British actor, Johnny Briggs has passed away.
Briggs, who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street, a British soap opera, for 30 years, died at the age of 85.
A family statement said Briggs died peacefully Sunday morning after a long illness.
Briggs made his debut on Coronation Street as Baldwin in 1976 and remained until 2006.
In the early 1980s, his character’s affair with married Deidre Barlow, played by Anne Kirkbride, gripped the nation and was one of the show’s most popular storylines. Around 12 million viewers tuned in when his character died of a heart attack.
Briggs was appointed an MBE, or a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year Honors in 2006.
May his soul rest in peace.
