Johnny Briggs

Acting

Johnny Briggs

Born 5 September 1935 · Battersea, London, England, UK · Died 28 February 2021 at 85

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

Highlights

Oliver Twist1948 · Film · Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)
Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · Series · Sydney Lumley
The Persuaders!1971 · Series · Charlie
The Saint1962 · Series · Johnny Desmond
The Girl with a Pistol1968 · Film · Man John Fights at Dance (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck!1960 · Film · Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

33 films

The Man with the Power1976 · Film · Brian
Carry On England1976 · Film · Captain Melly's Driver
The Office Party1976 · Film · Peter
Carry On Behind1975 · Film · Plasterer (uncredited)
Bedtime with Rosie1975 · Film · Man in Café
Man About the House1974 · Film · Milkman
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman1973 · Film
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business1973 · Film · Millet
Bless This House1972 · Film · Open Truck Driver
Au Pair Girls1972 · Film · Malcolm
Quest for Love1971 · Film · Club Barman (uncredited)
Perfect Friday1970 · Film · Taxi Driver
The Last Escape1970 · Film · Cpl. O'Connell
Some Girls Do1969 · Film · Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)
The Girl with a Pistol1968 · Film · Man John Fights at Dance (uncredited)
Carry On Up the Khyber1968 · Film · Sporran Soldier (uncredited)
The Intelligence Men1965 · Film · Boy in Cinema
633 Squadron1964 · Film · Lieutenant Jones
The Leather Boys1964 · Film · Brian
A Stitch in Time1963 · Film · Armed Robber
Doctor in Distress1963 · Film · Medical Student (uncredited)
The Wild and the Willing1962 · Film · Dai
H.M.S. Defiant1962 · Film · Wheatley
The Wind of Change1961 · Film · Frank
The Bulldog Breed1960 · Film · Johnny Nolan
Light Up the Sky!1960 · Film · Leslie 'Smithy' Smith
Sink the Bismarck!1960 · Film · Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
The Diplomatic Corpse1958 · Film · Johnny, Copy Boy
Second Fiddle1957 · Film · Jimmy
Cosh Boy1953 · Film · Skinny Johnson
Helter Skelter1949 · Film · BBC Page Boy (uncredited)
Quartet1948 · Film · Boy on Common (segment "The Kite")
Oliver Twist1948 · Film · Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Filmography

Series

17 shows

Echo Beach2008 · Series · Fin Morgan
Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · Series · Sydney Lumley
Carry On Laughing1975 · Series · Norman
No, Honestly1974 · Series · Car Buyer
Thick as Thieves1974 · Series
Playhouse1974 · Series · Brian
The Persuaders!1971 · Series · Charlie
Softly Softly: Task Force1969 · Series · Jackie Turner
Department S1969 · Series · 2nd Reporter
On the Buses1969 · Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Ted Clayton
The Troubleshooters1965 · Series · Tim Devlin
Crossroads1964 · Series
The Saint1962 · Series · Johnny Desmond
Coronation Street1960 · Series · Mike Baldwin
The Odd Man1960 · Series
No Hiding Place1959 · Series · Det. Sgt. Russell