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Cast & creator

George Waring

1925-02-20 (died at 84) Eccles, Lancashire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Agatha Christie's Poirot

George Waring was a British television actor from 1962 to 2000. He also had occasional feature film credits. He was best known for appearing on Coronation Street as Arnold Swain, the bigamist husband of Emily Bishop in 1980. Earlier in the 1970s he appeared in Crown Court, the long running ITV courtroom drama series.

Movies

10

film credits

Series

46

television credits

Career

56

1955–1993 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Arnold Swain · 1960

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Arden · 1963

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

First Coroner · 1989

Crown Court

Crown Court

Mr. Frost · 1972

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Mr. Crawford · 1993

Across film & television

Filmography (56)

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Showing 56 of 56 credits

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Arnold Swain

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Arden

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

First Coroner

Crown Court

Crown Court

Mr. Frost

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Mr. Crawford

The Bill

The Bill

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Scantlebury

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Oates

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard

Ted Morgan

The Expert

The Expert

Mr Lewis

Angels

Angels

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Det. Supt. Robart

Justice

Justice

Councillor Martin

Public Eye

Public Eye

Craig

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Vice Admiral Tracey

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

Eric

Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

Deaf Man

Terry and June

Terry and June

Friendly Man

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

Busby

Sergeant Cork

Sergeant Cork

Harry Whittaker

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

Station Sergeant

Country Matters

Country Matters

Mr Belfrage

Survivors

Survivors

Walter

Cribb

Cribb

Dr Burden

Ace of Wands

Ace of Wands

The Headmaster

The Adventures of Black Beauty

The Adventures of Black Beauty

Alf

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

Mr Whittaker

Hazell

Hazell

Mr Norman

Bill Brand

Wiltshire

Six Days of Justice

Six Days of Justice

Clerk of the Court

Dickens of London

Dickens of London

Huffam

That's My Boy

That's My Boy

Store Manager

Shadows

Shadows

Mr. Baxter

The First Lady

The First Lady

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Official

Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

Edward Simpson

The Carnforth Practice

The Carnforth Practice

George

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

Harry

The Train Now Standing

The Train Now Standing

Bill

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

Passenger on Bus

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Prefect of Police

The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair

Magistrate

Forever Green

Forever Green

Arthur Hambley

Andy Capp

Andy Capp

Clifford

Crippled Bloom

Mr. Belfrage

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

Arden

Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter

Farm Labourer

The Sinking of the HMS Victoria

The Sinking of the HMS Victoria

Vice Admiral Tracey

God's Outlaw

God's Outlaw

Bishop Tunstall

Competition

Competition

Official

The Investigation

Defendant

The Winter Ladies

Bank Manager

Funny

John Singleton

The Odd Job

The Odd Job

Passenger on Bus