Keith Clifford born 20 June 1938 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK is a British actor best known for his role as Billy Hardcastle on Last of the Summer Wine between 1999 & 2006.
He played Billy Hardcastle on the British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 1999 until he decided to leave the series following the 27th series of 2006. (Billy was a comedy character who believed he was a direct descendent of Robin Hood.) He also made guest appearances on Heartbeat and Dalziel and Pascoe, and appeared in the TV movie Vacuuming Completely Nude In Paradise. In 2007 he played Frank Nicholls in Coronation Street.
Won the 1993 Sony Radio Award for best actor in the play Randles Scandals by Trevor Hoyle.
Co-wrote Scandals the life and liver of Frank Randle. Scandals is a one man show starring Keith as Frank Randle, the play has toured extensively to rave reviews.
