About
Actor in stage, film, and television productions including King Lear, The Day of the Jackal, and Coronation Street. He had amassed more than 150 different on-screen acting roles throughout his prolific career.
Before Fame
He worked as an office furniture salesman and recording engineer.
Trivia
He has been an Ambassador of SOS Children's Villages, which provides homes and families for orphaned children. His final on-screen role was in the show Doctors in 2024.
Family Life
His son, Samuel West also became an actor.
Associated With
He appeared in 1999's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, directed by French director, Luc Besson.
