When he was cast in Richard Attenborough's epic film Young Winston in 1972, the dashing Simon Ward seemed destined for stardom. But, although he had a career of which any actor would have been proud, stardom eluded him, largely as a result of his apparent absence of ambition. He once said: "I've never really wanted for anything, neither fame nor riches."
SOURCE: The Stage at 11:00AM on August 1, 2012