statement that he had been cast to play the role of the Earl Godwin in the historically based feature film production 1066, but in June 2013, it was announced by the same source that he had withdrawn from the production due to ill health. Death After being first diagnosed in 2008, Collins died at the age of 67 from cancer, in Los Angeles on 27 November 2013. Shortly before his death, he had returned to visit the United Kingdom, spending some time in Merseyside. Collins' body was cremated. An urn holding his ashes is deposited in a memorial display cabinet at the North Pacifica Mausoleum section of Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Personal life Collins married Michelle Larrett, a school-teacher, in 1992. The couple had three sons; Elliot, Oliver, and Cameron. He held a private pilot's licence, a black belt in jujitsu and had trained in karate. His hobbies included parachuting, motorbikes, collecting firearms and sports shooting and he continued to play musical instruments throughout his life. TV roles Z-Cars, episode "Waste", 1974 – as Derek Cunningham Marked Personal, episodes "1.38" and "1.37", 1974 – as Len Thomas Village Hall, episode "Friendly Encounter", 1974 – Jimmy Jackson Crown Court, episode "Arson", 1974 – as PC Henry Williams Warship, episode "Away Seaboat's Crew", 1974 – L/Sea. Steele The Cuckoo Waltz, Granada TV sitcom, 1975–1977 – as Gavin Ramsey The New Avengers, Series 2 – episode 5 "Obsession", (with Martin Shaw), 7 October 1977 – as Kilner The Professionals, 1977–1981 – as Bodie Must Wear Tights (TV musical), 1978 - as Lewis Blake This Is Your Life, 1 episode, 1982 – as himself A Night on the Town, 1983 – as George, a photographer Robin of Sherwood, episode "The Sheriff of Nottingham", 1986 – as Phillip Mark Carly's Web, 1987 – as Alexander Prescott Jack the Ripper, TV Drama, 1988 – as Sergeant George Godley Alfred Hitchcock Presents, episode "The Man Who Knew Too Little", 1989 – as Bill Stewart , TV series, 1990 – as Hugh Sinclair (segment "Bounty") A Ghost in Monte Carlo, TV Drama, 1990 – as Lord Drayton Cluedo, 6 episodes, 1991–1992 – as Col. Mustard; 1 episode as Jack Peacock Tarzán, 2 episodes, 1993–1994 – as Michael Hauser The Grimleys, 2 episodes, 1999 – as Digby's Dad The Bill, episode 034, 2002 – Dr. Peter Allen (final appearance) Cinematic roles Confessions of a