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Coronation Street and Carry On star Kenneth Cope dies aged 93 as family pay tribute to his six-decade career
Actor Kenneth Cope, known for appearing in Coronation Street and several Carry On films, has died at the age of 93, his former agent has said.
His former agent, Sandra Chalmers, confirmed he died surrounded by his family on Wednesday in his hometown of Southport in Sefton, Liverpool, the area where he was born in 1931. Born in Liverpool in 1931, he also starred in Coronation Street, appearing in the soap as Jed Stone in more than 100 episodes from 1961 to 1963, before briefly returning in 2008 and 2009. The actor married actress Renny Lister, whom he worked with on Coronation Street, in 1961, the couple had two sons Nick and Mark, who formed a rock band called The Candyskins together.
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