Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 26, 1940
Died
Dec 04, 2018
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Credits
39 titles
Peter Armitage
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
Priest
The Second Coming
Frank Baxter
The Royal
Bill Smithson
The Parole Officer
Chief Constable
Dockers
Jimmy Nolan
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
Eddie Harris
The Vet
Frankie Mulholland
Hearts and Minds
Norman
Chandler & Co
Bill Savage
Harry
Monkton
Peak Practice
Rob Clulow
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Brother Taylor
Magic Grandad
Grandad
Sam Saturday
Jim Butler
Heartbeat
Mr. Huggett
The Laughter of God
Ned
Plaza Patrol
Robber
Chimera
Sgt. Crichton
G.B.H.
Mr Burns
In Suspicious Circumstances
DC Charlton
Jack the Ripper
Sergeant Kerby
Rockliffe's Babies
DS Hibbert
Casualty
Peter Adams
Lovejoy
George Palmer
Strangers
Billy
One of the Boys
Jacko
The Professionals
Ray Kerrigan
Lucky Feller
Randolph 'Randy' Mepstead
Grease Monkey
Len
The Wild West Show
Terry
Days of Hope
Conscientious objector in France
The Hanged Man
Sergeant of the Guard
The Sweeney
Jacko
The Motorway File
Churchill's People
Trooper John Steel
Centre Play
Lee
The Befrienders
Chuck
Justice
Det. Constable Boyce
ITV Playhouse
Jacko