Acting
George Waring
Born 1925-02-20
Eccles, Lancashire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
George Waring was a British television actor from 1962 to 2000. He also had occasional feature film credits. He was best known for appearing on Coronation Street as Arnold Swain, the bigamist husband of Emily Bishop in 1980. Earlier in the 1970s he appeared in Crown Court, the long running ITV courtroom drama series.
Known For
Prominent works featuring George Waring
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Coronation Street
1960
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Doctor Who
1963
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
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Crown Court
1972
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Peak Practice
1993
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The Bill
1984
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Theatre 625
1964
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No Hiding Place
1959
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The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (56 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Peak Practice | Mr. Crawford | TV Series | 1993 |
 | As Time Goes By | Deaf Man | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Forever Green | Arthur Hambley | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | First Coroner | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Franchise Affair | Magistrate | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Andy Capp | Clifford | TV Series | 1988 |
 | God's Outlaw | Bishop Tunstall | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Prefect of Police | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Bill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Agatha Christie Hour | Station Sergeant | TV Series | 1982 |
 | That's My Boy | Store Manager | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Cribb | Dr Burden | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Tarka the Otter | Farm Labourer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Terry and June | Friendly Man | TV Series | 1979 |
| The Winter Ladies | Bank Manager | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Mixed Blessings | Edward Simpson | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Hazell | Mr Norman | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Sinking of the HMS Victoria | Vice Admiral Tracey | Movie | 1977 |
 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Vice Admiral Tracey | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Dickens of London | Huffam | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Bill Brand | Wiltshire | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Shadows | Mr. Baxter | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Angels | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Survivors | Walter | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Churchill's People | Eric | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Carnforth Practice | George | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Bedtime Stories | Harry | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Crown Court | Mr. Frost | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Alf | TV Series | 1972 |
| Crippled Bloom | Mr. Belfrage | Movie | 1972 | |
 | Country Matters | Mr Belfrage | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Train Now Standing | Bill | TV Series | 1972 |
 | New Scotland Yard | Ted Morgan | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Six Days of Justice | Clerk of the Court | TV Series | 1972 |
| Funny | John Singleton | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Justice | Councillor Martin | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Competition | Official | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Odd Job | Passenger on Bus | Movie | 1971 |
 | Six Dates with Barker | Passenger on Bus | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Ace of Wands | The Headmaster | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Doomwatch | Busby | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Nearest and Dearest | Mr Whittaker | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Expert | Mr Lewis | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The First Lady | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors | Arden | Movie | 1967 |
| The Investigation | Defendant | Movie | 1967 | |
 | Softly, Softly | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Scantlebury | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Public Eye | Craig | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Theatre 625 | Oates | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who | Arden | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Sergeant Cork | Harry Whittaker | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Coronation Street | Arnold Swain | TV Series | 1960 |
 | No Hiding Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Official | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Dixon of Dock Green | Det. Supt. Robart | TV Series | 1955 |