Actor George Armstrong has died after a long battle with Leukemia. He was 60 years old.
A statement from a fan account on Twitter reads: “I’ve just heard the very sad news that George Armstrong aka Alan Humphries passed away yesterday.
“RIP George. A true Grange Hill legend xxxx.”
Fans of the star have shared their tributes on Twitter following the news.
Grassroots North Wales wrote: “Sad times, George Armstrong (Alan Humphries) from Grange Hill has passed away after a long illness.
“Thanks for all the entertainment and RIP.”
Simon London commented: “Absolutely gutted to hear the news about George Armstrong.
“Grange Hill was the only TV show when I was a kid starring people that looked and sounded like me and my friends which made Alan a big brother to all of us. Sleep well mate!”
Erkan Mustafa typed: “RIP George Armstrong another Grange Hill legend taken from us.”
Sarah Lewis shared a picture of her with the actor alongside a touching tribute.
She tweeted: “Very sad to learn of the passing of this lovely man.
“R.I.P. George Armstrong, who many will remember as #GrangeHill’s Alan Humphries xx #70s #80s.”
George’s first big role was in Grange Hill in which he starred in 45 episodes from 1978 to 1982.
He continued playing the character in Tucker’s Luck, a spin-off of the school drama.
From 1989, he starred as P.C Driscoll in television series The Bill.
In an unearthed interview, George said he began to see similarities between himself and his on-screen character in Grange Hill.
He spilled: “After the first series very much so.
“A lot of the characteristics of Alan, the things we did, the script was sort of written around us; Todd Carty (Tucker) in particular of course. He was the central character.
“We had six main characters, but the lead one was Todd.”
On working with his co-stars Todd and Terry Sue Patt (Benny), he added: “It was a friendship that started from the very first day. We clicked, hence the reason everything on screen looked as natural as it was.
“We enjoyed working together, playing together.”
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