# John Alford

> John James Shannon, better known by his stage name John Alford, was a British actor, singer, convicted child sex offender and drug dealer. He played Robbie Wright in the BBC series Grange Hill (1985-1990) and Billy Ray in the ITV series London's Burning (1993-1998). He also had three Top 30 hits on the UK singles chart in 1996.

*Scottish-born English actor (1971-2026)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1971-10-30
- **Died:** 2026-03-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 22.4 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 5.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0019212/ (@nm0019212)

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6218663)
- [John Alford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alford_(actor))
- [约翰·奥尔福特](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BA%A6%E7%BF%B0%C2%B7%E5%A5%A5%E5%B0%94%E7%A6%8F%E7%89%B9)
- [John Alford](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alford)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/054eac38-8533-48a1-ad26-bb20badbfc1b)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/429377)
- [John Alford](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1763280)

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