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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-06-05

Day of Death

2004-09-29 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK

Also Known As

Christopher Hancock

Biography

Christopher Anthony Arthur Hancock (5 June 1928 – 29 September 2004) was a British television and theatre actor. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. His brother was actor Stephen Hancock. He and his brother trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He was married to Ann Walford; the couple had two daughters before divorcing. Hancock began acting in the theatre in the 1960s and he had roles in plays such as Richard II and Measure for Measure (both 1965) and the musical Billy (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1974). Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Hancock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Fool

1990

The Fool

as

Joe

Frankie and Johnnie

1986

Frankie and Johnnie

as

'Chronicle' Editor

Treasure Island

1965

Treasure Island

as

Blind Pew

Shall I Be Mother?

1983

Shall I Be Mother?

as

Stephen

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R

as

Juan de Idiaquez

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as

Sir Henry Norreys

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Leonard Saxton

Justice

Justice

as

Merton

Casualty

Casualty

as

Ted Springett

Justice

Justice

as

Merlon

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Charlie Cotton

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

as

Mr. Tanner

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Philip Weems

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

as

Features editor

Production

Crew

Directing