His credits include A Family at War (1970), Escort Girls (1974), The Sweeney (episode "Big Brother", 1975), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), Rock Follies (1976), A Horseman Riding By (1978), Lillie (1978), The Tempest (1980), The Missionary (1982), Cold Warrior (1984), Tutti Frutti (1987), Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret (1995), A Touch of Frost: Fun Times for Swingers (1996), and Original Sin (1996).
However, his most notable role was starring as Ford Prefect in the 1981 BBC TV series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981).
[1] In 1975, he starred as Prince John in the BBC serial The Legend of Robin Hood, alongside Diane Keen and Paul Darrow.
[3] His most notable role was in the 1981 BBC TV series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,[4] based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams, in which Dixon starred as Ford Prefect, alongside Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent,[5] and Sandra Dickinson who played Trillian.
[7] In 1987, he appeared in the episode "Love Hurts" of the Bafta award winning show Tutti Frutti (1987), [7] alongside Robbie Coltrane and Emma Thompson.