Bill Maynard
English comedian and actor (1928–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Frederick George Williams (8 October 1928 – 30 March 2018),[4] better known by his stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor.[5] He began working in television in the 1950s, notably starring alongside Terry Scott in Great Scott – It's Maynard! (1955–56). In the 1970s and 1980s, he starred in the successful British sitcoms Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and The Gaffer and appeared in five films in the Carry On series. After a hiatus from television work in the late 1980s, Maynard starred as Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the long-running television series Heartbeat from 1992 to 2000, reprising the character in the spin-off The Royal in 2003.
Bill Maynard | |
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Birth name | Walter Frederick George Williams |
Born | (1928-10-08)8 October 1928 Heath End, Surrey, England |
Died | 30 March 2018(2018-03-30) (aged 89) Leicestershire, England[1] |
Medium | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1953–2018 |
Genres | Comedy, television |
Spouse | |
Children | 2; including Maynard Williams |
Notable works and roles | See below |