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His first film role was a bit part in the 1962 adaptation of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner starring Tom Courtenay and he also acted on-stage opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in Semi-Detached (1962) by David Turner. Thaw was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in March 1993 by Queen Elizabeth II. He met actress Sheila Hancock in 1969 on the set of a London comedy So What About Love?.
John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television stage and cinema roles his most popular being television series such as Redcap The Sweeney Home to Roost Inspector Morse and Kavanagh QC.