natural ▁thr iller ▁series ▁The ▁Om ega ▁F actor ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁equ itable ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁board ▁of ▁B am f yl de ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Andrew ▁Dav ies ▁adaptation ▁To ▁Ser ve ▁Th em ▁All ▁My ▁Days . ▁He ▁also ▁port rayed ▁Arch bishop ▁Thomas ▁C ran mer ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁A ▁Man ▁for ▁All ▁Se asons ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁long - s uffer ing ▁Father ▁O ' H ara ▁in ▁Some ▁M oth ers ▁Do ▁' A ve ▁' Em . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁bene vol ent ▁grand father ▁in ▁The ▁C ed ar ▁Tree , ▁a ▁series ▁that ▁ran ▁on ▁A TV ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁pat ernal ist ▁pu ppet ▁prime ▁minister ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ' s ▁dialect ical ▁d yst op ian ▁TV ▁drama ▁The ▁Guard ians , ▁in ▁which ▁Britain ▁is ▁pl ung ed ▁into ▁a ▁t ac it ▁fasc ist ▁state ▁pol iced ▁by ▁the ▁u bi quit ous ▁Guard ians . ▁ ▁Part ial ▁film ography ▁ ▁Mur der ▁in ▁Re verse ▁( 1 9 4 5 ) ▁- ▁One ▁of ▁Cross ley ' s ▁Gu ests ▁ ▁Str anger ▁from ▁Ven us ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁- ▁Dr . ▁Me in ard ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁Cloud s ▁( 1 9 5 5 ) ▁- ▁The ▁Doctor ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁the