Actor John Alford, 54, dies in prison after sexual assault conviction

Mar 14th 2026

John Alford, known for London’s Burning and Grange Hill, died at HMP Bure two months after being jailed for sexual offences against two teenage girls, and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.

Alford, tried under his real name John Shannon, died in custody at HMP Bure, Norfolk, on March 13, 2026.

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