John Alderton married his co-star, Jill Browne, but they later divorced. After an uncredited role in "Cleopatra" (1963), and appearing in British films such as "The System" (1964), "Assignment K" (1968), "Duffy" (1968) and "Hannibal Brooks" (1969), he played the lead in the comedy series "Please Sir!", as hapless teacher Mr Hedges, which later resulted in him also playing the character in the 1971 feature film of the same name. In 1972 he appeared with Hannah Gordon in the BBC comedy series "My Wife Next Door" which ran for 13 episodes, and for which he won a Jacob's Award in 1975. He
Gene Alderton of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. In the summer of 1958, he was competing for a position at the Lions' training camp, and considered to have a good chance at making the roster. He played for Detroit, the defending NFL champions, in the 1958 College All-Star Game. In mid-August, he was hired as the freshman team coach at his alma mater. In 1964, Alderton was elected to the board of trustees of the University of Maryland M Club, an athletic alumni organization. He died on July 2, 1992, while living in Hyattsville, Maryland. Gene Alderton Wayne Eugene