Former teen actor George Armstrong, greatest identified for UK’s Grange Hill has died, aged 60.
He died on eleventh July after a “lengthy battle with Leukaemia”, in keeping with British experiences.
Armstrong performed Alan Humphries on Grange Hill between 1978 and 1982 and once more in 1983 within the spin-off sequence Tucker’s Luck.
His first performing position was as Hubert Lane in Just William in 1977 with the final position as PC Driscoll in The Bill in 1989.
He later labored as a technical theatre supervisor.
Armstrong opened up about his journey with most cancers in 2018 whereas elevating cash for charity, and used Facebook to thank the NHS.
He stated on Facebook: “Any of you who know me know I’m not an ideal one for sharing my private life on social media, however at this time I make an exception for a very fantastic trigger. Two years in the past I used to be identified with leukaemia and spent 4 months preventing it.
“I used to be in a position to get to remission however sadly in February this 12 months, I relapsed and have spent many of the final 3 months in hospital,” he continued.
“It’s laborious, it’s tiring however regardless of an enormous scare I’m nonetheless right here and preventing on… Every day I sit right here in hospital I’m reminded of the wonderful work the NHS does. But they will’t do it alone and that’s the place some exceptional charities assist.”
Source: Radio Times
