Bill Simpson (actor)
| Bill Simpson | |
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| Born |
William Nicholson Simpson 11 September 1931 Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 21 December 1986 (aged 55) Mauchline, East Ayrshire, Scotland (heart attack) |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Miller (1965–1969) Tracy Reed (1974–1986) |
| Children | Kelly Simpson (born 1973) Katy Simpson (born 1975) |
William Nicholson "Bill" Simpson (11 September 1931 – 21 December 1986) was a Scottish film and television actor, best remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the long-running BBC TV series Dr. Finlay's Casebook.
Bill Simpson was born in Dunure, Ayrshire. He began his career as an announcer for BBC Scotland. His only appearance in a movie was as a non-speaking extra (his name was missing from the film credits) playing a bridegroom in the first re-make of John Buchan's story The 39 Steps (1959), which starred Kenneth More as Richard Hannay. He devoted the rest of his career to television, radio and stage.
In 1962, BBC Television adapted Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Master of Ballantrae in which Simpson played the part of Hastie in six 30 minute episodes. Later that year, he took the role of Mr. Ogilvie in "Appearance in Court", an episode of the popular BBC police drama, Z Cars.
On 16 August 1962, the BBC began broadcasting its long-running Scottish medical drama, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, with an episode called "It's All in the Mind". Simpson played the title role, Dr. Alan Finlay, and was supported by Andrew Cruickshank as Dr. Cameron, his older partner at the Arden House surgery in Tannochbrae, and Barbara Mullen as their housekeeper, Janet. With locations at Callander in Stirling, Scotland, the show ran for eight seasons, the final episode, "The Burgess Ticket", being shown on 3 January 1971. Simpson also starred in 104 audio episodes of the A. J. Cronin story, made by BBC Radio 4, from 1970 to 1975.
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