Trivia

Founding member of Laurence Olivier's Old Vic company.

Pictured with Judi Dench on one of a set of eight British commemorative postage stamps celebrating the 200th anniversary of The Old Vic Theatre, issued 30 August 2018. The stamp shows Stride and Dench in a 1960 performance of "Romeo and Juliet". Other performers appearing on stamps in this set are Laurence Olivier, Glenda Jackson, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Sharon Benson, and Richard Burton.

Best known as the star of TV's The Main Chance (1969) (as solicitor David Main) and Wilde Alliance (1978) (as writer/sleuth Rupert Wilde).

Graduated from RADA.

On the West End stage from the age of eighteen.

Became an Associate Member of RADA.

Won a scholarship to a public school.

Daughters Phillipa, born 1963 and Lindsay, born 1965 by first wife Virginia Stride and Eleanor by second wife April Wilding.

Father repaired milk floats.

Joined the National Theatre and toured America as Romeo in Franco Zeffirelli's production of 'Romeo and Juliet'.

He was one of 5 children.