Actor Ian Smith, who has played Harold Bishop in Neighbours since the 1980s, says he has a 'non-fixable' form of cancer and is leaving the show with immediate effect
Neighbours star Ian Smith, who has appeared on the Australian soap since 1987, has announced he has an aggressive cancer and is leaving the show. The 86 year old told Australia's Channel 10 he had been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer called pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma.
His first departure from the soap came in 1991 when he was believed to have died after being swept out to sea - but a body was never found. He then returned 'from the dead' in 1996 and remained a permanent member of cast until 2009. His major storylines in that time included everything from surviving a shocking attempted murder to recovering from a stroke.
“I’ve really put my hand up to be a guinea pig. Plus the fact I don’t want to die and I want to stay alive with quality for as long as I can. Earlier this summer another of the soap's longest-serving actors announced he was leaving, but teased that he might return, like Harold Bishop.
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