The star, who featured in the ITV soap throughout the 80s and 90s, died earlier this week.
Sad news Coronation Street legend Geoff Hinsliff has died at the age of 87. The star, who played Don Brennan from 1987-1997, died earlier this week, the soap has confirmed. Geoff’s co-star, Helen Worth, has paid tribute to her friend, saying he will ‘be missed’ by everyone at the ITV soap. The Gail Platt star said: ‘Geoff was a lovely, quiet man who will be sadly missed by us all.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Geoff played an iconic character in the 80s and 90s Geoff had previous guest stints as different characters in 1963 and 1977 before joining the Corrie cast full time as Don in 1987. During his decade on the cobbles, taxi driver Don fell for local Ivy Tilsley with the pair marrying in 1988.
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