50 CORONATION STREET ACTORS WHO DIED IN REAL LIFE

50 CORONATION STREET ACTORS WHO DIED IN REAL LIFE

Jane Alexander the British actress was born on the 11th of October 1926 in the toxi area of Liverpool Lancashire she became famous for playing the sharp tonged put upon housewife Hilda ogon in Coronation Street one of the best loved soap characters in British TV history the actress formed a comedy double act

With her onscreen husband Stan who was played by Bernard Yuans Hilda and Stan have been hailed as one of the ultimate soap couples after Coronation Street Alexander joined Last of the Summer Wine as the junk shop owner Auntie Wright remaining until the end of the Series in

2010 Jan Alexander was a keen Gardner she never got married prioritizing her acting career Above All Else Jean Alexander died peacefully in her sleep in hospital on the 14th of October 2016 at the age of 90 Brian Mosley the actor was born on the 25th of August 1931 in Leeds he was

A stwart of Coronation Street for 38 years playing the corner shopkeeper Alf Roberts Mosley turned his role into one of the longest running characters on British television his character Alf began as a post office worker before becoming well known for running the streets Corner Shop Brian Mosley left

The show in 1999 and sadly died himself just months later on the 9th of February 1999 he collapsed suddenly while walking down a public Street and died of a heart attack Mosley was married to Norma Bose the couple had six children Doris speed she was born on the

3rd of February 1899 in cholon Lancashire one of Britain’s Best Loved soap actresses Doris speed portrayed Annie Walker the snooty land lady of the Rover’s return par in itv’s coronation street she played the role for 23 years and was named the Queen Mother of soap by the press speed reportedly received

More fan mail than any other Street actor Doris speed never married she died on the 16th of November 1994 at the age of 95 Peter Adamson the British actor was born on the 16th of February 1930 in Kensington Liverpool Adamson portrayed Builder Len fair cluff in in Coronation Street from 1961 to

1983 Peter had been suspended for writing articles and giving interviews to the press that criticized his fellow cast members Peter Adamson died on the 17th of January 2002 of stomach cancer no Coronation Street cast member attended his funeral dorine Kio the Irish actress was born on the 10th of April 1924 in Dublin

She played Coronation Street Street’s first ever bid conceptor rean at the Rover’s return in as well as her time on the street she was known for her role as neighbor Mary Carol in BBC sitcom the royal family and had Parts in popular shows including Father Ted cold feet and

Fair City Dorene Kio was married twice first to actor Frank singano and then to her second husband Jack Jenna she had Alzheimer’s disease and died on the 31st of December 2017 at the age of 93 Bernard uans the English actor was born Bernard Arthur Poley on the 28th of

December 1914 in hve Sussex but he was better known by his stage name Bernard Yuans Yuans portrayed the work Shai Stan Ogden in Coronation Street from 1964 until his death in 1984 he briefly appeared in radio plays and had small roles in films additionally he worked as a TV announcer

But is best remembered for his portrayal of Stan Ogden uans died peacefully in his sleep on the 27th of August 1984 after suffering a heart attack he was 69 uans was married to Edna swallow and they had two daughters and three sons his youngest son Michael served as a

Film cameraman on numerous episodes of Coronation Street Lynn Perry the English actress and singer linnn Perry was born in Rotherham in 19 1931 the sister of the comedian and actor douge Brown Perry was best known for the role of Ivy tilsley the factory worker in Coronation Street from 1971 to

1994 she formed a formidable double act with her work colleague Vera Duckworth played by Liz Dorne linnn Perry later published a book on her time in the soap entitled secrets of the street Perry entered Show Business professionally as a singer and comedian performing her Cabaret act in clubs all around Britain

And abroad her other roles included Mrs Casper in Kess Mrs Petty in the television series queeny’s Castle she died on the 24th of March 2006 at the age of 74 4 months after suffering a stroke John Savant born in gery in 1938 Savant was best known for playing

Butcher Fred Elliot in Coronation Street between 1994 until his departure in 2006 his character was known for his booming voice and saying his lines twice broken up with the catchphrase I say savident started his career as a policeman in Manchester before becoming an actor John made a number of appearances on

Television and in film with roles in Classics such as A Clockwork Orange as well as Yes Minister and even created a role in the original production of the Phantom of the Opera in 1986 John Savant was married to theater director Rona Hopkins son and they had

