Robert William Mason (29 July 1951 – 21 September 2004) was a British actor and writer, born in Rochdale, Lancashire. Throughout 1976 he played Terry Bradshaw in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' and later as Sergeant Eddie Slater in '' The Lakes'' in 1997.The New York Times
/ref> He also had a regular role in '' Casualty'' during the early 2000s. Mason also appeared in '' The Bill'', ''

Felicia's Journey ''Felicia's Journey'' is a novel written by Irish author William Trevor, first published by Viking Press in 1994. The novel was made into a 1999 film of the same name. The book won the Whitbread Prize and ''The Sunday Express'' Book of the Ye ...

'', '' Doctors'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Black Box'', '' The Missing Postman'', '' Between the Lines'', '' Juliet Bravo'', '' Peak Practice'', '' Clocking Off'', '' Teachers'', '' Cutting It'', and '' Dalziel and Pascoe'' episode " Under World". During the 1980s he concentrated on writing, scripting the plays ''Love in Vain'' and ''Working Class Hero'' in 1982 and 1983 respectively. Between 1981 and 1989 he penned scripts for

- quite notably making him the only (regular) member of the cast to write for the programme. He died on 21 September 2004 of cancer in Cambridge aged 53. He was survived by wife Janet and two daughters.The Independent obituary
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English male soap opera actors 1952 births 2004 deaths Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from esophageal cancer {{UK-tv-actor-1950s-stub