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In 1963, he made his film debut as the villainous Blifil in Tom Jones, and in 1965, starred as Henry VI in the BBC television version of the RSC's The Wars of the Roses cycle of Shakespeare's history plays.

Another early television role came when he starred alongside Bob Dylan in the 1963 play Madhouse on Castle Street.

A major step in his career was the leading role in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment ( 1966 ) opposite Vanessa Redgrave, which established his reputation for playing slightly off-the-wall characters.

He also appeared as Konstantin Treplev in Sidney Lumet's 1968 adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull and starred alongside Jason Robards and Stella Stevens as Reverend Joshua Duncan Sloane in Sam Peckinpah's The Ballad of Cable Hogue.