Geoffrey Hinsliff has died at the age of 87, the ITV soap has confirmed. The actor appeared on the cobbles as Don Brennan from 1987 to 1997

Helen Worth who plays Gail Platt on the soap paid tribute to Hinsliff, saying he was a "lovely man who will be sadly missed". | ITV News Granada

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Coronation Street star Geoff Hinsliff has died aged 86. Hinsliff, who was best known for playing Don Brennan in the soap from 1987 to 1997, was just short of his 87th birthday when he died, his family said. They said he "died at home surrounded by his family after a short illness".

Geoff Hinsliff, best known for his role as Don Brennan on Coronation Street, has died at the age of 87, the ITV soap has confirmed. Hinsliff played the memorable villain from 1987 to 1997 and was a part of some dark storylines on the cobbles that included kidnapping and attempted murder.

Geoffrey Hinsliff, who was best known for playing Don Brennan on ITV soap Coronation Street from 1987 to 1997, has sadly passed away

A CORONATION Street legend has died aged 87, the soap has confirmed. Geoffrey Hinsliff, who was best known for playing Don Brennan on the cobbles from 1987 to 1997, sadly passed away this week.

Coronation Street legend Geoff Hinsliff has died at the age of 87. The star, who played Don Brennan from 1987-1997, died earlier this week, the soap has confirmed. Geoff’s co-star, Helen Worth, has paid tribute to her friend,

Coronation Street actor Geoff Hinsliff has died at the age of 87, ITV have confirmed. The soap star was best known for playing Don Brennan on the ITV programme from 1987 until 1997.Born in Leeds, the English actor played three different roles on the cobbles.