Two children he died on the 21st of February 2024 at the age of 86 Jill Summers singer comedian and actress Summers was born on the 10th of December 1910 in Eckles Lancashire she played the part of blue rinsed pensioner Phyllis Pierce for 14 years and over 500 episodes of Coronation Street suffering

Heart problems she appeared less frequently in the show Summers died of kidney failure on the 11th of January 1997 at the age of 86 several months after her last appearance in Coronation Street Neville Boswell Boswell was born on the 20th of January 1943 in darbishire the actor was best known for

Playing Ray Langton deedre Bow’s first husband and father of the daughter Tracy the bad boy had romances with many of the streets women before settling down in 1975 when he wed the iconic de bow played by the late an kirkbride Ray was at the center of a number of memorable

Story lines Neville Boswell had moved to Las Vegas after leaving Coronation Street he died on the 25th of December 2019 at the age of 76 Arthur Leslie Leslie was born on the 8th of December 1899 in neck Nottinghamshire the British actor earned his greatest Fame playing genial Rover’s return landlord Jack Walker on

Coronation Street from 1960 to 1970 he ran the par alongside his wife Annie played by Doris speed in addition to his acting Arthur also wrote plays Arthur Leslie died suddenly of a heart attack on the 30th of June 1970 at the age of 70 6 days after his last appearance in

The soap his only son Tony Bron also became an actor and appeared in several episodes of Coronation Street Betty alberger the actress was born on the 27th of January 1922 in Manchester in Coronation Street she played the role of Corner Shop proprietor Flory Lindley between 1960 and

1965 alberger also was known for her role as Edna cross in Brookside between 1983 and 1985 Betty alberger died on the 18th of May 1991 at the age of 69 and was survived by her husband rupit and daughter Christine Jennifer Moss born Jennifer Victoria moss on the 10th of January

1945 in Wigan Lancashire the English actress and singer played coronation Street’s original Teenage Rebel lucil huitt from 1960 to 1974 and won an army of fans she acted rarely after leaving the street in 1961 she also acted and sang in the musical Live It Up Jennifer suffered from depression and turned to

Drinking after the death of her father later she overcame her drinking problem though she suffered poor health for much of the rest of her life Jennifer Moss died on the 29th of September 2006 at the age of 61 bill wadington wadington was born on the 10th of June 1916 in alen Lancashire

He played Percy sugden the officious yet good-natured functionary always eluding Phyllis Pierce’s blue rinsed blandishments in Coronation Street from 1983 to 1997 wadington appeared in more than 800 variety and comedy programs on radio and television he died on the 11th of September 2000 at the age of 84 after

Suffering for several years with Parkinson’s disease Pat Phoenix Phoenix was born on the 26th of November 1923 in Manchester the actress was one of the best known faces in Britain after starring for 24 4 years in Coronation Street she played glamorous fiery Elsie Tanner one of the most iconic Coronation

Street characters ever Pat had a few TV roles after leaving Coronation Street Phoenix was married three times she married her third husband actor Tony Booth on her deathbed Pat Phoenix who smoked 60 cigarettes a day died of lung cancer on the 17th of September 1986 at the age of 62

Elizabeth Dorne Dorne was born Sylvia Butterfield on the 8th of November 1939 in Leeds West riding of Yorkshire the much-loved actress is remembered as a true Coronation Street Legend Liz Dawn starred in the soap for more than three decades she played Vera Duckworth Vera and her husband Jack played by Bill Tomy

Became one of TV’s Best Loved couples they bickered incessantly often leading ver to ask don’t you love me anymore Jack Elizabeth Dorne had suffered from the incurable lung disease empa since 2004 she was forced to quit the soap in 2008 after her health worsened Dorne died peacefully at home on the 25th of

September 2017 at the age of 77 following long battle with empa Peter Baldwin Baldwin was born on the 29th of July 1933 in susset the actor was known for his 21-year role as Derek Wilton in Coronation Street with Thelma Baro as his onscreen wife Mavis he formed one of the great comedy

Partnerships of the television soap opera Peter Baldwin was married to the former play school presenter and actress Sarah long they had two children Baldwin died on the 21st of October 2015 at the age of 82 after a short battle with cancer Anne kirkbride the actress was

Born on the 21st of June 1954 in Alm Lancashire Anne kirkbride was best known for her long-running role as Bes spectacled gr voiced dear Dre Barlo in the ITV soap Coronation Street over the years she became known for her character’s large glasses and husky voice kirkbride was in the show for 42

