William Simons(1940-2019)

Actor

Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Death At The Bar

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Death at the Bar (1993)

William Simons was born on 17 November 1940 in Mumbles, South Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Cribb (1980), Ivory Hunter (1951) and Heartbeat (1992). He was married to Jackie Simons and Janie Lowther. He died on 21 June 2019 in England, UK.

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Known for

Cribb

7.7

TV Series

Constable Thackeray

Ivory Hunter

6.1

Tim Payton

1951

Heartbeat

6.9

TV Series

PC Alf Ventress
Alf Ventress

Not So Dusty

5.2

Derek

1956

Credits

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Actor

Casualty
6.2
TV Series
- Jacob Hinter
- 2014
Heartbeat
6.9
TV Series
- PC Alf Ventress
- Alf Ventress
- 1992–2009
The Royal
7.5
TV Series
- PC Alf Ventress
- 2003–2004
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
6.0
TV Series
- Montresor (as Bill Simon)
- 1995
Alleyn Mysteries
7.5
TV Series
- Inspector Fox
- 1990–1994
Haggard
6.5
TV Series
- Landlord
- 1990–1992
Lovejoy
7.8
TV Series
- Dave Goodis
- 1992
Love Hurts
7.3
TV Series
- Eddie Boyd (as William Simmons)
- 1992
The Darling Buds of May
7.8
TV Series
- Ted Watson
- 1992
The Bill
6.7
TV Series
- Michael McGee
- Ch. Supt. Pearson
- 1989–1992
Stay Lucky
7.0
TV Series
- Bill Clark
- 1991
Boon
6.5
TV Series
- Tom, Prison Warder
- Appleby
- 1986–1990
He-Play
TV Series
- Father
- 1990
The Woman in Black
7.0
TV Movie
- John Keckwick
- 1989
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.9
TV Series
- Det. Insp. Michael Baker
- 1989

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Heartbeat: The Complete Second Series

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Heartbeat: The Complete First Series

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Heartbeat: The Complete First Series

Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Death At The Bar

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Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Set 2-Dead Water

Personal details

Alternative names
- William Simmons
Born
- November 17, 1940
- Mumbles, South Wales, UK
Died
- June 21, 2019
- England, UK(cancer)
Spouses

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Trivia
He became best known for playing the phlegmatic, curmudgeonly PC Alf Ventress in all 18 seasons of ITV's Heartbeat (1992). Despite playing a heavy smoker, in real life he did not smoke and smoked herbal cigarettes when his character was required to smoke.