He was best known for his role as Don Brennan on the cobbles from 1987 to 1997
Coronation Street’s Geoffrey Hinsliff has died, the ITV soap has confirmed. The legend who was best known for playing Don Brennan in Coronation Street died at the age of 87.
The actor’s death was confirmed by the ITV soap and tributes for the TV star have already started pouring in. Following the news of his sad death, 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.”
Geoffrey had played Don Brennan on the cobbles from 1987 to 1997. He had previously featured on the soap playing other characters in 1963 and 1977 before he got his full-time role.
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The star was born in Leeds in 1937, and grew up with a love for performing, Mirror reports. He kicked off his acting career at the Leeds Service of Youth Players in a production of Outward Bound by Sutton Vane at the Civic Theatre in Leeds in November 1954.
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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. In 1978 Hinsliff appeared in police drama The Professionals, and then, in 1979 he took the role of Doctor Astrov in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya at Leeds Playhouse directed by Michael Attenborough. He also had a role in the comedy-drama Brass and appeared in two Doctor Who stories.
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