His trademark is his deep, booming voice.
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He is married to Hildegarde Neil. They have a daughter, Rosalind.
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He has been a close friend of Patrick Stewart since childhood.
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Despite the fact that partly due to his size and booming voice, he often plays powerful, commanding and arrogant men, according to those who know him personally, he is quite shy.
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He currently lives in Surrey, England.
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He has tried to climb Mount Everest three times but has never reached the summit.
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He was on Mount Everest on May 10, 1996, when 12 climbers were killed in a sudden late-afternoon blizzard, though he himself was safe at his base camp that day.
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He has two dogs.
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He received an honourary degree from Sheffield Hallam University in December 2004.
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He underwent cosmonaut training in Russia in 2004.
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He was nearly killed while filming his death scene in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
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His father was a coal miner.
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He is a friend of Dame Judi Dench.
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He was a close friend of Sir John Gielgud.
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