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...my of Dramatic Art]] and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with ''[[The Entertainer (film)|The Ent ...''Tom Jones'' (1963), ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (1974), ''The Dresser'' (1983), and ''[[Under the Vo

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...n-Avon]] in 1969 and London in 1970. He then successfully assumed the role on television five years later. He often appeared in film, rising from a [[bit ...llo]]'' and ''[[Macbeth|Macbeth]]''. During the Second World War he served on [[HMS Illustrious (87)|HMS ''Illustrious'']] where he reached the rank of [

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