Joe Gladwin was a British

United Kingdom

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 actor

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 born in the Ordsall

Ordsall, Greater Manchester

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 district of Salford, Lancashire

Lancashire

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. He was baptised at Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel ; , Kármēlos; , Kurmul or جبل مار إلياس Jabal Mar Elyas 'Mount Saint Elias') is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mt. Carmel...

 RC Church, Ordsall and educated at the parish school. He is buried at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Wardley

Wardley, Greater Manchester

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, Worsley

Worsley

Worsley is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies along the course of Worsley Brook, west of Manchester. The M60 motorway bisects the area....

 near Manchester

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Joe Gladwin appeared in British television since the 1960s, some notable appearances include Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Z-Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.-Origins:The series was developed by...

, Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

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and The Artful Dodger

The Artful Dodger (TV series)

The Artful Dodger was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Dave Morris and Gretchen Franklin. It ran for one series in 1959...

, he also had a recurring role in Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...

 between 1963 and 1966 as Fred Jackson, owner of the local fish and chip shop. He had two long running roles in television sitcoms, first as the myopic delivery driver Stan Hardman in Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour...

from 1968 to 1973 and as Wally Batty

Recurring characters in Last of the Summer Wine

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 in Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast on BBC One. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and...

from 1975 to 1987. He had completed work on the series' 1986 Christmas special and ninth series before his death.

Television Roles

Year	Title	Role
1959	The Artful Dodger The Artful Dodger (TV series) The Artful Dodger was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Dave Morris and Gretchen Franklin. It ran for one series in 1959...	Cedric Butterworth
1963 to 1966	Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...	Fred Jackson
1968 to 1973	Nearest and Dearest Nearest and Dearest Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour...	Stan Hardman
1975	The Wackers The Wackers The Wackers were an American Elektra Records group, produced by Gary Usher, who established the band from members of Roxy, which had moderate success. Musicians Bob Segarini, fellow Roxy member Randy Bishop on vocals, Bill 'Kootch' Trochim on bass and keyboards, guitarist Michael Stull and drummer...	Joe Farrell
1975 to 1987	Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast on BBC One. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse on 4 January 1973 and the first series of episodes followed on 12 November 1973. From 1983 to 2010, Alan J. W. Bell produced and...	Wally Batty
1978	The Losers The Losers (TV series) The Losers is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1978. Written by Alan Coren, it stars Leonard Rossiter and Alfred Molina. The Losers was made for ITV by ATV and was produced and directed by Joe McGrath....	Dennis Breene
1979 to 1980	How's Your Father?	Mr Blenkinsop

He was also the voice of the "Hovis

Hovis

Hovis is a UK brand of flour and bread, owned by Premier Foods. The brand, which began in 1886, ended up as part of Rank Hovis McDougall in 1962 after a succession of mergers. RHM, whose bread making division has been known as British Bakeries since 1955, also owns the Mother's Pride and Nimble...

, real bread" television ads for many years.

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