A one-time member of the Pontrhydyfen Operatic Society, he was eventually hired by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as a chorister in March 1950, staying until August 1951 when he married fellow D'Oyly Carte chorister Jean Beazleigh. He later co-headlined in a TV series, the musical program "Land of Song", from 1958-1965 with Sian Phillips. He retired to Spain in the late 1960s.