Royston Tickner was born 8 September 1922 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, Great Britain.
He trained as an actor at Scarborough repertory theatre in North Yorkshire. He served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War and, from 1947 took a break from the theatre to work as a lighthouse keeper, miner, fireman and publican, before returning to acting in 1958.
Credits
Tickner appeared in two Doctor Who stories: as Steinberger P. Green in "The Feast of Steven" episode of the The Daleks' Master Plan serial, and as Robbins in The Sea Devils.
His other television credits include: The Avengers, Z-Cars, Gideon's Way, The Baron, King of the River, The Troubleshooters, Dixon of Dock Green, Timeslip, The Flaxton Boys, Out of the Unknown, Emmerdale Farm, Porridge, Last of the Summer Wine, Angels, Return of the Saint, Secret Army, Danger UXB, George and Mildred, The Enigma Files, Kessler, Minder, Reilly, Ace of Spies, Just Good Friends and One By One.