Stanley Richardson, known professionally as Stan Richards (8 December 1930 – 11 February 2005), was an English television actor, best known for his portrayal of Seth Armstrong in the ITV soap opera ''

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Career

He played the role of Seth Armstrong from May 1978 until his death of

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in 2005, having been originally "signed" to the series for a run of just 4 weeks. He had previously acted in six episodes of ''

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'' as Arthur Stokes, having started his career aged 15 as a pub pianist. Upon his death, his life and work were honoured at the

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in 2005.

Filmography

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* * 1930 births 2005 deaths Deaths from emphysema Actors from Barnsley English male television actors {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub