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Peter Armitage

Acting
Known For

78 Years Old

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.

Born

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England on 26th January 1940

Died

4th December 2018

All Credits

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Casualty
Peter Adams
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Justice
Det. Constable Boyce
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The Professionals
Ray Kerrigan
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The Sweeney
Jacko
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Lovejoy
George Palmer
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Peak Practice
Rob Clulow
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Fat Friends
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Heartbeat
Harry Kearton
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Heartbeat
Mr. Huggett
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Lucky Feller
Randolph Mepstead
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The Befrienders
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Jack the Ripper
Sergeant Kerby
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Days of Hope
Conscientious objector in France
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Chimera
Sgt. Crichton
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Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Brother Taylor
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Plaza Patrol
Robber
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The Second Coming
Frank Baxter
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Magic Grandad
Grandad
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The Hanged Man
Sergeant of the Guard
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G.B.H.
Mr Burns
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Harry
Monkton
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The Royal
Bill Smithson
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Hearts and Minds
Norman
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Rockliffe's Babies
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The Parole Officer
Chief Constable
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Dockers
Jimmy Nolan
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The Laughter of God
Ned
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Charlie
Gab Johnson
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One of the Boys
Jacko
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Grease Monkey
Len
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The Motorway File