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As he has proven on very occasional films, he is actually capable of delivering a subtle and understated performance; he just usually doesn't bother and is fully aware that people usually hire him to be larger-than-life.

He keeps in shape by climbing up large mountains. Indeed, he has a story about narrowly avoiding an avalanche during a climb which caused him to, quote, "rage at the mountain".

He also had to rescue a companion who broke his leg on one occasion, halting a mere mountain climbing terms few hundred feet from the summit, according to that nice Mr. Stephen Fry , off of the telly. The fact that Doncaster is now also home to an extensive school and college for the deaf may not be coincidental.

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