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Alan Brown (23 March 1926 – 7 September 1979), known professionally as Alan Browning, was an English actor.[1] He is best remembered for portraying Alan Howard in the television series Coronation Street, a role he played from 1969 to 1973.[2] He was married to his Coronation Street co-star Pat Phoenix from 23 December 1972, until his 1979 death from liver failure as a result of his heavy alcohol intake.[3] Phoenix played his onscreen wife, Elsie Tanner, in Coronation Street.[4]

Alan Browning
in The Saint Ep: The Romantic Matron (1964)
Born	Alan Brown (1926-03-23)23 March 1926 Sunderland, England
Died	7 September 1979(1979-09-07) (aged 53) Stockport, England
Years active	1957–1978
Spouse	Pat Phoenix ​ (m. 1972)​

Browning's other television appearances included The Plane Makers (1964), The Newcomers (1965), The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1968), two episodes of The Avengers ("Intercrime" in 1963 and "Who Was That Man I Saw You With?" in 1969) and Big Breadwinner Hog (1969)[5] and a regular role in The Cedar Tree (1976-77).

His film credits included Feet of Clay (1960), Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961), Cleopatra (1963), Guns at Batasi (1964), and Julius Caesar (1970).[6] His final credit was in a 1978 episode of Return of the Saint.[7][8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll	Young Blood	Uncredited
1961	Feet of Clay	Inspector Gill
1961	Fury at Smugglers' Bay	2nd Highwayman
1961	The Pursuers	Fritz's Assistant on film set	Uncredited
1961	Part-Time Wife	Police Sergeant
1963	Cleopatra	Senator / Soldier	Uncredited
1964	The Comedy Man	Auditioning actor	Uncredited
1964	Guns at Batasi	Adjutant
1970	Julius Caesar	Marullus

References

External links

• Alan Browning at IMDb
• "Alan Browning". Find a Grave. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
• Alan Browning at Corrie.net

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