- His cousin's wife was the novelist and poet Elaine Feinstein.
- Brother of Ben (1923-2003), Sylvia (b. 1924), Cyril (1928-1966), Corinne (b. 1935) and Anne Finestein (b. 1940).
- Originally trained to be a civil engineer at King's College London. During World War II, he was conscripted as an army engineer and he worked in this profession for five years after leaving the army.
- Sidelined as a professional painter.
- Father to Daniel (b. 1967), Samuel (b. 1969), Tobias (b. 1972) and Nina Fenton (b. 1973) from his marriage to Madeline Thorner (b. 1939).
- Son of Morris (1896-1963) and Fanny (née Goldberg) Finestein (1900-1946).
- Son of Ashkenazi Jewish parents with ancestral roots in Latvia and Lithuania.
- Stage actor, variously with the National Theatre and most recently the Royal Shakespeare Company. Best known for his role as Harold Legg in Eastenders.
- Trained for acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
- His father was a women's garment worker.
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