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British actor (1938–2024)
John Savident
Born
John Frederick Joseph Savident
(1938-01-21 ) 21 January 1938Died 21 February 2024(2024-02-21) (aged 86 ) Occupation Actor Years active 1966–2011 Known for Role of Fred Elliott in Coronation Street Spouse
(m. 1961) Children 2
John Frederick Joseph Savident (21 January 1938 – 21 February 2024) was a British actor, known for his numerous television roles, including his portrayal of Fred Elliott in the soap opera Coronation Street West End cast of The Phantom of the Opera The Avengers A Clockwork Orange The Professionals Blake's 7 Yes Minister Gandhi The Remains of the Day Middlemarch
Early life [ edit ]
Savident was born 21 January 1938 in St Peter Port , Guernsey ,[1] German occupation of the island in 1940. He and his family escaped to Britain in a fishing boat and settled in Ashton-under-Lyne .
In 1945 he joined the 3rd Ashton Cubs and although he didn't move up to the Scouts, he helped to run the Wolf Cub pack for some time. He was also a member of the choir at St James's Church. His acting career started when he joined Ashton Repertory.
Savident was educated at the town's grammar school and in 1955 joined the Manchester City Police , serving as a police officer before turning to acting as his profession.[2]
Savident created the role of Monsieur Firmin in the original production of Phantom of the Opera Her Majesty's Theatre in Haymarket, London.[3] Blake's 7 [4] Danger Man The Saint Callan Doctor Who [1] The Remains of the Day [1]
Coronation Street [ edit ]
Despite his many film and television roles, including civil servant Sir Frederick Stewart in Yes Minister [1] A Clockwork Orange [1] Coronation Street Fred Elliott during the 1990s that he became a household name.[5] [6] [7]
In December 2005, Savident announced that he was to leave Coronation Street citing undisclosed "personal reasons". His character died of a stroke nine months later, in October 2006. He later revealed that he had retired from the show "because he wanted to spend more time with his family in Hertfordshire".[8]
Later work [ edit ]
Savident was one of the readers on the BBC's online Advent Calendar in December 2006.[citation needed That year, he appeared in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfshenchman at Manchester Opera House , alongside his former Coronation Street co-star Suranne Jones , as well as Justin Moorhouse and an all-star seven dwarves including Warwick Davis .[citation needed
In 2007, he was touring as the lead in a production of Hobson's Choice [9] Loose Women Gilbert and Sullivan operetta HMS Pinafore [10]
He guest-starred in the Christmas special episode of Holby City [11] Doctor Who Order of the Daleks .[12]
Personal life [ edit ]
Savident married Rona Hopkinson in 1961; they had two children and several grandchildren.[1]
On 1 December 2000, Savident was involved in a serious incident with an escort at his flat in Manchester. In the early hours of the morning, Savident was stabbed in the neck. The man was jailed for 7 years for the attack. [13]
Savident died on 21 February 2024, at the age of 86.[1]
Filmography [ edit ]
Robbery
The White Bus
The Saint
The Avengers
Inadmissible Evidence
Nearest and Dearest
Otley
Before Winter Comes
Battle of Britain
Waterloo
A Family at War
Man of Straw
The Raging Moon
A Clockwork Orange
Tightrope (1972) - Forrester
Penny Gold
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Diamonds on Wheels
Butley
QB VII
Galileo
Looking For Clancy
Trial by Combat
Raffles
Rachel and the Beelzebub Bombardiers (1977) – Captain Verney, MP
1990
The Professionals
Blake's 7
Yes Minister
Blake's 7
Doctor Who : The Visitation
Gandhi
Blackadder
Oliver Twist
The Wicked Lady
The Crystal Cube
Never the Twain
The Bill
Little Dorrit
A Summer Story
Camping (1990) – English camper
Mountains of the Moon
Impromptu
Hudson Hawk
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
Jeeves and Wooster
Brain Donors
Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992) - Mr Armont
The Remains of the Day
Tom & Viv
Coronation Street
Middlemarch
Othello
Loch Ness
Sharpe - Sharpe's Regiment
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
^ "The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's, London" . the Guardian . 10 October 1986.
^ "Blake's 7 : Orbit (1981) - Brian Lighthill | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
^ "John Savident" . BFI . Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
^ "I've got no time for Corrie now, says actor John Savident" . Manchester Evening News . 18 May 2011.
^ "Corrie at 60: Some of the beloved soap's most memorable characters" . The Leader . 7 December 2020.
^ "Savident was 'disappointed' by Corrie chiefs" . Digital Spy . 28 December 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2011 .
^ "Theatre review: Hobson's Choice at Chichester Festival Theatre" . British Theatre Guide .
^ "Review: HMS Pinafore, Carl Rosa Opera, Theatre Royal Bath" . The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald . 6 May 2009.
^ "BBC One - Holby City, Series 15, And We Banish Shade" . BBC .
^ "218. Order of the Daleks" . bigfinish.com . Retrieved 7 March 2019 .
^ John Savident (10 December 2002). "Man jailed for attack on Street star" . BBC News. Retrieved 13 August 2011 .
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