Johnny Briggs obit

Johnny Briggs, actor who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street for 30 years – obituary

His character was a brash ladies’ man whose long-running rivalry with Ken Barlow was one of the show’s most popular storylines

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Coronation Street legend Johnny Briggs who played Mike Baldwin has died at 85.

A father-of-six, Johnny was surrounded by family when he died after a long illness on Sunday.

In a statement his family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our father, Johnny Briggs.

“He passed away peacefully this morning after a long illness, with family by his side. He was 85.

“We politely ask for privacy at this time, so that we can quietly grieve as a family and remember the wonderful times we had with him. Thank you.”

The soap legend passed away at his home this morning after a long illness, his family said.

Briggs split his time between a home in Portishead, North Somerset, UK, and a house in Florida.

The actor starred in 2,349 episodes of the soap between 1976 and 2006.

His onscreen death saw Mike collapse in the street after a heart attack following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, dying in the arms of Ken.

And the reason for Johnny's exit was so he could spend more time with his family – and play golf in sunny America.

He previously admitted to struggling with the busy schedule while working on the soap.

"When I started we were filming two episodes a week and now we're doing five," he said.

"I'd like to try other acting work like movies."

Actor

Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie

TV Short

Ghost of Mike Baldwin

2012

 

Doctors (2000)

Doctors

4.7

TV Series

John Cotham

2009

1 episode

 

Echo Beach (2008)

Echo Beach

5.8

TV Series

Fin Morgan

2008

10 episodes

 

Moving Wallpaper (2008)

Moving Wallpaper

7.5

TV Series

Johnny Briggs (uncredited)

2008

1 episode

 

Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)

Holby City

5.8

TV Series

Tom Gibson

2007

2 episodes

 

Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie in Marple (2004)

Marple

7.8

TV Series

Sydney Lumley

2007

1 episode

 

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)

Coronation Street

5.6

TV Series

Mike Baldwin

Frank

1974–2006

2264 episodes

 

Michael Barrymore in Bob Martin (2000)

Bob Martin

6.2

TV Series

Johnny Briggs

2000

1 episode

 

Joy to the World: A Celebration of Christmas (1984)

Joy to the World: A Celebration of Christmas

TV Short

1984

 

James Ellis and John Slater in Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.0

TV Series

Bryant

John O'Malley

1975–1977

2 episodes

 

The Office Party

5.5

Peter

1976

 

BBC2 Playhouse (1973)

BBC2 Playhouse

6.8

TV Series

Brian

1976

1 episode

 

Carry on England (1976)

Carry on England

4.0

Melly's Driver

1976

 

Yus My Dear (1976)

Yus My Dear

6.2

TV Series

Bill

1976

1 episode

 

Carry on Behind (1975)

Carry on Behind

5.6

Plasterer (uncredited)

1975

 

Carry on Laughing (1975)

Carry on Laughing

5.9

TV Series

Norman

1975

1 episode

 

Doctor on the Go (1975)

Doctor on the Go

7.1

TV Series

Mr. Halsey

1975

1 episode

 

Bedtime with Rosie (1975)

Bedtime with Rosie

5.2

The Man in Cafe (as Johnnie Briggs)

1975

 

Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)

Crossroads

4.4

TV Series

Cliff Leyton

Clifford Leyton

1972–1974

8 episodes

 

John Alderton and Pauline Collins in No, Honestly (1974)

No, Honestly

8.1

TV Series

Car Buyer

1974

1 episode

 

Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Richard O'Sullivan, Sally Thomsett, and Paula Wilcox in Man About the House (1974)

Man About the House

5.9

Milkman (as Johnnie Briggs)

1974

 

Thick as Thieves (1974)

Thick as Thieves

6.6

TV Series

Spiggy

1974

5 episodes

 

Six Days of Justice (1972)

Six Days of Justice

7.6

TV Series

Carl Whetton

1973

1 episode

 

