Teletubbies' Tinky Winky star Simon Shelton killed by 'high
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#xa; The actor had a history of alcohol dependence and a coroner ruled his cause of death as misadventure.
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Alcohol and hypothermia killed Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton, inquest rules, Ents & Arts News
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Actor who plays Tinky Winky in the Teletubbies dies aged just 52
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Teletubbies' Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton killed by 'high concentration of alcohol' and hypothermia, inquest rules - Mirror Online
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Actor who played Tinky Winky in 'Teletubbies' has died
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Teletubbies' Tinky Winky Actor, Simon Shelton, Dies Suddenly Aged 52
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Teletubbies Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton Barnes dies aged 52 - CoventryLive
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Tragic final weeks of Teletubbies Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton Barnes before he 'froze to death in street' - Mirror Online
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Alcohol and hypothermia killed Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton, inquest rules, Ents & Arts News
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Teletubbies Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton died of hypothermia
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41 Facts about Simon Shelton Barnes