Acclaimed Australian actor, drama teacher, and founding Artistic Director of the Queensland Theatre Company. He gave his final appearance in The Way We Were.
He won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he later began his teaching career.
He was named a Member of the British Empire and Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to theatre.
He was born in Brisbane.
He helped to empower actor Geoffrey Rush by founding Queensland's first theatre company.