Years and was one of the nation’s best loved and longest serving television stars she was married to former actor David Becket they met on the set of Coronation Street when he appeared in Cory as her onscreen handyman boyfriend Dave an kirkbride died on the 19th of

January 2015 at the age of 60 of breast cancer which had metastasis to her brain Johnny Briggs Briggs was born on the 5th of September 1935 in baty Southwest London the actor made his coronation streak debut in 197 6 he played Mike Baldwin for 30 years as the uncompromising businessman in the soap

He feuded with barow and was caught up in a love triangle with his wife deedre played by Anne cbde the love triangle between the three was hugely popular with viewers and carried on for years after leaving Coronation Street in 2006 Briggs made appearances in Echo Beach

And in doctors Johnny Briggs died on the 28th of February 2021 at the age of 85 after long illness Jeffrey Hughes Hughes was born on the 2nd of February 1944 in wallacy chesher the actor Rose to fame for portraying much loved bin man Eddie Yates in Coronation Street he also

Played Twiggy in TV comedy the royal family enlo in keeping up appearances and Vernon scripts in heartbeat Hughes had many other appearances on television and Screen Jeffrey Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the 1990s he died from the illness on the 27th of July 2012 at the age of

68 Betty driver Betty driver was born on the 20th of May 1920 in leester England British actress and singer Betty driver played the role of Rover’s return bid Betty Williams in Coronation Street for 42 years her Famous Hot Pot served at lunchtime in The Rovers became an iconic

Dish in her early career she was a singer appearing in musical films such as boots boots and in Penny Paradise dri had a 7-year marriage to singer Wally Peterson which ended because of her husband’s various infidelities Betty driver died on the 15th of October 2011 at the age of 91

After around 6 weeks in hospital Roy barlu English comic actor was born on the 12th of of July 1935 in Preston Lancashire the actor was loved around the country after his Years playing Cory landlord Alec Gilroy who had a stormy marriage to bet Lynch played by Julie goodier he played Alec

For 22 years in total barlu also worked with comedy icon Les dorson and appeared in hits like Last of the Summer Wine and are you being served Roy barlu died at the hospice following a short illness on the 1st of June 2017 at the age of of

81 Maggie Jones Jones was born on the 21st of June 1934 in London the actress played blanch hunt at Ken Bow’s meddling mother-in-law and Ruled The Roost on Coronation Street for a decade her character was known for her acid tongue putt Downs Maggie Jones had also appeared in the foresight saga good

Night sweetheart heartbeat and Peak practice in October 2009 Jones was admitted to Salford Royal hospital for undisclosed major surgery she remained in the same hospital until she died peacefully in her sleep on the 2nd of December 2009 at the age of 75 Bill Tomy Tomy was born on the 4th of

April 1941 in ardwick Manchester Bill Tomy joined Coronation Street in 1977 and landed the role that made him famous he played lovable Rogue Jack duck alongside Liz daor who played his wife Vera they were one of the most famous soap couples in History Bill Tomy

Left the soap in 2010 after more than 30 years in the show he had to leave the series because his son Carl had been diagnosed with a brain tumor Tommy was married to his childhood sweetheart Allison for 50 years and they had two children he suffered from poor health

For many years having a heart attack at the age of 35 and then a stroke a year later Bill tamy died on the 9th of November 2012 at the age of 71 in tenie from a heart attack Mark Eden English actor and writer was born Douglas John Malon in St

Panras London on the 14th of February 1928 the actor’s career spanned 50 years including 8 years in Coronation Street Mark Eden portrayed villainous Alan Bradley his character was one of weatherfield most notorious bad boys in the late 1980s his time on the cobbles came to an end when his character was

Killed by a Blackpool tram Eden also appeared in The Avengers Dr zvago and in Doctor Who as Marco Polo Mark Eden was married three times in 1993 he married his third wife Cory co-star Sue Nichols known for playing Audrey robberts they remained married until Eden’s death the

Actor died on the 1st of January 20 2021 at the age of 992 following Alzheimer’s battle Irene suck Cliffe suck Cliff was born on the 12th of July 1924 in Burnley Lancashire the actress made her debut in Coronation Street in 1968 Irene’s character Maggie ran the corner shop and lived with her alcoholic

Husband Les CLE Irene suck Cliffe died on the 3rd of May 2019 at the age of 94 Jack Hoth English stage radio and television actor Jack howth was born in Rochdale Lancashire on the 19th of February 1896 he appeared in the first edition of Coronation Street as Albert

