Personal Info
Birth date
1927-04-11 (98 Years)
Day of death
2021-02-11
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Peckham, London, England, UK
Also known as
-Frank Mills
Biography
Prolific film and television actor. Best known for playing Betty Turpin's second husband on Coronation Street.
Filmography
Coronation Street
5.338
Overview:
The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.Play for Today
6.333
Overview:
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.Minder
6.8
Overview:
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.Heartbeat
7.125
Overview:
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.All Creatures Great and Small
7.7
Overview:
The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.The Wednesday Play
4.5
Overview:
An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.Lovejoy
7.3
Overview:
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.Dixon of Dock Green
5.3
Overview:
Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976. Some episodes were later remade as a BBC radio series in 2005 and 2006.Bergerac
6.667
Overview:
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.The Expert
10
Overview:
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.A Ghost Story for Christmas
7.5
Overview:
A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.Playhouse
7
Overview:
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.The Onedin Line
6.8
Overview:
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.Sherlock Holmes
8.1
Overview:
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.Peak Practice
6.1
Overview:
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.The Sweeney
7.739
Overview:
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
7.2
Overview:
Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.The Main Chance
7.7
Overview:
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.Justice
6
Overview:
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3
Overview:
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.Home to Roost
6.3
Overview:
Home to Roost is a British television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television in the 1980s. Written by Eric Chappell, it starred John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his 18-year-old son Matthew. The premise is that Henry Willows is forty-something, who has been divorced from his wife for seven years and is perfectly happy living alone in London. That is, until his youngest child, Matthew arrives to live with him, after being thrown out by his mother. The plots generally revolved around Henry's annoyance at having his solitude disturbed, and the age gap clash. Henry employed two cleaners throughout the show's life; first Enid Thompson, and, in the third season, Fiona Fennell.New Tricks
7.4
Overview:
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.ScreenPlay
6
Overview:
Screenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one named "Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands" starring Robbie Coltrane as English writer Samuel Johnson who in the autumn of 1773, visits the Hebrides off the north-west coast of Scotland. That episode was directed by John Byrne and co-starred John Sessions and Celia Imrie.Budgie
7
Overview:
Budgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and broadcast on the ITV network between 1971 and 1972. The series was created by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall . The show was produced by Verity Lambert, Rex Firkin was the Executive producer.The Last Detective
7.556
Overview:
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.Fall of Eagles
6.8
Overview:
"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).South Of The Border
NYR
Overview:
Drama concerning a pair of female private detectives, Pearl Parker (Buki Armstrong) and Finn Gallagher (Rosie Rowell) operating within the bustling multicultural communities of South London. The series was renowned for affording opportunities to new talent, women and people of colour both in front of and behind the cameras.Bust
5.5
Overview:
Unsuccessful businessman, Neil Walsh, tries to rebuild his life after being made bankrupt.Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1
Overview:
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.Acting
2007Stuart: A Life Backwards as Stuart's Granddad
2005Oliver Twist as Elderly Officer
2004The Brief (4 Episodes) as Alfie
2004New Tricks (1 Episode) as Derek Rodger
2003The Last Detective (1 Episode) as Albert Bing
2003Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War as Leslie
2003The Royal (1 Episode) as Mr. Calder
2002The Many Lives of Albert Walker as Brig. Kilroy
2001Bodywork as Sydney Greengrass
2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Arthur Gride
1996Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (5 Episodes) as Frank Wainthropp
1995The Gambling Man (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1995The Young Poisoner's Handbook as Uncle Jack
1993Closing Numbers as Frank
1993Peak Practice (1 Episode) as Eric Johnson
1992Heartbeat (1, 1 Episode) as Albert Potter, Wilfred Sedman
1991Redemption as Arthur Whadcoat
1990El C.I.D. (1 Episode) as Lloyd
1989Campion (2 Episodes) as Scatty Williams
1988South Of The Border (1 Episode) as Stan
1988Starlings as Mr Wilson
1987Bust (1 Episode) as Mallory
1986ScreenPlay (1 Episode) as Mr. Wilson
1986Lovejoy (1 Episode) as Mr. Catchpole
1985Home to Roost (1 Episode) as Job Centre Assistant
1985Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (2 Episodes) as Mr. Crump
1985The Burston Rebellion as Farmer Edwards
1985Exploits at West Poley as Ned Jones
1984Big Deal (30 Episodes) as Gil Roach
1984Mitch (1 Episode) as Stan Garske
1984Sherlock Holmes (1 Episode) as Peterson
1984Champions as Charles
1983The Cage as Mr Adams
1982Witness for the Prosecution as Unknown
1982The Missionary as Sir Cyril Everidge
1982Keeping in Touch as Father
1981The Grudge Fight as Beryl's Dad
1981Country as Ashford
1981Bergerac (1 Episode) as Arthur Osman
1980The Good Companions (9 Episodes) as Jimmy Nunn
1980Rough Cut as Passport Clerk
1979Minder (1, 2 Episode) as Harry Martin, Len
1979Flambards (13 Episodes) as Fowler
1978The Vanishing Army as Hampshire
1978Butterflies Don't Count as Mr. James
1978Freedom of the Dig as Hughes
1978Out (1 Episode) as Vic Lee
1978All Creatures Great and Small (1 Episode) as Farmer Ingledew
1977True Patriot as Judge Thorbeck
1977The Glitterball as Supermarket Manager
1977Kipper as Jack
1976Bill Brand (1 Episode) as Paxton
1975Three Men in a Boat as River Hand
1975Rumpole of the Bailey (1 Episode) as Figgis 'Fig' Newton
1975Diane as Weaver
1975The Sweeney (1 Episode) as Len Holmes
1974The Treasure of Abbot Thomas as Mr. Tyson / Father Dominic
1974Fall of Eagles (1 Episode) as A.F. Trepov
1974Playhouse (1, 1 Episode) as Mr. Weaver, Father
1971A Ghost Story for Christmas (1 Episode) as Mr. Tyson
1971The Pigeon Fancier as Club Secretary
1971The Onedin Line (1 Episode) as Dr. MacWhirter
1971Justice (1 Episode) as Dave Fletcher
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1 Episode) as Polton
1971Budgie (1 Episode) as Landlord
1971Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons as Radio Telescope Director
1970Play for Today (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Ashford, Mr. James, Hampshire
1970Chariot of Fire as Prison Gate Officer
1969The Main Chance (1 Episode) as Joe Brown
1968The Expert (1 Episode) as Cmdr. Jennings
1964The Wednesday Play (1 Episode) as Prison Gate Officer
1960Coronation Street (12 Episodes) as Billy Williams
1955The Man with the Golden Arm as Street Vagrant (uncredited)
1955Dixon of Dock Green (1, 1 Episode) as Milkman, Powell
1949The Set-Up as Photographer (uncredited)