Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 5, 1935
Place of Birth
Battersea, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- John Briggs
- John Ernest Briggs
Johnny Briggs
Biography
John Ernest Briggs, MBE was an English actor. He is best known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera Coronation Street, in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006 and again in 2012 in the Text Santa special as a ghost.
Known For - Movies
Oliver Twist
as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)
633 Squadron
as Lieutenant Jones
H.M.S. Defiant
as Wheatley
Sink the Bismarck!
as Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Carry On England
as Captain Melly's Driver
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Sporran Soldier (uncredited)
Perfect Friday
as Taxi Driver
Quest for Love
as Club Barman (uncredited)
Quartet
as Boy on Common (segment "The Kite")
The Girl with a Pistol
as Man John Fights at Dance (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
Coronation Street
as Mike Baldwin
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Sydney Lumley
The Saint
as Johnny Desmond
Playhouse
as Brian
The Persuaders!
as Charlie
Crossroads
No Hiding Place
as Det. Sgt. Russell
The Troubleshooters
as Tim Devlin
Department S
as 2nd Reporter
Softly Softly: Task Force
as Jackie Turner