Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs was an English actor best remembered for playing Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street, the soap opera he appeared in from 1976 to 2006. Born in Battersea, south-west London, he trained at the Italia Conti Academy on a scholarship from the age of twelve and made an early screen appearance in Quartet (1948) opposite George Cole. He also worked at the Windmill Theatre as a stagehand before completing national service in Germany with the Royal Tank Regiment and returned to acting in 1955. His first television work came in The Younger Generation alongside John Thaw, followed by the police drama No Hiding Place, a few Carry On films and shows including The Saint, Crossroads, Thick as Thieves and The Persuaders!. He announced in 2005 that he would leave Coronation Street, filming his final scenes there in 2006 after appearing in 2,348 episodes, and later credits included Agatha Christie's Marple, Holby City, Echo Beach and Doctors.