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Frank Windsor Higgins (12 July 1928 – 30 September 2020), known professionally as Frank Windsor, was an English actor, primarily known for his roles on television, especially policeman John Watt in Z-Cars and its spin-offs.
Windsor occasionally broke out of the mold: scientist Dennis Bridger in the cult science-fiction classic A for Andromeda (1961), the head of a Rolls Royce for-hire business in Flying Lady (1987) and title roles in the miniseries Headmaster (1977) and The Real Eddy English (1989).
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- Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
Oct 2, 2020 · Windsor played Det Sgt John Watt in pioneering police show Z Cars in the 1960s, and its spin-off Softly Softly. He remained a familiar face with roles in shows like Doctor Who, Flying Lady and...
Frank Windsor. Actor: A for Andromeda. Staffordshire-born actor who achieved popularity as Detective Chief Superintendent John Watt on Z Cars (1962) and Softly Softly: Task Force (1969).
- July 12, 1928
- September 30, 2020
Oct 14, 2020 · His breakthrough on the small screen came three years later in the Shakespeare anthology series An Age of Kings, taking seven roles – the Bishop of Carlisle, Sir Walter Blunt, Bullcalf, the Earl...
- Anthony Hayward
Oct 15, 2020 · But Windsor kept working and had a number of roles in television programmes like Casualty, EastEnders, A for Andromeda, Bleak House, Flying Lady, and Peak Practice. He also appeared in a number of films throughout his career, from This Sporting Life in 1963, until his final film credit in 2000, Between Two Women .
Oct 2, 2020 · Windsor played Det Sgt John Watt in pioneering police show Z Cars in the 1960s, and its spin-off Softly Softly. He remained a familiar face with roles in shows like Doctor Who, Flying Lady and...
