Coronation Street legend John Savident has died aged 86. The actor was best known for playing the butcher Fred Elliott in the ITV soap. Savident’s agent confirmed news of his death on Friday (23 ...

The trial of a man charged with wounding Coronation Street actor John Savident was due to start today. Michael James Smith, 28, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, is accused of wounding Mr ...

Actor John Savident appeared on screen in cinema classics and Hollywood blockbusters, but was best known to audiences as Weatherfield butcher Fred Elliott. Born in Guernsey in 1938 to a local ...