British actor Simon Shelton, best known for playing Tinky Winky in the “Teletubbies,” has died. He was 52. Shelton — who also went by the name Simon Barnes — starred in the cult BBC children’s show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Simon Shelton, known for voicing Tinky-Winky in the BBC children’s show “Teletubbies,” died on Jan. 17. He was 52. His niece ...

The actor behind the Teletubbies’ Tinky Winky character froze to death, according to family members and police. Simon Shelton Barnes, 52, collapsed on a Liverpool street and died of hypothermia. He ...

Ever since it first aired, children's TV show Teletubbies has been a firm favourite with kids throughout the country. The legacy of the characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa, and Po was so strong ...

This rainbow pin, available for $10.99 and featuring the symbols of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, is part of the new Teletubbies Pride Collection. (Photo courtesy Teletubbies Pride Collection) ...

Simon Shelton, the actor behind the purple Teletubby named Tinky Winky, has died at the age of 52, according to his niece Emily Atack. Shelton took the role as Tinky Winky after the original actor was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This rainbow pin, available for $10.99 and featuring the symbols of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, is part of the new ...