") O Lucky Man! (1973) - Oswald Assassin (1973) - MI5 Control Feelings (1976) - Dr. Benson Thriller (1975) Episode: "Murder Motel" - Charles Burns Spanish Fly (1976) - Perkins (voice) The Incredible Sarah (1976) - Jarrett The New Avengers "To catch a rat" (1976) - Cromwell Flambards (1979) - Uncle Russell The Boys in Blue (1982) - John Hilling Night Train To Murder (1983) - Knife Thrower The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) - Barrymore The Kitchen Toto (1987) - Dick Luis Jack the Ripper (1988) - DCS Arnold Television References External links Obituary in The Independent Obituary in The Guardian 1932 births 2009 deaths