Tatlock a grumpy but likable elderly War veteran Hoth appeared in over 1700 episodes Jack howth died of kidney failure and pneumonia in landid no General Hospital on the 31st of March 1984 at the age of 88 he was married to actress Betty mergatroid they were together for 55 years until hoth’s

Death Barbara Young born on the 9th of February 1931 in Brick House young had various parts over the years in ITV soap Coronation Street including as Barbara Platt and most recently as dorine fenick she also starred in Last of the Summer Wine family Affairs and had appearances

In the bill and Hol Oaks Barbara young died on the the 27th of April 2023 at the age of 92 Ian Rogerson born in October 1960 in High Wickham Ian Rogerson played Rover’s return employee Harry flag in Coronation Street for 2 years Rogerson was dealing with mental health problems before his

Death and had difficulty remembering his lines due to memory loss Ian Rogerson died on the 13th of October 2017 following a suspected insulin overdose Violet Carson English actress singer and pianist Carson was born on the 1st of September 1898 in anot Lancashire Carson played the formidable and Unforgettable

Ena sharles a Gruff moral voice of Coronation Street for 20 years she was one of the original and leading characters in the show during the early days of BBC Radio Carson had an extensive radio career Violet Carson died of heart failure on Boxing Day 1983 at the age of

85 Daphne oxenford the actress was born on the 31st of October 1919 in Barnett hartfordshire she was one of the original cast members of Coronation Street playing Esther Hayes as the voice behind listen with mother on BBC Radio Daphne oxenford was known to millions of children for saying are you sitting

Comfortably then I’ll begin Daphne oxenford died on the 21st of December 2012 at the age of 93 Johnny Lee Johnny Lee was born John Glenn on the 31st of December 1941 in York in Coronation Street he appeared as a trombone playing Milkman Harry Clayton with his wife Connie a dress maker and

Daughters Andrea and Sue famously Johnny Lee was known for his role as Ned Glover in emale from 1994 to 1999 Johnny Le died on the 25th of October 2020 at the age of 78 of a heart attack following a positive test for Corona virus Peter Armitage Armitage was born

On the 23rd of October 1939 in Skipton West riding of Yorkshire Peter armatic first featured in Coronation Street in 1984 he played retired Builder Bill Webster Kevin Webster’s dad Armitage left the soap after being told that there was no future for his character the actor’s other TV credits include

Hearts and Minds HBY City Jack the Ripper and children’s show magic Granddad the Yorkshire born actor also appeared in a 1980s Yellow Pages commercial as a father buying a bicycle for his son Peter armatic was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2013 he died of a heart attack on the 30th of November

2018 at the age of 79 Frank Mills Mills was born on the 11th of August 1927 in London Frank joined the cast of Coronation Street in 1995 playing Billy Williams a long-standing bid Betty’s love the actor also starred in Midsummer murders foil’s War and the palace Frank Mills died on

The 11th of February 2021 at the age of 93 Lynn Carrol the Welsh born actress played gossipy Martha Longhurst in coronation street from 1960 to 1964 her character was very popular Carol married actor Herbert new Palmer who also appeared in Coronation Street in two episodes Lynn Carol died of a

Heart attack in hospital on the 30th of June 1990 at the age of 76 Steven Hancock the British actor musical director and pianist Hancock was born on the 24th of November 1925 in Bishop ockland County d he was best known for his 8-year role as nnest Gordon Bishop in Coronation Street

Steven Hancock the elder brother of East Enders actor Christopher Hancock died on the 1st of November 2015 at the age of 89 daav Jones former child actor who became a star with the 60s pop group the monkeys daav Jones was born on the 30th of December 1945 in Manchester he took a

Brief role as colon LX grandson of Ena sharles in Coronation Street in 1961 the British born Star daav Jones was best known as a member of the band the monkeys and a co-star of the TV series The Monkeys the show was popular in both the US and the UK before Jones

Became a famous singer and actor he actually wanted to be a jockey and realized his dream of riding in 1996 when he won an amateur jockey race at lingfield Jones was married three times and had four daughters he died on the 29th of February 2012 of a heart attack resulting from

Arteriosclerosis he was 66 Roy HUD comedian and actor Roy HUD was born on the 16th of May 1936 in Cen sorry he appeared in ITV soap Coronation Street as Undertaker Archie shuttleworth from 2002 to 2003 and later made guest appearances hard was best known for his BBC Radio two satirical series the news

