John Alford (actor)
Sign in to saveJohn James Shannon, better known by his stage name John Alford, was a British actor, singer, convicted child sex offender and drug dealer. He played Robbie Wright in the BBC series Grange Hill (1985–1990) and Billy Ray in the ITV series London's Burning (1993–1998). He also had three Top 30 hits on the UK singles chart in 1996.
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John Alford, born John Shannon in Glasgow in 1971, was a male actor and singer from the United Kingdom. He worked as a television actor and performed using his voice. His musical output was categorized under the pop genre. He spoke English.
Alford was convicted of sexual assault. He died on March 13, 2026. His work has been referenced by 45 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person
- Born
- 1971-10-30
- Died
- 2026-03-13
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1971
- Active to
- 2026
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 199,603x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,243x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,227x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,013x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,779x
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Key dates
- Born
- 30 October 1971
- Died
- 13 March 2026
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1971-10-30
- date of death
- 2026-03-13
- birth name
- John Shannon
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Encyclopedic overview
John James Shannon (30 October 1971 – 13 March 2026), better known by his stage name John Alford, was a British actor, singer, convicted child sex offender and drug dealer. He played Robbie Wright in the BBC series Grange Hill (1985–1990) and Billy Ray in the ITV series London's Burning (1993–1998). He also had three Top 30 hits on the UK singles chart in 1996.
Life and career
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