Quick Info
| Profession | Actor, Singer |
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| Nationality | British |
| Date of Birth | 30/10/1971 |
| Age | 54 years (died on 13, Mar, 2026) |
| Birthplace | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Date of Death | 13/03/2026 |
Latest News about John Alford
John Alford, whose birth name was John Shannon, was found dead in his prison cell at HMP Bure in Norfolk, England. He was 54 years old and had been serving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for the sexual assault of two teenage girls. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has launched a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, which is standard procedure for all deaths in custody.
John Alford, also known as John Shannon, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison at St Albans Crown Court after being convicted of multiple sexual offenses against two teenage girls aged 14 and 15. The offenses occurred at a house party in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, on 9 April 2022, where he gave the girls alcohol before committing sexual intercourse with the 14-year-old in the garden and bathroom, and assaulting the 15-year-old on a sofa. Despite his denials throughout the trial, the jury found him guilty of two counts of sexual activity, two counts of penetrative sexual activity with the younger girl, and one count each of assault by penetration and sexual assault on the older girl.
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 4" (165 cm) |
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| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Anna Scher's Stage School, London, United Kingdom |
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Personal Life
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
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| Marital Status | Unmarried |
Career
| Debut Film | The First Part of Henry the Sixth (1983) as Master Gunner's Boy |
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| Debut TV | Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979) on BBC as Shane Edmonds |
| Last Film | The Hatton Garden Job (2017) |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Enrolled in Anna Scher's stage school at eleven years old. | |
| 2. Featured in a song on the television show ‘Not the Nine O'Clock News’ in 1982. | |
| 3. Played the role of Robbie Wright in the television show Grange Hill. | |
| 4. Charged with supplying drugs in 1999 and received a nine-month prison sentence. | |
| 5. Appeared in various reality shows, including Trust Me – I’m a Beauty Therapist. | |
| 6. In 2006, he was convicted of DUI after crashing his car into three vehicles and was banned from driving for 16 months. | |
| 7. In 2018, he pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a vehicle belonging to Camden Council. | |
| 8. In 2019, he was given 12 months of community service after pleading guilty to two counts of resisting an officer. |