| Bill Maynard | |
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| Birth name | Walter Frederick George Williams |
| Born | 8 October 1928 Heath End, Surrey, England |
| Died | 30 March 2018 (aged 89) Leicestershire, England[1] |
| Medium | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1953–2018 |
| Genres | Comedy, television |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2; including Maynard Williams |
| Notable works and roles | See below |
Walter Frederick George Williams (8 October 1928 – 30 March 2018),[4] better known by his stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor.[5] 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.
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