Former Heartbeat actor William Simons has sadly passed away at the age of 79.
Simons who is best known for playing PC Alf Ventress, from 1992 to 2010 passed away on Friday his agent revealed.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Simons agent Bryn Newton said: “He’ll be just terribly missed by anyone who ever met him.”
“He was a much loved human, the word gentleman really applied to him. He was a gentle man.”
“He worked every single year until about three years ago.”