death_date death_place years_active birth_place other_names height name parents birth_date article_title birth_name restingplace occupation
10 october 1993 chelsea , london , england 1966 -- 1979 fulham , london , england biffo , the guv ` nor , big john 1.88 m ftin on john bindon dennis bindon & cicely bindon -lrb- née monaghan -rrb- 04 october 1943 john bindon
 john dennis bindon london , england actor & bodyguard
john bindon

john dennis `` biffo '' bindon -lrb- 4 october 1943 -- 10 october 1993 -rrb- was an english actor and bodyguard who had close links with the london underworld .
the son of a london cab driver , bindon was frequently in trouble as a youth for getting into fights , and spent two periods in borstal .
he was spotted in a london pub by ken loach who asked him to star in his film `` poor cow '' -lrb- 1967 -rrb- .
other film and television productions followed , with bindon sought after to play gangsters or tough police detectives .
he played a violent mobster alongside mick jagger in `` performance '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- and a london crime boss in `` get carter '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- .
philip hoare described bindon as `` the archetypal actor-villain , and an all-round ` good geezer ' '' .
he was also known for having many socialite girlfriends , such as christine keeler , the former playboy `` bunny girl '' serena williams and vicki hodge , who had a 12-year abusive relationship with bindon .
through hodge , bindon gained access to british aristocratic circles , which culminated with his meeting princess margaret in the late 1960s , at her home on mustique in the caribbean .
bindon claimed he had sex with the princess , whilst margaret later denied the meeting ever took place despite photographic evidence .
bindon lived his hard man persona on and off screen .
he was believed to be running protection rackets in west london pubs and have alleged connections to the kray twins and the richardson gang .
in the late 1970s in addition to acting work he provided security for actors and musicians , most notoriously for led zeppelin on their 1977 us tour , where he was sacked for brawling backstage .
in 1978 bindon was tried for the murder of london gangster johnny darke .
bindon pleaded self-defence and was acquitted , but the case damaged his reputation , and this coupled with being seen as difficult to work with by directors meant his acting career declined .
in the 1980s bindon became reclusive and died in 1993 from an aids-related illness .
