'Coronation Street' star Peter Armitage dies at 78, four years after recovering from bowel cancer
Peter Armitage played the role of Bill Webster on British soap 'Coronation Street' that has been on air since 1960.
Actor Peter Armitage, who played the role of Bill Webster on the ITV soap 'Coronation Street' died on Tuesday at the age of 78. Armitage had successfully beaten bowel cancer four years ago and the cause of his death is currently unknown.
His co-star and friend Charlie Lawson who plays Jim McDonald on the show shared the news of his passing on Twitter in a touching message, “It’s with great sadness, that I’ve to tell you my great old friend Pete Armitage has died. RIP mate," he wrote. Peter played Bill on the show in 1984 (for six months), then from 1995 to 1997 and more recently from 2006 to 2011. He had previously appeared as a different character playing a painter and decorator in two episodes in 1977.
