Johnny Briggs
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: September 5, 1935
Place of Birth: Battersea, London, England, UK
Known For
Agatha Christie's Marple
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Oliver Twist
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
The Persuaders!
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
A Stitch in Time
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.
On the Buses
On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to a friend, Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.
Playhouse
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.
The Girl with a Pistol
A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.
Sink the Bismarck!
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.
The Last Escape
During World War II, American officer Capt. Lee Mitchell (Stuart Whitman) and a British military unit boldly infiltrate German-occupied enemy territory and attempt to kidnap brilliant Nazi scientist Dr. Von Heinken (Pinkas Braun) and bring him back in one piece. While shuttling their prized captive to safety, the Allied forces courageously assist desperate refugees and tussle with overpowering German and Russian forces.
Filmography
as Fin Morgan
as Sydney Lumley
as Charlie
as Brian
as Captain Melly's Driver
as Peter
as Plasterer (uncredited)
as Man in Café
as Norman
as Milkman
as Brian
as Open Truck Driver
as Malcolm
as Charlie
as Club Barman (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver
as Cpl. O'Connell
as Jackie Turner
as 2nd Reporter
as Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
as Man John Fights at Dance (uncredited)
as Sporran Soldier (uncredited)
as Tim Devlin
as Boy in Cinema
as Lieutenant Jones
as Brian
as Armed Robber
as Medical Student (uncredited)
as Dai
as Johnny Desmond
as Wheatley
as Frank
as Johnny Nolan
as Mike Baldwin
as Leslie 'Smithy' Smith
as Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Johnny, Copy Boy
as Jimmy
as Skinny Johnson
as BBC Page Boy (uncredited)
as Boy on Common (segment "The Kite")
as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)