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William Simons(1940-2019)

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William Simons in Heartbeat (1992)
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Death At The Bar
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Death at the Bar (1993)
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William Simons was born on 17 November 1940 in Mumbles, South Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Cribb (1980), Heartbeat (1992) and Ivory Hunter (1951). He was previously married to Jackie Simons and Janie Lowther. He died on 21 June 2019 in England, UK.
BornNovember 17, 1940
DiedJune 21, 2019(78)
BornNovember 17, 1940
DiedJune 21, 2019(78)
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William Simons in Wish Me Luck (1987)
Dinah Sheridan, William Simons, and Anthony Steel at an event for Ivory Hunter (1951)

Known for

Alan Dobie in Cribb (1980)
Cribb
7.7
TV Series
  • Constable Thackeray
Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
Heartbeat
6.8
TV Series
  • PC Alf Ventress
  • Alf Ventress
Ivory Hunter (1951)
Ivory Hunter
6.2
  • Tim Payton
  • 1951
Not So Dusty (1956)
Not So Dusty
5.3
  • Derek
  • 1956

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Actor

  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
  • Kari Corbett and Damian O'Hare in The Royal (2003)
    The Royal
  • Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1995)
    Tales of Mystery and Imagination
    • (as Bill Simon)
  • Alleyn Mysteries (1990)
    Alleyn Mysteries
  • Haggard (1990)
    Haggard
  • Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan, Ian McShane, Diane Parish, and Dudley Sutton in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
  • Adam Faith and Zoë Wanamaker in Love Hurts (1992)
    Love Hurts
    • (as William Simmons)
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Christina Giles, Katherine Giles, David Jason, Stephanie Ralph, and Julie Stichbury in The Darling Buds of May (1991)
    The Darling Buds of May
  • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, and Mark Wingett in The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
  • Stay Lucky (1989)
    Stay Lucky
  • Dexter Fletcher in A Future in Fish (1990)
    A Future in Fish
  • Boon (1986)
    Boon
  • The Woman in Black (1989)
    The Woman in Black
  • Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
    Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Videos14

Heartbeat: The Complete Second Series
Clip 1:15
Heartbeat: The Complete Second Series
Heartbeat: The Complete First Series
Clip 1:28
Heartbeat: The Complete First Series
Season 9 Teaser
Trailer 0:21
Season 9 Teaser
Trailer
Trailer 2:18
Trailer
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Death At The Bar
Trailer 1:09
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Death At The Bar
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2-Dead Water
Trailer 1:13
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2-Dead Water
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2-Hand In Glove
Trailer 1:07
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2-Hand In Glove
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: The Nursing Home Murder
Trailer 1:03
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: The Nursing Home Murder
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: A Man Lay Dead
Trailer 1:03
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: A Man Lay Dead
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Final Curtain
Trailer 1:02
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Final Curtain
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2-Scales Of Justice
Trailer 1:22
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2-Scales Of Justice
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2
Trailer 1:22
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2

Personal details

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    • November 17, 1940
    • Mumbles, South Wales, UK
    • June 21, 2019
    • England, UK(cancer)
    • 2007 - June 21, 2019 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    Despite playing a heavy smoker in Heartbeat, in real life he doesn't smoke. He smoked herbal cigarettes when his character was required to smoke.
    • Severely pock-marked face caused by a skin disease in his teens

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