Peter Armitage
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 26, 1940
- Died
- Dec 4, 2018 (aged 78)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
- Credits
- 39
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
2006TV
Priest
The Second Coming
2003TV
Frank Baxter
The Royal
2003TV
Bill Smithson
The Parole Officer
2001Movie
Chief Constable
Dockers
1999Movie
Jimmy Nolan
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
1996Movie
Eddie Harris
The Vet
1995TV
Frankie Mulholland
Hearts and Minds
1995TV
Norman
Chandler & Co
1994TV
Bill Savage
Harry
1993TV
Monkton
Peak Practice
1993TV
Rob Clulow
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
1993TV
Brother Taylor
Magic Grandad
1993TV
Grandad
Sam Saturday
1992TV
Jim Butler
Heartbeat
1992TV
Mr. Huggett, Harry Kearton
The Laughter of God
1991Movie
Ned
Plaza Patrol
1991TV
Robber
Chimera
1991TV
Sgt. Crichton
G.B.H.
1991TV
Mr Burns
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991TV
DC Charlton
Jack the Ripper
1988TV
Sergeant Kerby
Rockliffe's Babies
1987TV
DS Hibbert
Casualty
1986TV
Peter Adams
Lovejoy
1986TV
George Palmer
Strangers
1978TV
Billy
One of the Boys
1978Movie
Jacko
The Professionals
1977TV
Ray Kerrigan
Lucky Feller
1976TV
Randolph 'Randy' Mepstead
Grease Monkey
1976Movie
Len
The Wild West Show
1975TV
Terry
Days of Hope
1975TV
Conscientious objector in France
The Hanged Man
1975TV
Sergeant of the Guard
The Motorway File
1975Movie
The Sweeney
1975TV
Jacko
Churchill's People
1974TV
Trooper John Steel
Centre Play
1973TV
Lee
The Befrienders
1972TV
Chuck
Justice
1971TV
Det. Constable Boyce
ITV Playhouse
1967TV
Jacko