- His son, Simon, is a TV director and directed him in two episodes of 'Upstairs Downstairs'.
- He was born one day after the sinking of the "Titanic".
- He was the father of three sons, including the director Simon Langton.
- Upon his death, his remains were cremated at Putney Vale Crematorium in Putney Vale, London, England.
- He was supposed to have played Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart in The Web of Fear: Episode 3 (1968) but dropped out, so the considerably younger Nicholas Courtney took the part and became a regular cast member in the series until 1975.
- He married Claire Wilson in 1975, shortly after her divorce from Hughie Green.
- For many years he was a supporting actor on the London West End stage.
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