 He began his acting career by appearing in British television series and theater productions, including the television mini-series, "Christ Recrucified", in which he played the title role of Jesus Christ.Ipalé was cast as Joshua in the 1973–1974 British mini-series, "Moses the Lawgiver", which starred Burt Lancaster as Moses.His work in "Moses the Lawgiver" earned attention from Hollywood and led to his later work in the United States.