John Alford, a British actor with a checkered history with the law, has died at the age of 54.
Alford, who starred in BBC kids soap Grange Hill and ITV fireman drama London’s Burning, died in prison after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Alford, who reverted back to his birthname John Shannon after his acting career, died in prison.
“John Shannon died in prison on 13 March 2026. As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate,” a Prison Service spokesman told the BBC.
Alford was jailed in January for eight and a half years after being convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a 14-year old and charges of sexual assault and assault by penetration relating to a 15-year-old girl.
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The incident took place in Hertfordshire,
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