George rossi biography obituary

The heartbroken widow of Bill Star George Rossi has revealed that he died surrounded by his loving family after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Ashton died on 27 April at Bondi and was cremated with Anglican rites.

Catrin told MailOnline: 'George was a wonderful person. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after losing his battle against pancreatic cancer. We will miss him terribly and we are all really grieving at the moment and trying to come to terms with this huge loss. The children are devastated as am I. Sad news: The Bill star George Rossi has died at the age of 60 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

She sobbed: 'It was expected but this has hit us hard and we really don't know what more to say. George and Catrin married in and she was being comforted by their two children, other relatives and friends at the family home. His death was announced on social media with his niece Louisa writing that he had still been acting 'up until recently. Unfortunately, he passed away yesterday morning.

Still working: Rossi is pictured in a Facebook photo taken in September, His niece confirmed he was working 'up until recently'. Glasgow-born George made his debut in The Bill in , and would go on to appear in almost episodes. His character first appeared in a episode before returning as a series regular in He left the drama in He also appeared in a string of other well-known TV programmes including Taggart, and the first two series' of Whitechapel between and , portraying another detective, DC McCormack.