Ronald Pickup in The Dragon's Opponent (1973)

The Dragon's Opponent

TV Series

George

1973

1 episode

 

Brendan Price in Naughty Wives (1973)

Naughty Wives

4.5

Loman

1973

 

Bowler (1973)

Bowler

6.8

TV Series

Billy

1973

1 episode

 

Faith Brook and Anouska Hempel in So It Goes (1973)

So It Goes

TV Series

Mr. Tovey

1973

2 episodes

 

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973)

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

6.0

Millet

1973

 

Pathfinders (1972)

Pathfinders

7.8

TV Series

Flight Sergeant Frank Wilson

1973

1 episode

 

A Man Without Friends

TV Movie

Sergeant

1972

 

Double Take (1972)

Double Take

4.5

Assistant Director (uncredited)

1972

 

Bless This House (1972)

Bless This House

6.2

Open Truck Driver

1972

 

Au Pair Girls (1972)

Au Pair Girls

4.9

Malcolm

1972

 

Robin Chadwick, Richard Easton, and Patrick O'Connell in The Brothers (1972)

The Brothers

7.4

TV Series

Minicab Driver

1972

1 episode

 

Reg Varney in On the Buses (1969)

On the Buses

7.0

TV Series

Window Cleaner

1972

1 episode

 

Alexander Doré in Bright's Boffins (1970)

Bright's Boffins

6.6

TV Series

Tippy The Tipster

1971–1972

7 episodes

 

Norman Bowler, Stratford Johns, David Lloyd Meredith, and Frank Windsor in Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)

Softly Softly: Task Force

7.2

TV Series

Jackie Turner

1971

1 episode

 

Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)

The Persuaders!

8.0

TV Series

Charlie

1971

1 episode

 

Michael Bentine in Bachelor of Arts (1971)

Bachelor of Arts

Short

Police Officer

1971

 

Quest for Love (1971)

Quest for Love

6.6

Club Barman (uncredited)

1971

 

Crime of Passion (1970)

Crime of Passion

8.1

TV Series

Louis

1971

1 episode

 

Menace (1970)

Menace

8.2

TV Series

Clerk A

1970

1 episode

 

Wreckers at Dead Eye (1970)

Wreckers at Dead Eye

7.4

TV Mini Series

Quick

1970

6 episodes

 

Ursula Andress, David Warner, and Stanley Baker in Perfect Friday (1970)

Perfect Friday

6.4

Taxi Driver

1970

 

The Last Escape (1970)

The Last Escape

5.1

Cpl. O'Connell

1970

 

Department S (1969)

Department S

7.2

TV Series

2nd Reporter

1969

1 episode

 

Leonard Gregory, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Wendy Padbury, and Adrian Wright in Freewheelers (1968)

Freewheelers

7.3

TV Series

Kerr

1969

6 episodes

 

Life with Johnny

TV Series

Sergeant

1969

1 episode

 

Some Girls Do (1969)

Some Girls Do

5.6

Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

1969

 

Ray Barrett, Geoffrey Keen, and Philip Latham in Mogul (1965)

Mogul

7.3

TV Series

Tim Devlin

1969

1 episode

 

Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)

Carry on Up the Khyber

6.8

Sporran Soldier (uncredited)

1968

 

The Girl with a Pistol (1968)

The Girl with a Pistol

6.6

Man John fights at dance (uncredited)

1968

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

7.4

TV Series

Ted Clayton

1967

1 episode

 

Dinsdale Landen in Mickey Dunne (1967)

Mickey Dunne

7.8

TV Series

Manny

1967

1 episode

 

No Hiding Place (1959)

No Hiding Place

7.7

TV Series

Det. Sgt. Russell

David Southern

Briggs

1962–1966

81 episodes

 

The Intelligence Men (1965)

The Intelligence Men

5.9

Boy in Cinema

1965

 

