Actor Ian Smith, who has played the character Harold Bishop in the iconic Australian soap opera “Neighbours” since 1987, has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

O’Neill: Above question referenced KC 360 and KC NoVA, both are essential going forward. I have talked to residents who are scared to death in their neighborhoods. They want a police presence.

Australian actor Ian Smith, left, poses for a photograph with his wax figure in the character of Harold Bishop from Australian soap "Neighbours" at Madame Tussauds waxworks in Sydney, April 16, 2012.