George Armstrong, best known for playing Alan Humphries in drama series Grange Hill, has sadly passed away at the age of 60 on Tuesday 11 July.
The actor lost his life after a 'long battle with leukaemia', with tributes from devastated fans pouring in as the news was revealed on Thursday morning.
A Grange Hill fan account wrote online: "I’ve just heard the very sad news that George Armstrong aka Alan Humphries passed away yesterday. RIP George. A true Grange Hill legend xxxx."
While tributes began to flood in as fans responded to the announcement, with one writing: "A character from my childhood. Such sad news, thoughts with his family and grange Hill friends".
Born in London, George first rose to prominence by bagging role as Hubert Lane in 1977’s Just William. He starred alongside Bonnie Langford in the television adaptation before going on to Grange Hill a year later.
Playing Alan Humphries, he became on of the show's key characters between 1978 and 1982, with the popular children's television drama series depicting life in a comprehensive school. He then repeated this role for the spin-off series Tucker’s Luck in 1983.
Later in life, George gave up acting and became a Technical Theatre Manager at a public school before being diagnosed with leukaemia, a cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues, which he is said to have battled for 'quite some time'.
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