Acting
William Simons
Born November 17, 1940 · Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK · Died June 21, 2019
Biography
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).
Known for
8.4
Doctor Who
Mandrel
7.0
The Woman in Black
John Keckwick
7.8
Lovejoy
Dave Goodis
7.8
The New Statesman
Catchpole
8.6
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Gamekeeper
7.3
Mandy
Boy with Ball (uncredited)
6.9
Heartbeat
PC Alf Ventress
7.3
Dempsey and Makepeace
Tennant
7.8
Minder
Pongo Harris
8.1
The Sweeney
Maurice Pope
6.9
Bergerac
Chater
8.4
Rumpole of the Bailey
Det. Sgt. Wilmer
7.8
The Darling Buds of May
Ted Watson
8.5
Secret Army
Lebrun
6.9
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Det. Insp. Michael Baker
7.2
A Bit of a Do
1989 · Series
7.8
Play for Today
Doctor
7.5
The Royal
PC Alf Ventress
7.5
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Inspector Fox
7.7
Wish Me Luck
Josef
Filmography
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - ParticipantSeries
- 2003The RoyalPC Alf VentressSeries
- 1995Tales of Mystery and ImaginationMontresorSeries
- 1993The Inspector Alleyn MysteriesInspector FoxSeries
- 1992HeartbeatPC Alf VentressSeries
- 1992Love HurtsSeries
- 1991The Darling Buds of MayTed WatsonSeries
- 1990He-PlayFatherSeries
- 1990HaggardSeries
- 1989The Woman in BlackJohn KeckwickMovie
- 1989A Bit of a DoSeries
- 1988Wish Me LuckJosefSeries
- 1987The New StatesmanCatchpoleSeries
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesDet. Insp. Michael BakerSeries
- 1986LovejoyDave GoodisSeries
- 1986Death Is Part of the ProcessErasmusMovie
- 1985Time for MurderArthur Henry StrappSeries
- 1985A Month in the CountryMatveyMovie
- 1985Bird FancierTom ReaganMovie
- 1985Dempsey and MakepeaceTennantSeries
- 1984Pope John Paul IIForeman KrauzeMovie
- 1983The Tale of Beatrix PotterMovie
- 1983Auf Wiedersehen, PetGamekeeperSeries
- 1983Being NormalRichardMovie
- 1983Number 10ParslowSeries
- 1982The BellMark StraffordSeries
- 1981BergeracChaterSeries
- 1980Juliet BravoChief Superintendent Jim CatleySeries
- 1980CribbPC Edward ThackeraySeries
- 1979Even SolomonDoctorMovie
- 1979MinderPongo HarrisSeries
- 1979The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?HarveyMovie
- 1979Julius CaesarTreboniusMovie
- 1978Enemy at the DoorKapitanleutnant ErlichSeries
- 1977Doctor Who: The Sun MakersMandrelMovie
- 1977Secret ArmyLebrunSeries
- 1976Yanks Go HomeJack SankeySeries
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyDet. Sgt. WilmerSeries
- 1975The Legend of Robin HoodThurkillSeries
- 1975The SweeneyMaurice PopeSeries
- 1974Churchill's PeopleHair FaceSeries
- 1973Wessex TalesJonesSeries
- 1972Crown CourtSeries
- 1972The Watercress GirlJesseMovie
- 1972Country MattersJesseSeries
- 1971The GuardiansQuarmbySeries
- 1970Play for TodayDoctorSeries
- 1970Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely WindowsJoseph Connolly, BarmanMovie
- 1970The People’s JackMooreMovie
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreChris PayerSeries
- 1967ITV PlayhouseJames Connolly, Tom, Cowley, HarveySeries
- 1963Doctor WhoMandrelSeries
- 1962The Old Curiosity ShopAbel GarlandSeries
- 1955Capital VisitNarratorMovie
- 1954West of ZanzibarTim PaytonMovie
- 1954A Castle and SixpenceChristopher SixpenceSeries
- 1952MandyBoy with Ball (uncredited)Movie
- 1951Where No Vultures FlyTim PaytonMovie