Coronation Street legend dead - as tributes paid to actor who starred in ITV soap for a decade
ok.co.ukThe ITV soap Coronation Street have confirmed that actor Geoffrey Hinsliff has died at the age of 87. Geoffrey was best known for playing Don Brennan on the cobbles from 1987 to 1997.
IHe had previously played other characters in Corrie in 1963 and 1977 before he got his full-time role.The actor's death was confirmed by the soap and tributes have already started pouring in.
Helen Worth, who plays Gail Platt, said: “Geoff was a lovely, quiet man who will be sadly missed by us all. His partnership with Lynne Perry was something rather special and they gave the viewers huge pleasure for many years.” During his ten years playing Don Brennan on the soap, Geoffrey was given multiple storylines including attempted murder and kidnap - making him one of the most iconic villains of the cobbles.
Most notably, he kidnapped Mike Baldwin's (Johnny Briggs) wife Alma Haliwell (played by Amanda Barrie) and drove their car into the canal.
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