You probably know him best as Ian the band manager from "This is Spinal Tap". He had plenty of memorable scenes like complaining about the size of the Stonehenge prop and helping Nigel with the sandwich food. Passed away from Lou Gherig's disease at 79. What a pity.
"Movies are the enemy of the novel because they are replacing novels. Novelists shouldn’t write for the movies, unless, of course, they discover they’re no good at writing novels." - John Irving