| Geoffrey Hinsliff | |
| Birth Place: | Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Spouse: | Judith Seel (1967) |
| Children: | Gaby Hinsliff |
Geoffrey Hinsliff (born 1937 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor best known for his portrayal of Don Brennan in Coronation Street from 1987 to 1997.[1] He had previously played other characters in the same programme, in 1963 and 1977.
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.
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.