Person

Johnny Briggs

Acting · 1935–2021 · Battersea, London, England, UK

John Ernest Briggs, MBE was an English actor. He is best known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera Coronation Street, in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006 and again in 2012 in the Text Santa special as a ghost.

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  Coronation Street

  Mike Baldwin

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  The Saint

  Johnny Desmond

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  Agatha Christie's Marple

  Sydney Lumley

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  Crossroads

  1964

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  The Persuaders!

  Charlie

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  Playhouse

  Brian

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  No Hiding Place

  Det. Sgt. Russell

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  Thirty-Minute Theatre

  Ted Clayton

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  The Troubleshooters

  Tim Devlin

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  Softly Softly: Task Force

  Jackie Turner

• 2008Echo BeachFin Morgan
• 2006An Audience with Coronation StreetSelf
• 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSydney Lumley
• 2000Bob MartinJohnny Briggs
• 1979Death Becomes MeCharlie (archive footage)
• 1976The Man with the PowerBrian
• 1976Carry On EnglandCaptain Melly's Driver
• 1976The Office PartyPeter
• 1975Carry On BehindPlasterer (uncredited)
• 1975Bedtime with RosieMan in Café
• 1975Carry On LaughingNorman
• 1974Man About the HouseMilkman
• 1974Thick as Thieves
• 1974PlayhouseBrian
• 1973Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
• 1973The Best Pair of Legs in the BusinessMillet
• 1972A Man without FriendsSergeant
• 1972Bless This HouseOpen Truck Driver
• 1972Au Pair GirlsMalcolm
• 1971Bachelor of ArtsPolice Officer
• 1971The Persuaders!Charlie
• 1971Quest for LoveClub Barman (uncredited)
• 1970Perfect FridayTaxi Driver
• 1970MenaceClerk A
• 1970The Last EscapeCpl. O'Connell
• 1969Softly Softly: Task ForceJackie Turner
• 1969Department S2nd Reporter
• 1969On the Buses
• 1969Some Girls DoAir Traffic Controller (uncredited)
• 1968The Girl with a PistolMan John Fights at Dance (uncredited)
• 1968Carry On Up the KhyberSporran Soldier (uncredited)
• 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreTed Clayton
• 1965The TroubleshootersTim Devlin
• 1965The Intelligence MenBoy in Cinema
• 1964Crossroads
• 1964633 SquadronLieutenant Jones
• 1964The Leather BoysBrian
• 1963A Stitch in TimeArmed Robber
• 1963Doctor in DistressMedical Student (uncredited)
• 1962The Wild and the WillingDai
• 1962The SaintJohnny Desmond
• 1962H.M.S. DefiantWheatley
• 1961The Younger GenerationPatrick
• 1961The Wind of ChangeFrank
• 1960The Bulldog BreedJohnny Nolan
• 1960Coronation StreetMike Baldwin
• 1960The Odd Man
• 1960Light Up the Sky!Leslie 'Smithy' Smith
• 1960Sink the Bismarck!Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
• 1959No Hiding PlaceDet. Sgt. Russell
• 1958The Diplomatic CorpseJohnny, Copy Boy
• 1957Second FiddleJimmy
• 1953Cosh BoySkinny Johnson
• 1949Helter SkelterBBC Page Boy (uncredited)
• 1948QuartetBoy on Common (segment "The Kite")
• 1948Oliver TwistUndetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)