Turned down starring in The Sweet Hereafter (1997) because the salary was too low. His role eventually went to Ian Holm.
Was a member of "UC Follies" comedy troupe in Toronto.
Was offered the role of Wyatt Earp in Doctor Who: The Gunfighters but was not free so John Alderson took the role.
Was so shocked by his own performance as the sadistic, perverse fascist leader in 1900, that he was unable to watch the film for years.