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The Professionals star Lewis Collins dies
Lewis Collins who played Bodie in The Professionals has died. The Merseyside born actor was 67.
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In pictures: The Professionals' Lewis Collins
The Professionals star Lewis Collins has died aged 67. The actor, who played Bodie in the crime drama alongside co-star Martin Shaw, died in Los Angeles yesterday after a five-year struggle with cancer.
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Granada interview with Lewis Collins from 1993
Collins in the first ever episode of The Professionals
The Professionals star Lewis Collins has died aged 67, his agent said. The actor, who played Bodie in the crime drama alongside co-star Martin Shaw, died in Los Angeles yesterday after a five-year struggle with cancer. He is survived by his widow Michelle and three sons.
Martin Shaw: Lewis Collins will be mourned by many
Martin Shaw, who starred in The Professionals with Lewis Collins with four years, has paid tribute to the actor who has died, aged 67.
Martin Shaw said: "I was very sad to hear today that Lewis has died. We spent a very tough four years together in making The Professionals, and shared in the production of what has become an icon of British Television.
"He will beremembered as part of the childhood of so many people, and mourned by his fans. I send my love and condolences to his family,and the great many who will miss him."
The Professionals actor Lewis Collins dies aged 67
The Professionals star Lewis Collins has died aged 67, his agent said.
The actor, who played Bodie in the crime drama alongside co-star Martin Shaw, died in Los Angeles yesterday after a five-year struggle with cancer.
His agent said: "He died peacefully at his LA home surrounded by his family. Privacy is asked for at this very sad time."
Lewis Collins was born on Merseyside and worked as a drummer in local bands and as a hairdresser before getting into acting.
The Professionals, which made stars of Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw, was based around the adventures of a fictional crime fighting unit called CI5.
Its memorable theme tune and action-packed plots made it a huge hit on ITV in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Collins's other most notable role came in 1982's Who Dares Wins, when he played a member of the SAS.