He is an actor who has appeared in such movies as "Pope John Paul II", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (and sequels), "In the Beginning", "Jinnah", "Ivanhoe", "Welcome to the Discworld", "Police Academy: Mission to Moscow", "Incident at Victoria Falls", "Gremlins 2: The New Batch", "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989), "Jocks", "The Disputation", "Charles and Diana: A Royal Love Story ", "An Eye for an Eye", "Once Upon a Spy", "The Passage", "Return From Witch Mountain", "To the Devil a Daughter", "The Three Musketeers" (and sequel), "The Creeping Flesh", "Sleepy Hollow", "Hannie Caulder", "Taste the Blood of Dracula", "The House That Dripped Blood", "Shaka Zulu", "Scream and Scream Again", "Curse of the Crimson Altar", "Circus of Fear", "The Skull", "Il Castello dei morti vivi", "Katarsis", "The Hands of Orlac", "The Mummy" (1959), "Dracula", "The Curse of Frankenstein", "Port Afrique", "The Dark Avenger", "Destination Milan", "Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.", "A Song for Tomorrow" and "Penny and the Pownall Case". As well, he has appeared on the television show "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" (host), among numerous guest appearances. His wife is actress Gitte Lee.