George Waring (20 February 1925 – 15 February 2010) was a British television actor from 1962 to 2000.Obituary ''The Guardian'', 18 February 2010
/ref> 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 Emily Bishop (also Nugent and Swain; originally credited as Miss Nugent) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Eileen Derbyshire, the character is the longest-standing female character in ...

in 1980. Earlier in the 1970s he appeared in '' Crown Court'', the long running ITV courtroom drama series. He also appeared in episodes of '' Doctor Who'' in 1967. He attended Ducie High School, Manchester and joined the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...

at the age of 18. After acting with a service repertory company in Europe he had various jobs, worked in repertory theatres in England and appeared in West End plays including ''

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'' in 1963.

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* 1925 births 2010 deaths English male soap opera actors People from Eccles, Greater Manchester Deaths from cancer in England Royal Air Force personnel of World War II People educated at Ducie Technical High School for Boys 20th-century English male actors Male actors from Salford {{UK-tv-actor-1920s-stub