Christopher Hancock

For the dean, see Christopher Hancock (priest).

Christopher Hancock
Born	5 June 1928(1928-06-05) Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
Died	29 September 2004(2004-09-29) (aged 76) Lincolnshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–2000
Spouse	Ann Walford (divorced)

Christopher 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 is actor Stephen Hancock. He and his brother trained at the 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).

He was then best known for playing conman Charlie Cotton in the popular BBC 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 Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, The Gaffer, The Upper Hand and The Bill

He reprised his EastEnders role as Charlie Cotton briefly in a special spin-off episode titled The Return of Nick Cotton where he appeared as Charlie's ghost in October 2000. He died on September 29, 2004 of a heart attack at the age of 76 in Lincolnshire.

His brother, Stephen Hancock, appeared in Coronation Street as Ernest Bishop from 1969 to 1978.

Selected filmography

• EastEnders: The Return of Nick Cotton (2000) .... Charlie Cotton
• The Bill (1 episode 1994)... Mr Claeke
• The Upper Hand (1993) .... Mr. Tanner
• Casualty (1993) .... Ted Springett
• The Mirror Crack'd (1992) .... Arthur Badcock
• Little Dorrit (1988) .... Customer at Coffee House
• EastEnders (1986–1987,1989,1990,2000) .... Charlie Cotton
• The Gaffer (1981–1982).... Wagstaff
• Cribb (1980) .... Mr Strathamore
• Love for Lydia (1977) .... Mr Richardson
• Crown Court (1974)
• Softly, Softly (1972).... Meodows
• Z-Cars (1971) .... Fraser / (1977) .... Dr. Villiers
• Casanova (1971) .... Cicospetto
• Elizabeth R (1971) .... Idiaquez
• The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) .... Sir Henry Norreys

External links

• Christopher Hancock at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Hancock Obituary

Persondata
Name	Hancock,Christopher
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	5 June 1928
Place of birth	Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
Date of death	29 September 2004
Place of death	Lincolnshire, England

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