▁Biography ▁After ▁leaving ▁school , ▁he ▁continued ▁acting ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁ins urance . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁air ▁gun ner ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁aged ▁ 2 1 , ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁stage ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁worked ▁throughout ▁England ▁in ▁re pert ory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Sydney ▁and ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Ter esa ▁Glo ver . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁Dor is ▁F it ton ' s ▁production ▁of ▁Dark ▁of ▁Night , ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Melbourne . ▁Enter ing ▁radio ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁not ▁only ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁but ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁producer . ▁▁ ▁When ▁television ▁arrived ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁easily ▁made ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁medium , ▁featuring ▁in ▁plays , ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ABC , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁commercial ▁television , ▁appearing ▁in ▁serial s ▁made ▁by ▁C raw ford ▁Produ ctions , ▁such ▁as ▁Ryan , ▁Division ▁ 4 , ▁Mat lock ▁Police ▁and ▁Hom ic ide . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mer v yn ▁in ▁Tony ▁Han cock ' s ▁do omed ▁Australian ▁series ,