Directed the play "Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs" at the Hampstead Theatre, London, UK between November 1998 and January 1999 which starred his nephew Ewan McGregor and John Duttine.
His role as a pilot in Star Wars appears to have inspired both of his nephews. His younger nephew, Ewan McGregor, of course, followed him into the acting business and into the Star Wars films, in particular. His older nephew, Colin McGregor, became a pilot in the Royal Air Force.