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William Simons

Born: 17th Nov 1940 Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK - Died 21st Jun 2019
Dept: Acting
William Simons was born on November 17, 1940 in Mumbles, South Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Cribb (1980), Ivory Hunter (1951) and Heartbeat (1992).
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 51
Film: 16 (31%)
Television: 35 (69%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Documentary

Filmography

Oct 2011 (first aired)
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction ... view
Character:
Self - Participant (1 ep.)
The Royal Drama
Jan 2003 (first aired)
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles. ... view
Character:
PC Alf Ventress (6 ep.)
Apr 1993 (first aired)
In spring 1948, Alleyn joins a weekend party at Frantock Hall. His deductive powers are tested to the limit as he uncovers the sinister connection bet ... view
Character:
Inspector Fox (8 ep.)
Heartbeat Crime, Drama, Comedy
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. ... view
Character:
PC Alf Ventress (372 ep.)
Love Hurts Drama, Comedy
Jan 1992 (first aired)
Love Hurts is a British comedy-drama series that was broadcast from 3 January 1992 to 18 March 1994 on BBC1. It was scripted by Laurence Marks and Mau ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Darling Buds of May Comedy, Drama
Apr 1991 (first aired)
An idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin, ... view
Character:
Ted Watson (2 ep.)
Jan 1990 (first aired)
Haggard a 1990—1992 British comedy television series. "Haggard" is about the exploits of Squire Haggard, the Squire's 25-year-old son Roderick, and ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (14 ep.)
The Woman in Black Horror, Mystery, TV Movie, History
1989
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister. ... view
Character:
John Keckwick
A Bit of a Do Comedy, Drama
Jan 1989 (first aired)
A Bit of a Do is a British comedy drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and was aired on ITV in 1989. It was ma ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Wish Me Luck Drama, War & Politics
Jan 1988 (first aired)
A secret organisation called The Outfit recruits and trains civilians, sending them undercover to aid in the war effort, or placing them in administra ... view
Character:
Josef (7 ep.)
Sep 1987 (first aired)
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time. ... view
Character:
Catchpole (1 ep.)
Aug 1987 (first aired)
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000. ... view
Character:
Det. Insp. Michael Baker (2 ep.)
Lovejoy Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Jan 1986 (first aired)
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “di ... view
Character:
Dave Goodis (2 ep.)
1986
South Africa in the 60s. The campaign of sabotage is halted and the arrests continue. The Special Branch obviously have inside Information. ... view
Character:
Erasmus
Time for Murder Mystery, Crime
Nov 1985 (first aired)
Time for Murder is a 1985 British anthology crime series produced by Granada Television, featuring six standalone, hour-long mystery episodes with twi ... view
Character:
Arthur Henry Strapp (1 ep.)
Bird Fancier Drama
1985
There's big money in pigeon racing if you've got a fast flyer, and Joe Desmond's blue-pied hen is a natural winner. But Joe's lucky streak with the bi ... view
Character:
Tom Reagan
Dempsey and Makepeace Action & Adventure, Drama
Jan 1985 (first aired)
Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham. The leadin ... view
Character:
Tennant (1 ep.)
Pope John Paul II Drama, History, TV Movie
1984
Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 197 ... view
Character:
Foreman Krauze
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Comedy, Drama
Nov 1983 (first aired)
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their tr ... view
Character:
Gamekeeper (1 ep.)
Being Normal Drama
1983
Anna Carteret and David Suchet (TV's Hercule Poirot) star in Being Normal. The pair play a British couple who must come to terms with their son's phys ... view
Character:
Richard
Number 10 Drama
Feb 1983 (first aired)
Drama series about the private lives of seven British prime ministers who lived in Number 10 Downing Street between the 1780s and the 1920s: William P ... view
Character:
Parslow (1 ep.)
The Bell Drama
Jan 1982 (first aired)
Character:
Mark Strafford (4 ep.)
Bergerac Drama
Oct 1981 (first aired)
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac ... view
Character:
Chater (1 ep.)
Cribb Mystery, Crime, Drama
Apr 1980 (first aired)
Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove ... view
Character:
