In 1990, he joined the BBC One soap opera EastEnders as pub landlord Eddie Royle; however, he lasted only just over a year in this role, as his character was killed off in September 1991.
After leaving EastEnders, he appeared as Frank Dagley on Dangerfield, and, more recently, Jerry Block for over a hundred episodes of the footballing soap opera Dream Team.
His rugged features have led to parts in numerous crime dramas: The Sweeney, The Gentle Touch, Fox, The Bill, Minder in the Series 1 episode "Monday Night Fever", C.A.T.S.
He has also had parts in many other established dramas, including When the Boat Comes In, Coronation Street, Casualty and most recently Doctors and Emmerdale.
He is also known for having appeared in Doctor Who in full alien costume as the Terileptil Leader in the 1982 story The Visitation, and had a minor part on Blake's 7.