He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of William and Pamela Biggins. He was brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, attended St Probus school where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups. His first lead stage role was at the age of 17 in a Stage '65 production of Molière's Le Médecin malgré lui, leading to work with a local repertory theatre company.
Known For
Movies
- Joseph and the Amazing ...
1999
- Romeo and Juliet
1976
- An Evening with Lily Sa...
1996
- Cameron Mackintosh - Th...
2021
- A Christmas Carol
1977
- Circus
2000
- Eskimo Nell
1975
- Run For Your Wife
2012
- When Eurovision Goes Ho...
2018
- The Critic
1982
- Absolutely Fabulous: Th...
1996
- Our Cilla: The One and ...
2021
- Behind the Music: The R...
1999
- Porridge: No Way Out
1975
- Life Beyond the Box: No...
2003
- Most Shocking Celebrity...
2014
- Our Cilla
2015
- Most Shocking Celebrity...
2015
- Harry Hill's TV Burp Go...
2010
- tvSSFBM EHKL
2001
- Questo sì che è amore
1978
- Cold Fish
2001
- Rocky Horror Tribute Sh...
2008
- It Could Happen to You
1976
- Absolutely Fabulous: Th...
2016
- The Tempest
1979
- The Paul O'Grady Story
2017
- Adventures of a Plumber...
1978
- Blow Dry
2001
- The Rocky Horror Pictur...
1975
- The Sex Thief
1973
- Decadence
1994
- Ant and Dec's 30 Greate...
2020
- Caught in the Act
1997
- Hey, Mr. Producer! The ...
1998
- Who Shot Simon Cowell?
2017
- Sane Inside Insanity
2025
- Late Night with the Loo...
2009
- The Children's Royal Va...
1990
- High Rise Donkey
1980
- The Phoenix and the Car...
2004
- Ben Spray
1972
- What has 'The Romans' e...
2009
TV Shows
- Seven of One
1973
- This Morning
1988
- Hell's Kitchen
2004
- Whatever Happened to th...
1973
- The One Show
2006
- Dramarama
1983
- Shoestring
1979
- Surprise, Surprise
1984
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Ni...
2002
- The Big Questions
2007
- Minder
1979
- Kidnapped
1979
- Operation Good Guys
1997
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
- Celebrity Juice
2008
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
- I'm Famous and Frighten...
2004
- Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
- On Safari
1982
- Alan Carr's Celebrity D...
2008
- Are You Smarter Than a ...
2007
- Where Are They Now?
1999
- Rentaghost
1976
- Psychoville
2009
- The Phoenix and the Car...
1997
- Porridge
1974
- Watch this Space
1980
- Let's Dance for Comic R...
2009
- As Seen on TV
2009
- tv-ssfbm ehkl Surreal F...
2001
- Live from Studio Five
2009
- Heads or Tails
2009
- Celebrity Shock List 20...
2009
- Celebrity Pressure Cook...
2010
- The Michael Ball Show
2010
- Paul Temple
1969
- Dark Towers
1981
- Bad Girls
1999
- The One Show
2006
- The Graham Norton Show
2007
- Mongrels
2010
- I, Claudius
1976
- The Savoy
2020
- Celebrity Escape to the...
2023
- Going Live!
1987
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
- Celebrity Antiques Road...
2011
- Laughter Class
2024
- I'm A Celebrity... The ...
2020
- The Weakest Link
2021
- Sooty & Co.
1993
- Michael McIntyre's The ...
2020
- Gone to Pot
2017
- Masada
1981
- 8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
- Victoria Died in 1901 a...
2001
- Cluedo
1990
- Ready Steady Cook
1994
- Through the Keyhole
2013
- Brendon Chase
1982
- Catchphrase
2013
- I'm a Celebrity...Get M...
2002
- I'm a Celebrity... Unpa...
2024
- Big Brother's Bit on th...
2011
- Celebrity Big Brother's...
2011
- Celebrity Big Brother
2001
- BBC Play of the Month
1965
- BBC Play of the Month
1965