Lewis Collins - a life in pictures

Lewis Collins, most famous for his role in The Professionals, has died in LA aged 67 Photograph: Chris Capstick/Rex

Lewis Collins & The Mojos pop group in the 60s Photograph: Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd

Joanna Lumley plays the beautiful Harriet Paulden, newest 'temp' in the life of Gavin Rumsey played by Lewis Collins in The Cuckoo Waltz Photograph: ITV/Rex

Martin Shaw playing Doyle, Gordon Jackson playing Cowley and Lewis Collins playing Bodie, testing the 180 laser beam gun from episode one of series two of The Professionals, entitled Hunter/Hunted. The show ran from 1977 to 1983 Photograph: Evening Standard/Getty Images

Lewis Collins in his most famous role as Bodie in The Professionals in 1978 with Martin Shaw Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/LWT

Practising stunts on a London rooftop in 1981 for his role as Captain Skellen in the film Who Dares Wins Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

He auditioned for the role of James Bond but was not liked by Albert R Broccoli Photograph: Allstar/Rank/Sportsphoto Ltd

Collins was interested in guns from a young age, training at the Liverpool Central Rifle Club Photograph: ITV/Rex

Making a parachute jump at Weston-on-the-Green airfield in 1987. He applied to join the Territorial SAS but was rejected because of his fame, despite passing the entrance tests
Photograph: Steve Poole/Associated Newspapers/REX

Michael Caine with Lewis Collins in the TV series Jack the Ripper in 1988 Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive

As Colonel Mustard with Lysette Anthony as Miss Scarlett in the gameshow Cluedo in 1992
Photograph: ITV/Rex

A guest appearance in The Grimleys as Doug Digby's father in 1999. Collins moved to California where he died after a five-year battle with cancer Photograph: ITV/Rex