What is Billy McColl (actor)?
{{Infobox person | name = Billy McColl | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = William Collins | birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|11|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[London]], [[UK]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|01|11|1950|11|15|df=yes}} | death_place = [[New York]], USA | other_names = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor | spouse = | children = 1 | relatives = | website = | years_active = 1978&ndash;2013 }} '''William Collins''' (15 November 1950 &ndash; 11 January 2023), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Billy McColl''', was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[actor]]. He was born in [[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], [[Scotland]], McColl began his [[career]] in 1978. He had many different [[role]]s on [[British]] [[television show]]s such as ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Hamish MacBeth]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Taggart]]''.<ref name=scotsman>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-william-collins-billy-mccoll-actor-and-gardener-1-3263126|title=Obituary: William Collins (Billy McColl), actor and gardener|date=10 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|access-date=5 February 2014|archive-date=11 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111191325/http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-william-collins-billy-mccoll-actor-and-gardener-1-3263126|url-status=dead}}</ref> Billy McColl died on 11 January 2023, aged 72, in [[New York]], [[USA]]. He was survived by his daughter, Maud.<ref name=scotsman/> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0566096|Billy McColl}} {{Actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McColl, Billy}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:People from Fife]] [[Category:Scottish television actors]] [[Category:Scottish movie actors]]