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Geoffrey Hinsliff | |
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| Born | 1937 (age 85–86) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Judith Seel (m. 1967) |
| Children | Gaby Hinsliff |
Geoffrey Hinsliff (born 1937 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Don Brennan in Coronation Street from 1987 to 1997. [1] He had previously played other characters in the same programme, in 1963 and 1977.
Age 16 he appeared with the Leeds Service of Youth Players in a production of Outward Bound by Sutton Vane at the Civic Theatre in Leeds in November 1954. [2]
He trained at RADA, before making his television debut in an episode of Z-Cars . [3] 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 . [4] [5]
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. [6]
In 1979 he took the role of Doctor Astrov in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya at Leeds Playhouse directed by Michael Attenborough. [7]
He also had a role in the comedy-drama Brass [4] and appeared in two Doctor Who stories: Image of the Fendahl [8] and Nightmare of Eden . [9] He guest-starred in Holby City as an alcoholic in 2010.
He married Judith Seal on 2 September 1967 in St Cecilia’s Church, Little Hadham. [10] His daughter is the political journalist Gaby Hinsliff.
He lives in Winster in the Derbyshire Dales.
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