The First Great Train Robbery
Despite his involvement in union business he continued to be a busy working actor. He appeared in Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon" (1975) as a nobleman friend of the title character. His last television work was an episode of the ITV series "The Professionals" in 1978, the year of his death. The animated film version of "The Lord of the Rings", in which he voiced the character of Elrond, was released the same year, but his final film work was not seen until the year after his death. This was as the judge in "The First Great Train Robbery".