- Bill Maynard, who died today at the age of 89, was an English comedian and actor. But what was his net worth when he died?
- He was most famous for his role as Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in Heartbeat, which he starred in from 1992 to 2000.
- He is said to have been worth several million when he died, a fortune earned during his over 75 year long career.
He later went on to star in Heartbeat spin off series, The Royal, which was set in a hospital, under 2003.
Bill died today, March 30 2018, in hospital in Leicestershire, shortly after suffering from a broken hip, his daughter in law told the BBC today.
Born Walter Frederick George Williams, he also played the character of Fred Moffat in ITV comedy programme The Gaffer from 1981 to 1983.
Bill’s career started in 1953, when he appeared in Henry Hall’s Face the Music on his first television broadcast.
He was married twice; first to Muriel Linnett in 1949, until she passed away in 1983.
He then married Tonia Bern, the widow of world speed record breaker Donald Campbell, in 1989, but the pair later divorced.
Bill is succeeded by one son: pop singer Maynard Williams, the leader singer in the band Ryder, born 1951, and Jane Linnett, born 1954.
But what was Bill Maynard’s net worth when he died? He is said to have a net worth of $ 18 million (approximately £13 million).
This wealth was earned through his acting and writing career which spanned more than 75 years.
Bill’s salaries ranged hugely through the years, with his role in Carry On Matron in 1972 earning him just £800.
His last role before he died was in drama programme The Moorside in 2017, which concerned the disappearance of Shannon Matthews.
Stephen Hawking had a huge net worth when he passed away earlier this month, at the age of 76.
He was known for this work in the scientific field and his discoveries over the years and renowned as one of the greatest scientists of all time.
However he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at an early age, with his first symptoms being discovered when he was at University of Oxford.
He was diagnosed with the disease when he was a 21 year old university student in 1963.
Despite having a life expectancy of just two years, he defied odds and went on to live another 55 years.
The professor accumulated $ 20 million (£14 million) upon his death, according to celebritynetworth.com.
His work includes a number of best-selling books alongside his research on black holes and cosmology.
