The twentieth Harry Potter film series cast member to die.
His father was a lorry driver during the day and a theatre stage hand at night.
Has acted in both the Doctor Who franchise(twice) and The Harry Potter series.
Made his professional debut as the male lead in the New Zealand production Broken Barrier (1952), for which he was paid -- by his own account -- "six pounds a week plus food and tobacco".
Though of working-class New Zealander background, he often played upper-crust Englishmen or senior officers.
Trained for acting at RADA.
Frequent collaborator with Monty Python members Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam.