Bill Maynard
Bill Maynard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Walter Frederick George Williams 8 October 1928 Heath End, Surrey, England |
| Died | 30 March 2018 (aged 89) Leicestershire, England |
| Notable work | See below |
| Spouses | Muriel Linnett
(m. 1949; died 1983)Tonia Bern
(m. 1989; div. 1998) |
| Children | 2; including Maynard Williams |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1953–2018 |
| Medium | Actor, comedian |
| Genres | Comedy, television |
Walter Frederick George Williams (8 October 1928 – 30 March 2018), better known by his stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor. He began working in television in the 1950s, notably starring alongside Terry Scott in Great Scott – It's Maynard! (1955–56). In the 1970s and 1980s, he starred in the successful British sitcoms Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and The Gaffer and appeared in five films in the Carry On series. After a hiatus from television work in the late 1980s, Maynard starred as Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the long-running television series Heartbeat from 1992 to 2000, reprising the character in the spin-off The Royal in 2003.