Tony Warren(1937-2016)

Writer
Actor

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Tony Warren

Tony Warren was born on 8 July 1937 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Ferry Cross the Mersey (1964) and The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1968). He died on 1 March 2016 in England, UK.

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Awards
- 1 win

Known for

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)

Coronation Street

5.6

TV Series

Writer

Les Chadwick, Leslie Maguire, Freddie Marsden, Gerry Marsden, and Julie Samuel in Ferry Cross the Mersey (1964)

Ferry Cross the Mersey

6.7

Writer

1964

The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1968)

The War of Darkie Pilbeam

7.2

TV Series

Writer

Mrs Thursday (1966)

8.4

TV Series

Writer

Credits

Writer

Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
- created by
- creator
- based on an idea by ...
- 1960–2024
Coronation Street: After Hours
6.4
TV Series
- based on an idea by
- 1999
The War of Darkie Pilbeam
7.2
TV Series
- written by
- 1968
Mrs Thursday
8.4
TV Series
- idea
- 1967
Ferry Cross the Mersey
6.7
- based on an idea by
- 1964
Biggles
7.8
TV Series
- writer
- 1960
Shadow Squad
6.1
TV Series
- Writer
- 1957–1959

Actor

Personal details

Alternative names
- Tony Warren MBE
Born
- July 8, 1937
- Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Died
- March 1, 2016
- England, UK(following a short illness)
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 2 Portrayals

Did you know

Trivia
Coronation Street (1960) was rejected by ITV several times.

Quotes
[on addiction] Once I went to Amsterdam to get away from it, put on the television and there was Ena Sharples with Dutch subtitles. I put my foot through the screen. After Coronation Street, what do you do for an encore? I had a drink while I thought about it, and one turned into a million.

Nicknames
- Father of Coronation Street
- Ena Sharples' Father

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