- His first film was a starring role in The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966) but, during the third day of filming, he had to jump off a horse and run down a hill. He caught his foot in a rabbit hole and broke his ankle. This resulted in him in being dropped from the film and losing his five-year contract with Walt Disney.
- He met his third wife, actress Sue Nicholls, at a party in 1983 and they married ten years later. He later starred as baddie Alan Bradley in Coronation Street (1960) with Sue.
- One son, David Malin, from his marriage to Joan Long (who later married John Le Mesurier and became Joan Le Mesurier).
- Grandfather of Emma Griffiths Malin.
- In 2009, he unveiled a plaque at the tram stop in Blackpool where his Coronation Street (1960) character Alan Bradley was run over and killed by a tram.
- Acted in Shakespearean roles at the Royal Court Theatre and in repertory theatre in England and Wales.
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