633 Squadron (1964)

633 Squadron

6.4

Flight Lt. Jones

1964

 

Donald Pleasence and Betsy Blair in Love Story (1963)

Love Story

7.3

TV Series

Mechanic #2

1964

1 episode

 

The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)

The Devil-Ship Pirates

6.0

Pablo

1964

 

Colin Campbell and Rita Tushingham in The Leather Boys (1964)

The Leather Boys

7.1

Boy Friend

1964

 

Norman Wisdom in A Stitch in Time (1963)

A Stitch in Time

6.9

Armed Robber

1963

 

John Gregson in First Night (1963)

First Night

8.7

TV Series

Ray

1963

1 episode

 

Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)

The Saint

7.5

TV Series

Johnny Desmond

1963

1 episode

 

Doctor in Distress (1963)

Doctor in Distress

5.6

Medical Student (uncredited)

1963

 

Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)

BBC Sunday-Night Play

8.9

TV Series

Nico Agosti

1963

1 episode

 

24-Hour Call

TV Series

Johnny Spote

1963

1 episode

 

Reginald Marsh, Barbara Murray, and Patrick Wymark in The Plane Makers (1963)

The Plane Makers

8.1

TV Series

Den Heath

1963

2 episodes

 

William Mervyn and Edwin Richfield in The Odd Man (1960)

The Odd Man

8.0

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

It's a Living

TV Series

Young barber

1962

1 episode

 

Young and Willing (1962)

Young and Willing

5.9

Dai Hawkins

1962

 

Probation Officer (1959)

Probation Officer

7.4

TV Series

Vince Bennett

1962

1 episode

 

ITV Play of the Week (1955)

ITV Play of the Week

7.1

TV Series

Tony White

1962

1 episode

 

The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day

TV Movie

Whitey Maguire

1962

 

Damn the Defiant! (1962)

Damn the Defiant!

7.1

Wheatley

1962

 

Information Received (1961)

Information Received

5.7

Willis (uncredited)

1961

 

The Younger Generation (1961)

The Younger Generation

8.6

TV Series

Alfred

Alex

Freddy Morris ...

1961

7 episodes

 

The Wind of Change (1961)

The Wind of Change

6.3

Frank Marley

1961

 

Norman Wisdom in The Bulldog Breed (1960)

The Bulldog Breed

6.1

Johnny Nolan

1960

 

Skywatch (1960)

Skywatch

6.3

Leslie Smith (as Gunner Johnny Briggs)

1960

 

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Sink the Bismarck!

7.2

Young Seaman on 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

1960

 

The Diplomatic Corpse (1958)

The Diplomatic Corpse

5.5

Johnny (as John Briggs)

1958

 

Saturday Playhouse (1958)

Saturday Playhouse

TV Series

Ron Bolton (as John Briggs)

1958

1 episode

 

Adrienne Corri, Lisa Gastoni, and Thorley Walters in Second Fiddle (1957)

Second Fiddle

5.4

Jimmy (as John Briggs)

1957

 

Joan Collins, James Kenney, and Ian Whittaker in The Slasher (1953)

The Slasher

6.1

Skinny (as John Briggs)

1953

 

The Magic Box (1951)

The Magic Box

7.0

Youth (uncredited)

1951

 

Alec Guinness, Alfie Bass, Stanley Holloway, and Sidney James in The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

The Lavender Hill Mob

7.5

Small Role (uncredited)

1951

 

Helter Skelter (1949)

Helter Skelter

5.2

BBC Page Boy (uncredited)

1949

 

Dirk Bogarde in Quartet (1948)

Quartet

7.3

Boy on Common (segment "The Kite") (uncredited)

1948

 

John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley, Robert Newton, Francis L. Sullivan, and Kay Walsh in Oliver Twist (1948)

Oliver Twist

7.8

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

1948

 

Hue and Cry (1947)

Hue and Cry

6.7

Minor Role (uncredited)

1947