Brother of Elsie Waters and Doris Waters.

In the film, The Blue Lamp (1950), his character of George Dixon was killed off after 21 minutes. The character was brought back for the TV series of "Dixon of Dock Green" (1955) and he played the role for 21 years.

His arthritis meant his character had to stop walking the beat and become a desk sergeant. His illness was treated with bee-stings.

Retired from "Dixon of Dock Green" (1955) as the series ended in 1976. At aged 80 in real life, he was Britain's oldest bobby.

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1965 for his services to drama.