Actor. He will be best remembered for his role as 'Hamish McNeil' in 42 episodes of the popular Scottish soap opera television series, "Take The High Road" from 1981 to 1990. The soap opera television series which was filmed in Luss, Scotland, on the shores of Loch Lomond, was created by writer and producer Don Houghton and it told the stories of the residents of the fictional rural Scottish village of Glendarroch, Scotland, who deal with issues ranging from crop failures and parish pump politics to infidelity, alcoholism, and drug abuse. He was born as William Anderson in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 22, 1941. He was educated at the Lambhill Street Primary School in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1946 to 1952, and at the Lambhill Street Secondary School in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1952 to 1956, where he received his General Certificate of Education (or G.C.E.). He then attended and was educated at the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1969 to 1972, where he received his Certificate of Dramatic Art-Acting. Following his graduation, he pursued an acting career and eventually began appearing on television and in films. During his acting career, he used the stage name of Bill or Billy Armour. Besides, "Take The High Road" (1981-1990), his many other television credits include, "The New Road," "Sutherland's Law," "Garnock Way," "The Flight Of The Heron," "John Macnab," "Scene," "The Sweeney," "Rob Roy," "Survivors," "The Standard," "Huntingtower" (1978, he played the role of 'Tinker' in five episodes), "Play For Today," "The Mourning Brooch," "The Camerons," "Angels," "Square Mile Of Murder," "The Walls Of Jericho," "Strangers," "The Odd Job Man," "Screen Two," "Screenplay," "First Among Equals," "Rab C. Nesbitt," and "Taggart." He made his actual film debut in the role of a 'Prison Warden' in the crime drama, "A Sense Of Freedom" (1981). The film which was directed by John Mackenzie, and written by Peter McDougall, also starred Jake D'Arcy, Sean Scanlan, and David Hayman, and tells the true story of the life and imprisonment of Glasgow, Scotland, hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle, who also wrote the autobiographical book of the same name. Besides, "A Sense Of Freedom" (1981), his many other film credits include, "Prison V Scott" (1982), "Gunfight At The Joe Kaye Corral" (1983), "The Planman" (2003), "One Last Chance" (2004), and "Starcache" (2018). Besides, television and film, he also worked extensively in radio, and in theatre, in Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, Singapore, and in Nassau, Bahamas. He passed away from cancer at the Cowal Hospice in Dunoon, Scotland, on January 12, 2017, at the age of about 75 or 76. His funeral service was held through George S. Munn Funeral Directors in Rutherglen, Scotland, and he was buried in Cathcart Cemetery in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, where several other famous Scottish personalities are laid to rest.