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Peter Armitage

Peter Armitage

Actor · Born 1940-01-26 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Peter Armitage (1940-2018) was perhaps best known for playing builder Bill Webster, father of Kevin, in Coronation Street, a role he first played in 1984, before returning to the show for a second stint in 1995 to 1997, and for a final time in 2006 to 2011. He also played a bicycle-buying father in a memorable 1980s advert for Yellow Pages. His TV career stretched back to 1970 and his many credits included roles in Ken Loach's Days of Hope, Alan Bleasdale's GBH, Jimmy McGovern's Hearts and Minds and Dockers, and Russell T Davies' The Second Coming, in which he played the father of Christopher Eccleston's modern day Christ. He also starred in the Steve Coogan film The Parole Officer in 2001, played Sergeant Kerby alongside Michael Caine in 1988's Jack the Ripper and appeared as David Jason's older, more confident brother in the 1970s sitcom Lucky Feller. He made guest appearances in programmes such as The Sweeney, The Professionals Softly Softly, Strangers, Bulman, Rockliffe's Babies, Crown Court, Casualty, Holby City, The Royal, Heartbeat, Peak Practice, Medics, and The Bill. His last TV appearance was in an episode of Doctors in 2013.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Parole Officer (2001) — Chief Constable
  2. Jack the Ripper (1988) — Sergeant Kerby
  3. Casualty (1986) — Peter Adams
  4. Lovejoy (1986) — George Palmer
  5. The Professionals (1977) — Ray Kerrigan
  6. Heartbeat (1992) — Mr. Huggett
  7. The Sweeney (1975) — Jacko
  8. The Second Coming (2003) — Frank Baxter
  9. G.B.H. (1991) — Mr Burns
  10. Dockers (1999) — Jimmy Nolan
  11. Peak Practice (1993) — Rob Clulow
  12. The Royal (2003) — Bill Smithson
  13. Days of Hope (1975) — Conscientious objector in France
  14. Mr. Wroe's Virgins (1993) — Brother Taylor
  15. Rockliffe's Babies (1987) — DS Hibbert
  16. Lucky Feller (1976) — Randolph 'Randy' Mepstead
  17. Hearts and Minds (1995) — Norman
  18. Chimera (1991) — Sgt. Crichton
  19. Strangers (1978) — Billy
  20. Justice (1971) — Det. Constable Boyce
  21. The Hanged Man (1975) — Sergeant of the Guard
  22. Harry (1993) — Monkton
  23. Sorted (2006) — Priest
  24. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Jacko
  25. The Laughter of God (1991) — Ned
  26. Churchill's People (1974) — Trooper John Steel
  27. In Suspicious Circumstances (1991) — DC Charlton
  28. The Befrienders (1972) — Chuck
  29. Plaza Patrol (1991) — Robber
  30. Magic Grandad (1993) — Grandad
  31. Chandler & Co (1994) — Bill Savage
  32. Centre Play (1973) — Lee
  33. The Wild West Show (1975) — Terry
  34. The Motorway File (1975)
  35. One of the Boys (1978) — Jacko
  36. Grease Monkey (1976) — Len
  37. Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs (1996) — Eddie Harris
  38. The Vet (1995) — Frankie Mulholland
  39. Sam Saturday (1992) — Jim Butler