Geoffrey Hinsliff

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Geoffrey Hinsliff
Born1937 (age 86–87)
OccupationActor
SpouseJudith Seel (m. 1967)
ChildrenGaby Hinsliff

Geoffrey Hinsliff (born 1937 in

Don Brennan in Coronation Street from 1987 to 1997.[1]
He had previously played other characters in the same programme, in 1963 and 1977.

Life and career

Age 16 he appeared with the Leeds Service of Youth Players in a production of Outward Bound by Sutton Vane at the Civic Theatre in Leeds in November 1954.[2]

He trained at

RADA, before making his television debut in an episode of Z-Cars.[3] He went on to appear in Adam Adamant Lives!, Dixon of Dock Green, UFO, Crown Court, The Professionals and Heartbeat, and also played a wireless operator in the film A Bridge Too Far.[4][5]

In 1978 Hinsliff appeared as a sergeant in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama The Professionals, the episode entitled When the Heat Cools Off.[6]

In 1979 he took the role of Doctor Astrov in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya at Leeds Playhouse directed by Michael Attenborough.[7]

He also had a role in the comedy-drama Brass[4] and appeared in two Doctor Who stories: Image of the Fendahl[8] and Nightmare of Eden.[9] He guest-starred in Holby City as an alcoholic in 2010.

Personal life

He married Judith Seal on 2 September 1967 in St Cecilia’s Church, Little Hadham.[10] His daughter is the political journalist Gaby Hinsliff.

He lives in Winster in the Derbyshire Dales.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Street fans hold their breath". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. 18 April 1997. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "A young cast excels in Leeds play". Bradford Observer. England. 16 December 1954. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Geoffrey Hinsliff — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  4. ^ a b "Geoffrey Hinsliff". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Geoffrey Hinsliff". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. ^ ""The Professionals" When the Heat Cools Off (TV Episode 1978) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  7. ^ "Leeds". The Stage. England. 1 March 1979. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Mulkern, Patrick. "Image of the Fendahl". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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  10. ^ "Mr. G. Hinsliff and Miss J.E. Seal". Herts and Essex Observer. England. 8 September 1967. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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