Bill Cashmore (actor)
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- Comedian
- journalist
- playwright
- actor
Bill Cashmore | |
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| Born | 17 April 1961 London, England |
| Died | 9 November 2017 (aged 56) |
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| Years active | 1989–2017 |
| Website | billcashmore |
Bill Cashmore (17 April 1961 – 9 November 2017) was an English actor and playwright, as well as director and co-founder of the organisation Actors in Industry.[1]
Cashmore was born in Nottingham[2] and attended Denstone College, Uttoxeter, and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English.[2] He started his acting career in the Cambridge Footlights and went on to have roles in The Bill, Casualty, All Creatures Great and Small, Fist of Fun, and other programmes.[2]
Writer and playwright
Cashmore was a writer and performer for Gimme 5, the live ITV children's programme. He has written several plays with Andy Powrie, including Trip of A Lifetime, published by Samuel French, which has been performed around the world.[citation needed]
Cashmore wrote the following full-length plays and pantomimes: What's in a name?, Amber, Trip of a Lifetime, Time Please, A Breed Apart, Amy is Four, Unaccommodated, Bride or Groom?, Seating Plan, New Year's Resolution.[2]
Cashmore wrote three one-act plays: Past Lives, Daughter, and Him, Her and Them. He also performed in two one-man shows, An Everyday Actor and Bill's Clothes.[2]
Politics
In 2017, he was selected as the Green Party candidate for Chelsea and Fulham, where he stood for the parliament in the 2017 general election, finishing fourth with 1.9% of the vote.[3]
