Stephen Hancock

Philip Stephen Hancock (24 November 1925 – 1 November 2015) was a British television and stage actor.

For the footballer, see Steve Hancock. For the canoer, see Steven Hancock.

Stephen Hancock
Born
Philip Stephen Hancock

(1925-11-24)24 November 1925
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
Died1 November 2015(2015-11-01) (aged 89)
Southwold, Suffolk, England
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Jocelyne Page
Children2
RelativesChristopher Hancock (brother; deceased)

He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham and attended the Chorister School, Durham and the Darlington Grammar School before reading music at Durham University as a mature student.[1] He served as a radio engineer in the Royal Air Force during World War II.[2]

He was best known for his role as Ernest Bishop in Coronation Street. Introduced as wedding photographer Gordon Bishop in a 1967 episode dedicated to one of Elsie Tanner's marriages, he later re-emerged as the regular character Ernie and played the character from 1969 until being written out in a fatal shooting during a burglary at Mike Baldwin's factory in 1978.[2][3] Late minor TV roles included appearances in Victoria Wood as Seen on TV in 1985/1986.[4]

His brother was the late Christopher Hancock who played Charlie Cotton in EastEnders.[5] In 2011 he appeared in a Coronation Street tribute programme.

References
  1. "Oblique". Palatinate (106): 5. 8 November 1957. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. Hayward, Anthony (3 November 2015). "Stephen Hancock obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/10/b2/ff/10b2fff847810a3f5671e36f43d609e6.jpg
  4. "Stephen Hancock". BFI.
  5. "Christopher Hancock". The Independent. 19 November 2004.
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