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Biography
William Hoyland (10 November 1943 – 15 July 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned fifty years. He appeared in several British television series.
Hoyland started out in a short film titled You're Human Like The Rest of Them in 1967. After several small roles in well-known series, such as Z-Cars and Coronation Street, he appeared in five episodes of the 1976 television mini-series Bill Brand, as Sandiford.
Two years later, he appeared in the 1978 All Creatures Great and Small episode "The Name of the Game" as Mr Blenkinsopp, the village's vicar. He reprised the role two episodes later in "Ways and Means".
In 2004 he appeared as Klaus Werner von Krupt in Hellboy.
Personal life
Hoyland was born to Denys and Doreen Hoyland. He never knew his father, a Quaker who was training as a teacher when he was conscripted in World War II. He was killed in Italy.
He was married to Carole De Jong, his third wife, and had two children — musicians Martin and Tom — from his first marriage.
Death
Hoyland was diagnosed with stomach cancer early in 2017. He died from the disease on 15 July, aged 73.