Christopher Anthony Arthur Hancock
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. He and his brother trained at the

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. 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 ''

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'' and ''

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'' (both 1965) and the musical '' Billy'' (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1974). He was then best known for playing

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Charlie Cotton in the popular

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soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 1986 until 1990. His character was killed off in July 1991 but his death was not shown on-screen. He also appeared in other television series such as ''

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'', '' Softly, Softly'', '' The Gaffer'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He reprised his ''EastEnders'' role as Charlie Cotton briefly in a special spin-off episode titled ''

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'' where he appeared as Charlie's ghost in October 2000. He died on 29 September 2004 of a heart attack at the age of 76 in

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Selected filmography

*'' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (1970) .... Sir Henry Norreys *''

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'' (1971) .... Idiaquez *''

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'' (1971) .... Cicospetto *''

'' (1971) .... Fraser / (1977) .... Dr. Villiers *'' Softly, Softly'' (1972) .... Meadows *''

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'' (1974) *''

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'' (1977) .... Mr Richardson *''

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'' (1980) .... Mr Strathamore *'' The Gaffer'' (1981–1982) .... Wagstaff *'' EastEnders'' (1986–1990) .... Charlie Cotton *''

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'' (1988) .... Customer at Coffee House *'' The Mirror Crack'd'' (1992) .... Arthur Badcock *'' Casualty'' (1993) .... Ted Springett *''

'' (1993) .... Mr. Tanner *''

'' (2 episodes, 1993–1994) as Ivor Thomas (1993) / Mr. Clarke (1994) *''

'' (2000) .... Charlie Cotton

References

External links

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Christopher Hancock Obituary
1928 births 2004 deaths English male soap opera actors Actors from County Durham {{UK-tv-actor-1920s-stub