Zig Byfield

Zig Byfield
Born Trevor Mills Byfield
(1943-10-20)20 October 1943
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
Died 11 October 2017(2017-10-11) (aged 73)
Cause of death Pneumonia
Occupation Actor
Years active 1967-2017
Children 2

Trevor Mills "Zig" Byfield[1] (20 October 1943 – 11 October 2017)[2] was a British actor best known for his roles in Heartbeat, EastEnders, Casualty, The Bill, Holby City, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Doctors, Only Fools and Horses, One Foot in the Grave, Birds of a Feather, The Professionals, Minder, Spooks, Lovejoy, So Haunt Me and New Tricks.[3][4][5]

Theatre work

Prior to his work in television and film he appeared in several stage musicals. These included the 1970s production of Hair, where he appeared alongside Joan Armatrading, Richard O'Brien, Paul Nicholas and Floella Benjamin.[6] He also appeared later in Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show.[7]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Yesterday's Dreams Don Ackford 6 episodes
1991 Inspector Morse Harry Field 1 episode
1991 Only Fools and Horses Eric 1 episode
2003 Waking the Dead John Nesbitt 2 episodes
2003 Holby City John Palmer 1 episode
2004 Heartbeat Don Megson 1 episode
2004 The Bill Malcolm Willard 4 episodes?
2008 The Bill Martin Carmichael 1 episode
2008 New Tricks Clive Evans 1 episode
2008 Casualty Don Harrikent 1 episode
2009 Doctors Tom Irving / Buster Bevan / Tony Raynor 3 episode, (final television appearance)
2009 Heartbeat Harry Brown 1 episode
2010 EastEnders Reg 2 episodes

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1982Who Dares WinsBaker
1983SlaygroundSams
1989The Wolves of Willoughby ChaseTrain Driver
1995GoldenEyeTrain Driver
1999Nasty NeighboursCar Salesman
1999G:MT – Greenwich Mean TimeBrian
2000Distant ShadowJohn Clay
2009Dead Man RunningThe Mark

References

  1. ↑ "Heartbeat actor hurt in on-set accident". Whitby Gazette. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Hayward, Anthony (18 October 2017). "Trevor 'Ziggy' Byfield obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Trevor Byfield".
  4. ↑ "Trevor Byfield". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Trevor 'Ziggy' Byfield - Obituaries - The Stage". 15 November 2017.
  6. ↑ http://birminghamhippodromeheritage.com/bht_collection/programme-hair-birmingham-hippodrome/
  7. ↑ https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2017/obituary-trevor-ziggy-byfield/



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