- Learned piano from composer Frédérick Lamond (1868-1948). Lamond, also born in Glasgow, was one of the last pupils of composers Franz List (1811-1886) and Richard Wagner (1813-1883).
- Speaks 5 languages, English, French, German, Italian and Latin.
- He worked as a rehearsal actor and dialect advisor with actors like Gregory Peck, Peter Finch, Peter O'Toole and James MacArthur.
- He started studying acting at the age of 15 in Glasgow with John Fraser, who was his schoolmate.
- Trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where Valerie Hobson and Charles Laughton were his teachers.
- Dubbed the voice of actor Steve Reeves in some of his 1960s Italian films.
- He lives in London and enjoys traveling around Europe. (January 2006)
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