Hardlines which ran from 1975 to 2001 hard also appeared in called the Midwife in 2012 along with Law and Order Midsummer murders and Broad Church in 2017 Roy HUD died on the 15th of March 2020 at the age of 83 following a short illness Margo Briant Bryant was born on

The 8th of March 1897 in Hall Yorkshire the actress was best known for her 16-year portrayal of cat-loving Minnie calwell in Coronation Street in 1976 Margo experienced severe memory loss which led to her departure from Coronation Street she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Margo Bryant died on the 1st

Of January 1988 at the age of 90 bill kenri kenri was born on the 4th of September 1945 in Liverpool though best known as the chairman of everon football club and for his tremendous theater career Bill’s first big role was as an actor from 1968 to 1995 he appeared in Coronation Street as

Recurring character Gordon CLE the son of legendary Rover’s bid Betty Williams played by Betty driver Bill Ken’s final appearance in the soap came in 2012 kenri was married to actress anusa hemple later he was in relationships with actress Virginia stride and then with actress Jenny Seagrove bill wght

Died on the 23rd of October 2023 at the age of 78 following his battle with liver cancer Sarah Harding the English Singer model and actress was born on the 17th of November 1981 in ascat barkshire she made a guest appearance on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Janie Preston

Robert Preston’s wife she acted in four Cory episodes in 2015 Sarah Harding Rose to Fame in girls alow Britain’s biggest selling girl group of the 21st century she also acted in St trinians 2 and run for your wife in August 2020 Harding announced that she had been diagnosed

With breast cancer that had Advanced to other parts of her body she died on the 5th of September 2021 at the age of 39 Graham habberfield Graham joined the cast of Coronation Street as Builder Jerry booth and became a household name his character was good friends with Len

Fair cluff and Ray lton Graham’s other credits include the dust binman and Paul Temple he died suddenly of heart failure on the 7th of October 1975 at the age of just 33 Arthur low low was born on the 22nd of September 1915 in Hayfield darbishire the actor played a regular role as dra

And lay preacher Leonard swindley in Coronation Street from 1960 to 1965 he was best known for playing Captain main wearing in the popular British sitcom Dad’s Army from 1968 until 1977 and became one of the most recognized faces on UK television Arthur low suffered a stroke on the 14th of April

1982 in his dressing room at birmingham’s Alexandra theater he died in hospital the following morning Fred Feast the British actor was born on the 5th of October 1929 in scarra Fred Feast played Fred G the hamfisted celan and assistant Balan of the Rover’s return from 1975 to

1984 after leaving Cory he appeared in a few episodes of all creatures great and small Arthur and in an episode of heartbeat Feast died of abdominal cancer on the 25th of June 1999 aged 69 Christopher Cole Christopher Cole’s role as Mavis R’s Bo Victor pendlebury on Coronation Street from 1982 to 1992

Was his longest on the show born on the 28th of January 1938 in Liverpool the actor also played Detective Constable Cain on police procedural Zed cars Dave Rockway on the football soap United teacher Mr Malcolm on gra Hill and many others Christopher Cole died on the 29th

Of May 2021 at the age of 83 Molly sugden the actress was born on the 21st of July 1922 in Keithley Yorkshire sugden played in Coronation Street as the gossiping Nelly Harvey the land lady of the laughing donkey PB comedy actress achieved wide popularity as Betty slokum in the long-running BBC

Comedy series are you being served sugden played main roles in other sitcoms including That’s My Boy and in my husband and I Molly sugden died of unspecified heart failure on the 1st of July 2009 at the age of 86 Alan urn Alan urn was born in Hume Manchester on the 29th of May

1952 in Coronation Street Alan Igan portrayed Tony Stewart the EST stranged father of Jason Grimshaw the actor also starred in a number of TV dramas including scum boys from the black stuff and in Brookside as Jean Alan Igan died on the 9th of December 2020 at the age of 68 from

Pneumonia Helen Palmer Palmer joined the cast of Coronation Street in 1978 and stayed for 10 years she played Ida kluf a stroppy machinists who tested Mike Baldwin’s patience at his denim garment Factory Helen Palmer died on the 5th of January 2011 at the age of 82 after a brief

Illness Tony Warren English television screenwriter the coronation Creator and writer Tony Warren was born on the 8th of July 1936 in Harriet North Yorkshire Warren devised the concept of the show when he was just 24 Tony Warren died on the 1st of March 2016 at the age of 79 after a short Illness