Ceptic Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) Best remembered, most recently, as 'Greengrass' in 'Heartbeat'. Before that as 'Selwyn Froggitt'. Before that as 'The Gaffer'. Before that as 'Sgt. Beetroot' in 'Wurzel Gummidge'. These, interspersed with roles in numerous, typically British 'Carry On' films. I best remember him as as a stand up comic, during the days of black 'n' white tv, teamed up with another comic, turned actor, Dave King. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43596854 Edited March 30, 2018 by Ceptic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guius Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I stand to be corrected but didn't Bill win quiet a lot of money on the National Lottery in it's early days while he was working on Heartbeat? Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted March 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2018 Remember him driving a loco, possibly a WD 2-10-0, on Heartbeat, one of the more memorable moments! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2018 Sad news, I had a couple of pints with him one night in the inn on the moor in Goathland in the 90s when he was filming heartbeat. He was an absolute scream with a very sick sence of humor. As we were both a bit worse for wear and possibly a bit loud we managed to upset an old couple much to Bill's amusement RIP Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted March 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2018 "It couldn't've been me cos' I wasn't there. And if I was there I know nothing about it" Pure Genius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 RIP Bill, he used to live not far from us and we occasionally saw him out and about. I remember he played a temporary Flying Squad guv'nor called Commander Quirk in The Sweeney for one episode while Haskins was away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamwig Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Magic our Morris! RIP Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 RIP Bill, he used to live not far from us and we occasionally saw him out and about. I remember he played a temporary Flying Squad guv'nor called Commander Quirk in The Sweeney for one episode while Haskins was away. In The Gaffer, he always opened the show by chucking yet another parking ticket into the back of a battered Rover P6. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2018 I stand to be corrected but didn't Bill win quiet a lot of money on the National Lottery in it's early days while he was working on Heartbeat? Guy You mean personally or as Greengrass? An often repeated line when looking for sympathy was, 'I'm almost an OAP'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted April 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2018 RIP Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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