▁Last ▁T ape ▁especially ▁for ▁the ▁actor . ▁First ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Court ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁play ▁star red ▁M age e ▁directed ▁by ▁Donald ▁Mc Wh inn ie . ▁A ▁tele vised ▁version ▁with ▁M age e ▁directed ▁by ▁Mc Wh inn ie ▁was ▁later ▁broadcast ▁by ▁BBC 2 ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Beck ett ' s ▁bi ograph er ▁Anthony ▁C ron in ▁wrote ▁that ▁" there ▁was ▁a ▁sense ▁in ▁which , ▁as ▁an ▁actor , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁waiting ▁for ▁Beck ett ▁as ▁Beck ett ▁had ▁been ▁waiting ▁for ▁him ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company , ▁after ▁P inter , ▁direct ing ▁his ▁own ▁play ▁The ▁B irth day ▁Party , ▁specifically ▁requested ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁McC ann , ▁and ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁strong est ▁in ▁the ▁cast . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁Peter ▁We iss ' s ▁Mar at / S ade , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁play ▁transferred ▁to ▁Broadway ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁R SC ▁production ▁of ▁St air case ▁opposite ▁Paul ▁Sc of ield . ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁Early ▁film ▁roles ▁included ▁Joseph ▁L ose y ' s ▁The ▁C riminal ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Serv ant ▁( 1 9 6 3