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'''Geoffrey Hinsliff''' (23 November 1937 – 15 September 2024) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of [[Don Brennan (Coronation Street)|Don Brennan]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' from 1987 to 1997.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Street fans hold their breath |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19970418/004/0004 |newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph |location=England |date=18 April 1997 |access-date=18 April 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
'''Geoffrey Hinsliff''' (23 November 1937 – 15 September 2024) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of [[Don Brennan (Coronation Street)|Don Brennan]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' from 1987 to 1997.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Street fans hold their breath |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19970418/004/0004 |newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph |location=England |date=18 April 1997 |access-date=18 April 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Hinsliff was born in Leeds on 23 November 1937.<ref name = |
Hinsliff was born in [[Leeds]] on 23 November 1937.<ref name = Guardian>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/20/geoff-hinsliff-obituary|title=Geoff Hinsliff obituary|work = The Guardian|date = 20 September 2024|accessdate = 20 September 2024}}</ref> In November 1954, aged sixteen, he appeared with the Leeds Service of Youth Players in a production of ''[[Outward Bound (play)|Outward Bound]]'' by [[Sutton Vane]] at the Civic Theatre.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=A young cast excels in Leeds play |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003150/19541216/051/0004 |newspaper=Bradford Observer |location=England |date=16 December 1954 |access-date=18 April 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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Hinsliff trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]], before making his television debut in an episode of ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/geoffrey-hinsliff/|title=Geoffrey Hinsliff — RADA|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> He went on to appear in ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' and ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', and also played a wireless operator in the film ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2dd1bf9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129052359/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2dd1bf9|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2020|title=Geoffrey Hinsliff|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=8022|title=Geoffrey Hinsliff|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> |
Hinsliff trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]], before making his television debut in an episode of ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/geoffrey-hinsliff/|title=Geoffrey Hinsliff — RADA|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> He went on to appear in ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' and ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', and also played a wireless operator in the film ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2dd1bf9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129052359/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2dd1bf9|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2020|title=Geoffrey Hinsliff|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=8022|title=Geoffrey Hinsliff|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> |
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In 1978 Hinsliff appeared as a sergeant in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', the episode entitled ''When the Heat Cools Off''.{{ |
In 1978 Hinsliff appeared as a sergeant in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', the episode entitled ''When the Heat Cools Off''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=19 September 2024 |title=Corrie legend dies as ITV soap shares tribute |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-legend-died-itv-9564705 |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=Derbyshire Live |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> |
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In 1979 he took the role of Doctor Astrov in Chekhov's [[Uncle Vanya]] at [[Leeds Playhouse]] directed by [[Michael Attenborough]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Leeds |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19790301/124/0021 |newspaper=The Stage |location=England |date=1 March 1979 |access-date=18 April 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
In 1979 he took the role of Doctor Astrov in [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' at [[Leeds Playhouse]] directed by [[Michael Attenborough]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Leeds |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19790301/124/0021 |newspaper=The Stage |location=England |date=1 March 1979 |access-date=18 April 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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Starting in 1987, Hinsliff appeared regularly on the British television soap opera series ''[[Coronation Street]]'' as Don Brennan. Hinsliff had previously appeared on one episode of the show in 1977 as a minor character named Eric Bailey.{{ |
Starting in 1987, Hinsliff appeared regularly on the British television soap opera series ''[[Coronation Street]]'' as Don Brennan.<ref name=":0" /> Hinsliff had previously appeared on one episode of the show in 1977 as a minor character named Eric Bailey.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |date=20 September 2024 |title=Geoff Hinsliff obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/20/geoff-hinsliff-obituary |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=George |last2=Knox |first2=Susan |title=ITV Coronation Street legend who played Don Brennan dies as tributes pour in |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/celebs-tv/itv-coronation-street-legend-who-9564852 |website=Nottingham Post |access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref> According to show broadcasters [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], his character's turbulent relationship with his wife Ivy, portrayed by [[Lynne Perrie]], attracted praise and was generally well-received by fans.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherlock |first1=Gemma |title=Coronation Street star Geoffrey Hinsliff dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvg1yyg7ko |website=BBC |access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref> 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 (actor)|Johnny Briggs]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Charlotte |title=Coronation Street star Geoffrey Hinsliff dies aged 86 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/itv-leeds-sophie-royal-rada-b2615570.html |website=The Independent |access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref> |
