Winner, London Drama Critics’ Award for Best Supporting Performance (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby), 1980
Nominee, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby), 1982
Winner, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Strange Interlude), 1984
Nominee, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (Strange Interlude), 1985
Nominee, New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Strange Interlude), 1985
Winner, Sony Award for Best Actor in a Radio Drama (The Wide-Brimmed Hat), 1987
Awarded Honorary D.Litt., University of Bradford, 1989
Exhibitor, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, 2014