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Alan Browning‌

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Alan Browning

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Alan Browning

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1926-03-23

Popularity

star1.8

Biography

Alan Brown (23 March 1926 – 7 September 1979), known professionally as Alan Browning, was an English actor. Whilst working by day as a reporter for a local paper in Newcastle in the 1950s, he began acting as an amateur at the People's Theatre. He then moved to London to work for a news agency and was sent abroad to Cairo, where he met his first wife (Anne) who was serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service (Wrens). On their return to the UK, and following encouragement from Anne, he began to seek work as an actor. Very soon he was cast as King John in a pair of educational films made for Encyclopedia Britannica, and then became a regular 'extra' playing bit parts in TV series such as Z-Cars, The Saint, and The Avengers. He also starred as Chief Officer Steve Rettar in the ABC series Jezebel in 1963. He became a household name in the UK when he was cast as Ellis Cooper in The Newcomers (1965-1968), but is best remembered for portraying Alan Howard in the television series Coronation Street, a role he played from 1969 to 1973. He was married to his Coronation Street co-star Pat Phoenix from 23 December 1972, until his 1979 death from liver failure as a result of his heavy alcohol intake. Phoenix also played his onscreen wife, Elsie Tanner, in Coronation Street. The pair left The Street in 1973 and toured the UK and New Zealand with theatrical productions of Gaslight and Night Must Fall, both directed by Browning, before Phoenix rejoined the cast of The Street. Browning also recorded an LP of jazz standards called "Whisky & Milk" (a reference to his preferred drink, being easier on the stomach than neat whisky) with the Tony Hayes Quartet in 1975. Browning's other television appearances included Interpol Calling (1960), Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962), Maigret (1963), The Plane Makers (1964), The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1968), Big Breadwinner Hog (1969), The Onedin Line (1971), The Fear Is Spreading (an episode of the TV series Thriller, 1975), When the Boat Comes In (1976), and a leading role in The Cedar Tree (1976-77). His final credit was in a 1978 episode of Return of the Saint. His film credits included Feet of Clay (1960), Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961), Cleopatra (1963), Guns at Batasi (1964), and Julius Caesar (1970).

Movie Credits

Guns at Batasi

Guns at Batasi‌
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calendar 1964

Part-Time Wife

Part-Time Wife‌
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calendar 1961

The Crazy Kill

The Crazy Kill‌
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calendar 1975

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay‌
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calendar 1961

Gang War

Gang War‌
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calendar 1962

Tv Credits

Thriller

Thriller‌
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calendar 1973

Z-Cars

Z-Cars‌
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calendar 1962

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way‌
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calendar 1965

The Avengers

The Avengers‌
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calendar 1961

Crown Court

Crown Court‌
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calendar 1972

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook‌
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calendar 1962

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place‌
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calendar 1959

Suspense

Suspense‌
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calendar 1962

Maigret

Maigret‌
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calendar 1960

The Main Chance

The Main Chance‌
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calendar 1969

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint‌
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calendar 1978

The Saint

The Saint‌
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calendar 1962

The Avengers

The Avengers‌
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calendar 1961