Johnny Briggs, most notably famous for his role as Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street, was born 5th September 1935 secured a scattering of film and TV parts as a teenager before he was called to do National Service in The Royal tank Regiment. Two of these film roles in his early career were in films that featured Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne – in 1948 he appeared in Quartet as the ‘boy on the common’ in the Kite segment and in the following year in 1949 in the film Helter Skelter he played the uncredited part of a BBC Page Boy .
Other films from that era that he appeared in include Hue and Cry 1947, The Lavender Hill Mob 1951, The Magic Box 1951 and The Cosh Boy 1953.
Films that he appeared in during the 1960’s include: Sink the Bismarck! 1960, The Bulldog Breed 1960 (pictured), HMS Defiant 1962, Doctor in Distress 1963, The Leather Boys 1964, The Intelligence Men 1965 and Carry on up the Khyber 1968.
Throughout the 1960’s and early 1970’s he made dozens of TV appearances in a wide range of TV series including The Younger Generation, as Detective Sgt Russell in No Hiding place, as Quick in 1970’s Wreckers at Dead Eye , Thick as Thieves 1974 and as Clifford Leytin in Crossroads during 1974. Shortly after he started his appearances in Coronation Street as Mike Baldwin – some 639 episodes in total.
Other films from that era that he appeared in include Hue and Cry 1947, The Lavender Hill Mob 1951, The Magic Box 1951 and The Cosh Boy 1953.
Films that he appeared in during the 1960’s include: Sink the Bismarck! 1960, The Bulldog Breed 1960 (pictured), HMS Defiant 1962, Doctor in Distress 1963, The Leather Boys 1964, The Intelligence Men 1965 and Carry on up the Khyber 1968.
Throughout the 1960’s and early 1970’s he made dozens of TV appearances in a wide range of TV series including The Younger Generation, as Detective Sgt Russell in No Hiding place, as Quick in 1970’s Wreckers at Dead Eye , Thick as Thieves 1974 and as Clifford Leytin in Crossroads during 1974. Shortly after he started his appearances in Coronation Street as Mike Baldwin – some 639 episodes in total.
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