Zig Byfield

Trevor Mills "Zig" Byfield[1] (20 October 1943 – 11 October 2017)[2] was a British actor 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]

Zig Byfield
Born
Trevor Mills Byfield

(1943-10-20)20 October 1943
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
Died11 October 2017(2017-10-11) (aged 73)
OccupationActor
Years active1967–2017
Children2

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

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

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
1991 Minder Billy Meadows 1 episode
1992 One Foot in the Grave Driver, who raises middle finger 1 episode
2003-2010 Waking the Dead John Nesbitt 2 episodes
2000 A Touch of Frost George English 1 episode
2003-2012 Doctors Tom Irving / Buster Bevan / Tony Raynor 3 episode, (final appearance)
2003 Holby City John Palmer 1 episode
2004 Heartbeat Don Megson 1 episode
1989-2008 The Bill various characters 16 episodes
2008 New Tricks Clive Evans 1 episode
2008 Casualty Don Harrikent 1 episode
2009 Heartbeat Harry Brown 1 episode
2010 EastEnders Reg 2 episodes

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. "Programme, 'Hair', Birmingham Hippodrome – Hippodrome Heritage".
  7. "Obituary: Trevor 'Ziggy' Byfield | Obituaries". 15 November 2017.


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