- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1940
- Place of Birth
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
- Died
- December 4, 2018
Peter Armitage
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 progr…
Filmography
tvSorted
2006 · Priest
tvThe Second Coming
2003 · Frank Baxter
tvThe Royal
2003 · Bill Smithson
movieThe Parole Officer
2001 · Chief Constable
movieDockers
1999 · Jimmy Nolan
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
movieCircles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
1996 · Eddie Harris
The Vet
tvThe Vet
1995 · Frankie Mulholland
tvHearts and Minds
1995 · Norman
tvChandler & Co
1994 · Bill Savage
Harry
tvHarry
1993 · Monkton
tvPeak Practice
1993 · Rob Clulow
tvMr. Wroe's Virgins
1993 · Brother Taylor
Magic Grandad
tvMagic Grandad
1993 · Grandad
Sam Saturday
tvSam Saturday
1992 · Jim Butler
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Mr. Huggett, Harry Kearton
movieThe Laughter of God
1991 · Ned
tvPlaza Patrol
1991 · Robber
tvChimera
1991 · Sgt. Crichton
tvG.B.H.
1991 · Mr Burns
tvIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · DC Charlton
tvJack the Ripper
1988 · Sergeant Kerby
tvRockliffe's Babies
1987 · DS Hibbert
tvCasualty
1986 · Peter Adams
tvLovejoy
1986 · George Palmer
tvStrangers
1978 · Billy
One of the Boys
movieOne of the Boys
1978 · Jacko
tvThe Professionals
1977 · Ray Kerrigan
tvLucky Feller
1976 · Randolph Mepstead
movieGrease Monkey
1976 · Len
The Wild West Show
tvThe Wild West Show
1975 · Terry
tvDays of Hope
1975 · Conscientious objector in France
The Hanged Man
tvThe Hanged Man
1975 · Sergeant of the Guard
movieThe Motorway File
1975
tvThe Sweeney
1975 · Jacko
tvChurchill's People
1974 · Trooper John Steel
tvCentre Play
1973 · Lee
The Befrienders
tvThe Befrienders
1972 · Chuck
tvJustice
1971 · Det. Constable Boyce
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Jacko