William Simons

William Simons Biography

William Simons is a Welsh actor, born in Swansea on 17 November 1940.

He started acting as a child, but he is best known for his role as Yorkshireman PC Alf Ventress in Heartbeat, a part he played for its entire 18-year run. Although he plays a heavy smoker in Heartbeat, Simons is a non-smoker in real life.He is mainly known as a policeman that lacks in the physical side but makes up for that with his 'local knowledge'. Ventress is the longest serving officer for much of the drama and often in a role as acting sergeant when Blacketon, Craddock and Merton are absent. In later series of the drama, Ventress is forced to retire from the force but continues as a civilian member of the team and also helps Oscar Blaketon (played by Derek Fowlds) in a private investigatory role.

Other roles included parts in Coronation Street, Crown Court, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, The Sweeney, Cribb, Minder, Dempsey & Makepeace, the 1977 Doctor Who story The Sun Makers, Last of the summer wine and The Darling Buds of May.

Selected filmography

Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
West of Zanzibar (1954)
Not So Dusty (1956)
Mystery Submarine (1963)
Clash by Night (1963)
Pope John Paul II (1984)
The Woman in Black (1989 made for TV movie)

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