Geoffrey Hinsliff

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Geoffrey Hinsliff
Born(1937-11-23)23 November 1937
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died15 September 2024(2024-09-15) (aged 86)
Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Spouse
Judith Seal
​
(m. 1967)​
Children2, including Gaby Hinsliff

Geoffrey Hinsliff (23 November 1937 – 15 September 2024) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of Don Brennan in Coronation Street from 1987 to 1997. [1]

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Life and career

Hinsliff was born in Leeds on 23 November 1937. [2] In November 1954, aged sixteen, he appeared with the Leeds Service of Youth Players in a production of Outward Bound by Sutton Vane at the Civic Theatre. [3]

Hinsliff trained at RADA, before making his television debut in an episode of Z-Cars . [4] He went on to appear in Adam Adamant Lives! , Dixon of Dock Green , UFO , Crown Court , The Professionals and Heartbeat , and also played a wireless operator in the film A Bridge Too Far . [5] [6]

In 1978 Hinsliff appeared as a sergeant in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama The Professionals , the episode entitled When the Heat Cools Off. [7]

In 1979 he took the role of Doctor Astrov in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at Leeds Playhouse directed by Michael Attenborough. [8]

Starting in 1987, Hinsliff appeared regularly on the British television soap opera series Coronation Street as Don Brennan. [7] Hinsliff had previously appeared on one episode of the show in 1977 as a minor character named Eric Bailey. [9] Brennan's storylines on the show ranged from on and off again extramarital affairs with Denise Black's character Denise Osbourne to an attempted kidnapping of Alma Halliwell, portrayed by Amanda Barrie. [10] According to show broadcasters ITV, his character's turbulent relationship with his wife Ivy, portrayed by Lynne Perrie, attracted praise and was generally well-received by fans. [11] Hinsliff was eventually written off the show in 1997, when his character Don Brennan died in a car crash shortly after kidnapping Alma Halliwell and attempting to murder her then-husband Mike Baldwin, a business rival of Brennan who was himself portrayed by Johnny Briggs. [12]

He also had a role in the comedy-drama Brass [5] and appeared in two Doctor Who stories: Image of the Fendahl [13] and Nightmare of Eden . [14] He guest-starred in Holby City as an alcoholic in 2010. [15]

Personal life and death

Hinsliff married Judith Seal on 2 September 1967 in St Cecilia's Church, Little Hadham. [16] They had two children, including journalist Gaby Hinsliff. [17]

Hinsliff lived in Winster in the Derbyshire Dales. He died on 15 September 2024, at the age of 86. [2]

Selected filmography

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  2. 1 2 3 "Geoff Hinsliff obituary". The Guardian. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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  4. ↑ "Geoffrey Hinsliff — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
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