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John Savident (born 21 January 1938) is a British actor, best known for his many television roles, notably that of Fred Elliott in the soap opera Coronation Street from 1994 to 2006. Savident is a former police officer. During this time he acted with an amateur company, Prestwich Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (PADOS) of which he was also chairman. He made his television début in 1968, and appeared in many dramatic roles, becoming a familiar face as a result of parts in films such as A Clockwork Orange, Waterloo, Mountains of the Moon, Battle Of Britain (sharing a scene with... MORE

John Savident (born 21 January 1938) is a British actor, best known for his many television roles, notably that of Fred Elliott in the soap opera Coronation Street from 1994 to 2006. Savident is a former police officer. During this time he acted with an amateur company, Prestwich Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (PADOS) of which he was also chairman. He made his television début in 1968, and appeared in many dramatic roles, becoming a familiar face as a result of parts in films such as A Clockwork Orange, Waterloo, Mountains of the Moon, Battle Of Britain (sharing a scene with Laurence Olivier), Brain Donors, and The Wicked Lady as well as television series including The Avengers, 1990,Yes Minister, Jeeves and Wooster, Budgie, Tightrope, Blake's 7, Private Schulz, the Doctor Who serial "The Visitation", Middlemarch and as Plumb in The Professionals episode "Servant of Two Masters" and "The Saint". His stage roles include being a member of the original London cast of The Phantom of the Opera. Possessing a fine singing voice, Savident's many musical credits also include The Student Prince and the Lloyd Webber–Rice Cricket. He has also been a frequent guest on Soccer AM alongside LESS