Authoritative stage actor who excelled at playing baddies, and took roles in TV shows such as The Crown and Coronation Street Primarily a stage actor of good grace, authority and a fine baritone voice, James Laurenson, who has died aged 84 after suffering with Parkinson's disease, was a familiar face on television, stretching from a short-stay run as the Rev Peter Hope in Coronation Street in 1968 through to Sir John…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AM on May 25, 2024