
William Simons
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1940-11-17
- Died
- 2019-06-21
- Place of birth
- Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK
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
TV Shows (36)

Doctor Who
1963
as Mandrel

Play for Today
1970
as Doctor

Crown Court
1972
as Martin O'Connor

Heartbeat
1992
as PC Alf Ventress

Minder
1979
as Pongo Harris

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Det. Sgt. Wilmer

Bergerac
1981
as Chater

Secret Army
1977
as Lebrun

ITV Playhouse
1967
as James Connolly / Tom / Cowley / Harvey

The Sweeney
1975
as Maurice Pope

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Chris Payer

Lovejoy
1986
as Dave Goodis

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Det. Insp. Michael Baker

Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Tennant

Churchill's People
1974
as Hair Face

The New Statesman
1987
as Catchpole

The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Ted Watson

Enemy at the Door
1978
as Kapitanleutnant Erlich

Cribb
1980
as PC Edward Thackeray

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Gamekeeper

Country Matters
1972
as Jesse

Wish Me Luck
1988
as Josef

The Guardians
1971
as Quarmby

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993
as Inspector Fox

Number 10
1983
as Parslow

A Bit of a Do
1989

Love Hurts
1992

The Legend of Robin Hood
1975
as Thurkill

Time for Murder
1985
as Arthur Henry Strapp

Wessex Tales
1973
as Jones
The Bell
1982
as Mark Strafford

The Royal
2003
as PC Alf Ventress
The Old Curiosity Shop
1962
Haggard
1990
A Castle and Sixpence
1954
as Christopher Sixpence
Movies (16)
Even Solomon
1979
as Doctor

The Woman in Black
1989
as John Keckwick

Mandy
1952
as Boy with Ball (uncredited)

Julius Caesar
1979
as Trebonius

Pope John Paul II
1984
as Foreman Krauze

West of Zanzibar
1954
as Tim Payton

Where No Vultures Fly
1951
as Tim Payton

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers
1977
as Mandrel

The People’s Jack
1970
as Moore
The Watercress Girl
1972
as Jesse

Bird Fancier
1985
as Tom Reagan
Being Normal
1983
as Richard
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
1970
as Joseph Connolly, Barman

Death Is Part of the Process
1986
as Erasmus
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979
as Harvey
Capital Visit
1955
as Narrator
About William Simons
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). With 52 credits spanning from 1951 to 2011, William Simons has appeared in 16 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Simons Movies
- Even Solomon (1979) — as Doctor
- The Woman in Black (1989) — as John Keckwick
- Mandy (1952) — as Boy with Ball (uncredited)
- Julius Caesar (1979) — as Trebonius
- Pope John Paul II (1984) — as Foreman Krauze
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