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Bill Maynard
Walter Frederick George Williams (born 8
October 1928 in Heath End, Surrey) more commonly known as Bill
Maynard, is an English comedian and actor.
He attended Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School and started as a
variety performer, taking his professional surname from an
advertising board (billboard) for Maynard's Wine Gums, a popular
British confectionery. He placed fourth in the UK heat of the 1957
Eurovision Song Contest. With Terry Scott he appeared at Butlins
Holiday Camp in Skegness and was teamed with him in the TV series
Great Scott, It's Maynard!.
He was at first best known on TV for his role as Selwyn Froggitt in
the sitcom "Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!" and for playing Fred
Moffatt in "The Gaffer". In 1973 Maynard teamed up with BBC
television actor and comedian Ronnie Barker in the (original)
"Football Blues" which aired as Spanners Eleven and was part of a
series called Seven of One. In 1975 he had a film role as Yorkshire
farmer Hinchcliffe in "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet". In 1992 he
began playing Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the popular and
long-running television series "Heartbeat", remaining in the show
until 2001, and its spinoff series "The Royal" until about 2004. He
is also known for small roles in some of the Carry On Films
including Carry On Matron (1972) and Carry on Dick (1974). |
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