Peter Armitage
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1940
- Died
- December 4, 2018 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Biography
Peter Armitage (1940-2018) was perhaps best known for playing builder Bill Webster, father of Kevin, in Coronation Street, a role he first played in 1984, before returning to the show for a second stint in 1995 to 1997, and for a final time in 2006 to 2011. He also played a bicycle-buying father in a memorable 1980s advert for Yellow Pages. His TV career stretched back to 1970 and his many credits included roles in Ken Loach's Days of Hope, Alan Bleasdale's GBH, Jimmy McGovern's Hearts and Minds and Dockers, and Russell T Davies' The Second Coming, in which he played the father of Christopher Eccleston's modern day Christ. He also starred in the Steve Coogan film The Parole Officer in 2001, played Sergeant Kerby alongside Michael Caine in 1988's Jack the Ripper and appeared as David Jason's older, more confident brother in the 1970s sitcom Lucky Feller. He made guest appearances in programmes such as The Sweeney, The Professionals Softly Softly, Strangers, Bulman, Rockliffe's Babies, Crown Court, Casualty, Holby City, The Royal, Heartbeat, Peak Practice, Medics, and The Bill. His last TV appearance was in an episode of Doctors in 2013.
Known For
Filmography
Sorted
TV · as Priest · 2 eps
The Royal
TV · as Bill Smithson · 1 ep
The Second Coming
TV · as Frank Baxter · 2 eps
The Parole Officer
Movie · as Chief Constable
Dockers
Movie · as Jimmy Nolan
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
Movie · as Eddie Harris
Hearts and Minds
TV · as Norman · 4 eps
The Vet
TV · as Frankie Mulholland · 2 eps
Chandler & Co
TV · as Bill Savage · 1 ep
Peak Practice
TV · as Rob Clulow · 1 ep
Magic Grandad
TV · as Grandad · 4 eps
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
TV · as Brother Taylor · 1 ep
Harry
TV · as Monkton · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Mr. Huggett, Harry Kearton · 1 ep
Sam Saturday
TV · as Jim Butler · 6 eps
The Laughter of God
Movie · as Ned
Plaza Patrol
TV · as Robber · 1 ep
Chimera
TV · as Sgt. Crichton · 4 eps
G.B.H.
TV · as Mr Burns · 7 eps
In Suspicious Circumstances
TV · as DC Charlton · 1 ep
Jack the Ripper
TV · as Sergeant Kerby · 2 eps
Rockliffe's Babies
TV · as DS Hibbert · 1 ep
Lovejoy
TV · as George Palmer · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Peter Adams · 1 ep
One of the Boys
Movie · as Jacko
Strangers
TV · as Billy · 1 ep
The Professionals
TV · as Ray Kerrigan · 1 ep
Grease Monkey
Movie · as Len
Lucky Feller
TV · as Randolph 'Randy' Mepstead · 13 eps
The Motorway File
Movie
The Sweeney
TV · as Jacko · 1 ep
Days of Hope
TV · as Conscientious objector in France
The Hanged Man
TV · as Sergeant of the Guard · 1 ep
The Wild West Show
TV · as Terry · 6 eps
Churchill's People
TV · as Trooper John Steel · 1 ep
Centre Play
TV · as Lee · 1 ep
The Befrienders
TV · as Chuck · 11 eps
Justice
TV · as Det. Constable Boyce · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Jacko · 1 ep