PC Edward Thackeray (13 ep.)
Even Solomon Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
1979
Stephen (Paul Henley) works in a bank. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs ... view
Character:
Doctor
Minder Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
Oct 1979 (first aired)
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. ... view
Character:
Pongo Harris (1 ep.)
1979
Spoof story, set in the 1950s, about espionage in a humberside village. ... view
Character:
Harvey
Julius Caesar Drama, TV Movie, History
1979
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic. ... view
Character:
Trebonius
Enemy at the Door Drama, War & Politics
Jan 1978 (first aired)
Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt ... view
Character:
Kapitanleutnant Erlich (1 ep.)
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
1977
Far in the distant future, Earth has become uninhabitable, forcing Mankind to colonise first Mars and then Pluto. No longer the coldest planet in the ... view
Character:
Mandrel
Secret Army Drama, War & Politics
Sep 1977 (first aired)
World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistan ... view
Character:
Lebrun (1 ep.)
Rumpole of the Bailey Drama, Comedy, Crime
Dec 1975 (first aired)
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Hor ... view
Character:
Det. Sgt. Wilmer (1 ep.)
The Legend of Robin Hood Action & Adventure, Drama
Nov 1975 (first aired)
The Legend of Robin Hood was a 1975 BBC television serial that told the story of the life of Robin Hood. ... view
Character:
Thurkill (1 ep.)
The Sweeney Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Jan 1975 (first aired)
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter. ... view
Character:
Maurice Pope (1 ep.)
Churchill's People Drama, War & Politics
Dec 1974 (first aired)
Churchill's People is a British anthology series based on A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britai ... view
Character:
Hair Face (1 ep.)
Wessex Tales Drama
Nov 1973 (first aired)
An anthology series based on the Wessex Tales, a collection of short stories by novelist Thomas Hardy. ... view
Character:
Jones (1 ep.)
Crown Court Drama
Oct 1972 (first aired)
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court sys ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (8 ep.)
Martin O'Connor (9 ep.)
1972
Mary stands trial for throwing vitriol in the face of Elizabeth, her rival for the love of Frank. ... view
Character:
Jesse
Aug 1972 (first aired)
An anthology series adapted from plays and short stories by A.E Coppard and H.E. Bates, depicting English country life and rural romance at the turn o ... view
Character:
Jesse (1 ep.)
Jul 1971 (first aired)
The Guardians is a television drama series of 13x60 minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network betwe ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Oct 1970 (first aired)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more tha ... view
Character:
Doctor (1 ep.)
1970
Drama about the 1914-16 Irish uprising, from the perspective of Irish rebels and English military planners. ... view
Character:
Joseph Connolly, Barman
1970
A musical version of the life of the 17th Century English radical politician, John Wilkes, who campaigned for the right for voters to determine their ... view
Character:
Moore
Sep 1967 (first aired)
ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhy ... view
Character:
James Connolly (1 ep.)
Tom (1 ep.)
Cowley (1 ep.)
Doctor Who Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Nov 1963 (first aired)
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling ... view
Character:
Mandrel (4 ep.)
Nov 1962 (first aired)
A kindly shop owner has overwhelming gambling debts. These allow his greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (13 ep.)
Capital Visit Documentary
1955
A school journey through the city of London as seen through the eyes of the children and their teacher. ... view
Character:
Narrator
West of Zanzibar Adventure
1954
Game warden Bob Payton tracks an ivory smuggling ring through some of the most treacherous passages of the African veldt. ... view
Character:
Tim Payton
A Castle and Sixpence Mystery, Action & Adventure
Jan 1954 (first aired)
Widowed Mrs Martingale and her four children inherit a castle in the will of an elderly relative. When they move in they find dear old Miss Button, th ... view
Character:
Christopher Sixpence (5 ep.)
Mandy Drama
1952
London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up. ... view
Character:
Boy with Ball (uncredited)
1951
A true story about an Englishman working as a game warden in Kenya who is disgusted by the ongoing destruction of African wildlife, and decides to cre ... view
Character:
Tim Payton