Bill Maynard, who has died aged 89, was well known as an actor and comedian, especially as a member of the cast in five Carry On films and in the popular television series Heartbeat. Maynard was working as an assistant buyer for a Leicester clothes wholesaler when he met Muriel Linnett. Once, asked to describe himself in a few words, he replied: “Stand up and be counted.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Bill Maynard in Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt!, 1974. He had suffered a mild stroke on the first day of shooting of a new Heartbeat series. • Bill Maynard (Walter Frederick George Williams), actor and comedian, born 8 October 1928; died 30 March 2018• Dennis Barker died in 2015

Source: The Guardian March 30, 2018 15:33 UTC