[1][2][3][4] Most of his career was spent in B films, as "the archetypal spiv, unreliable boyfriend, unscrupulous blackmailer, the smoothie ever ready to light a lady's cigarette".

[5] Filmink reflected "few actors of his generation made movies more fun.

He appeared in The Avengers as Al Brady in "Double Danger" in 1961 and as Tulip in "Who's Who" in 1967.

Amongst his appearances was a leading role in the black comedy film Private Collection (1972).

He and his dog died in a fire in his flat in Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney, on 22 April 1975.