Creator / Bill Maynard

"I've done everything in this business from acting and singing to tap dancing, opera and one-man shows. People can't understand why I still want to work at my age and I tell them it's not work. I love it."

Bill Maynard, born Walter Frederick George Williams, (8 October 1928 — 30 March 2018), was a British actor best known for starring in Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and Heartbeat.

He began his career as a variety performer in The '50s, but didn't start acting until 1971 in the TV play Paper Roses. From 1976 to 1978, he played the titular character in the sitcom Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt.

In The '70s, he was a frequent face in British films, notably appearing in five Carry On films (he also appeared in a sixth, but was cut for time) and starred as Robin Askwith's father in the Confessions of a... Series.

In The '90s, he took a starring role in Heartbeat as Claude Jeremiah Greengrass until 2000, when a series of strokes forced him to retire.

He died in hospital at the age of 89 after a fall had broken his hip.

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Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:

Film

• Carry On Loving (1970) — Mr. Dreery
• Carry On Henry (1971) — Fawkes
• Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) — Fred Moore
• Carry On Matron (1972) — Freddy
• Carry On Abroad (1972) — Mr. Fiddler (Deleted Role)
• Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) — George
• Carry On Dick (1974) — Bodkin
• Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) — Mr. Walter Lea/Voice on Police Radio
• Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975) — Mr. Walter Lea
• Robin and Marian (1976) — Mercadier
• Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) — Mr. Walter Lea
• Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977) — Mr. Walter Lea
• The Plague Dogs (1982) — Editor

Series

• Coronation Street, 1 episode (1970) — Mickie Malone
• Up Pompeii, episode "The Actors" (1970) — Parcantus
• Till Death Us Do Part, 2 episodes^{show list} "Pigeon Fancier", "Christmas Special" (1972) — Bert Luscombe
• Sykes, episode "Journey" (1972) — Jim the Policeman
• Play for Today, episode "Kisses at Fifty" (1973) — Harry
• Love Thy Neighbour, episode "The G.P.O." (1973) — Police Sergeant
• The Sweeney, episode "Supersnout" (1975) — Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Quirk
• Tales of the Unexpected, episode "A Picture of a Place" (1980) — Merv Pottinger
• Worzel Gummidge, 3 episodes^{show list} "The Trial of Worzel Gummidge", "The Scarecrow Wedding", "A Cup 'O Tea and a Slice 'O Cake" (1980) — Sergeant Beetroot
• Minder, episode "The Second Time Around" (1984) — Barney Todd
• Mike & Angelo, episode "Mother's Birthday" (1991) — George Luscombe
• Screen One, episode "Filipina Dreamgirls" (1991) — George Trout
• Heartbeat, 155 episodes (1992-2000) — Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
• Dalziel and Pascoe, 2 episodes^{show list} "Dialogues of the Dead: Part 1", "Dialogues of the Dead: Part 2" (2002) — Councillor Cyril Steel

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