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He also had a role in the comedy-drama ''[[Brass (TV series)|Brass]]''<ref name=bfi/> and appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories: ''[[Image of the Fendahl]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mulkern |first1=Patrick |title=Image of the Fendahl |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2010-10-20/image-of-the-fendahl/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=17 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Mark |last2=Newman |first2=Kim |title=Doctor Who: The Episode Guide |date=April 2011 |publisher=Oldacastle Books |isbn=978-1-84243-660-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=idqQCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Geoffrey+Hinsliff%22++-wikipedia&pg=PT89 |language=en}}</ref> He guest-starred in ''[[Holby City]]'' as an alcoholic in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zena |first=Hawley |date=19 September 2024 |title=Coronation Street legend has died and ITV soap shares tribute |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-legend-died-itv-9564705 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Derbyshire Live}}</ref> |
He also had a role in the comedy-drama ''[[Brass (TV series)|Brass]]''<ref name=bfi/> and appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories: ''[[Image of the Fendahl]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mulkern |first1=Patrick |title=Image of the Fendahl |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2010-10-20/image-of-the-fendahl/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=17 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Mark |last2=Newman |first2=Kim |title=Doctor Who: The Episode Guide |date=April 2011 |publisher=Oldacastle Books |isbn=978-1-84243-660-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=idqQCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Geoffrey+Hinsliff%22++-wikipedia&pg=PT89 |language=en}}</ref> He guest-starred in ''[[Holby City]]'' as an alcoholic in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zena |first=Hawley |date=19 September 2024 |title=Coronation Street legend has died and ITV soap shares tribute |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-legend-died-itv-9564705 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Derbyshire Live}}</ref> |
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Hinsliff married Judith Seal on 2 September 1967 in St Cecilia's Church, [[Little Hadham]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Mr. G. Hinsliff and Miss J.E. Seal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003122/19670908/278/0016 |newspaper=Herts and Essex Observer |location=England |date=8 September 1967 |access-date=18 April 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> They had two children, including journalist [[Gaby Hinsliff]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jessica |first=Sansome |date=19 September 2024 |title=Coronation Street and Heartbeat star dies as Helen Worth leads tributes to 'lovely' actor |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-heartbeat-star-dies-29964630 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Leeds Live}}</ref> |
Hinsliff married Judith Seal on 2 September 1967 in St Cecilia's Church, [[Little Hadham]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Mr. G. Hinsliff and Miss J.E. Seal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003122/19670908/278/0016 |newspaper=Herts and Essex Observer |location=England |date=8 September 1967 |access-date=18 April 2023 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> They had two children, including journalist [[Gaby Hinsliff]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jessica |first=Sansome |date=19 September 2024 |title=Coronation Street and Heartbeat star dies as Helen Worth leads tributes to 'lovely' actor |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/coronation-street-heartbeat-star-dies-29964630 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Leeds Live}}</ref> |
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Hinsliff lived in [[Winster]] in the Derbyshire Dales. He died on 15 September 2024, at the age of 86.<ref name = |
Hinsliff lived in [[Winster]] in the Derbyshire Dales. He died on 15 September 2024, at the age of 86.<ref name = Guardian/> |
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==Selected filmography== |
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==Filmography== |
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*''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973) |
*''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973)<ref name=":1" /> |
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*''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'' (1976) – Rufrius<ref>{{cite web |title=I, Claudius |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/i-claudius/cast/1030180183/ |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=20 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Geoffrey Hinsliff | |
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Born | Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 23 November 1937
Died | 15 September 2024 | (aged 86)
Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse |
Judith Seal (m. 1967) |
Children | 2, 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]
Life and career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- O Lucky Man! (1973)[9]
- The Battle of Billy's Pond (1976) – Tanker Driver[18]
- I, Claudius (1976) – Rufrius[19]
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) – British Wireless Operator[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Street fans hold their breath". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. 18 April 1997. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c "Geoff Hinsliff obituary". The Guardian. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "A young cast excels in Leeds play". Bradford Observer. England. 16 December 1954. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Geoffrey Hinsliff — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ a b "Geoffrey Hinsliff". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Geoffrey Hinsliff". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ a b "Corrie legend dies as ITV soap shares tribute". Derbyshire Live. 19 September 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Leeds". The Stage. England. 1 March 1979. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Hayward, Anthony (20 September 2024). "Geoff Hinsliff obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Allen, George; Knox, Susan. "ITV Coronation Street legend who played Don Brennan dies as tributes pour in". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Sherlock, Gemma. "Coronation Street star Geoffrey Hinsliff dies". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ McLaughlin, Charlotte. "Coronation Street star Geoffrey Hinsliff dies aged 86". The Independent. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Mulkern, Patrick. "Image of the Fendahl". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Mark; Newman, Kim (April 2011). Doctor Who: The Episode Guide. Oldacastle Books. ISBN 978-1-84243-660-8.
- ^ Zena, Hawley (19 September 2024). "Coronation Street legend has died and ITV soap shares tribute". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Mr. G. Hinsliff and Miss J.E. Seal". Herts and Essex Observer. England. 8 September 1967. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Jessica, Sansome (19 September 2024). "Coronation Street and Heartbeat star dies as Helen Worth leads tributes to 'lovely' actor". Leeds Live. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Geoffrey Hinsliff". MUBI. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "I, Claudius". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Geoffrey Hinsliff at IMDb
- Geoffrey Hinsliff at Theatricalia