Facts: - years active: 1947 -- present - spouse: caroline -rrb- ; 2 children christine allsop -lrb- 1975 -- 2006 sinclair -rrb- -lrb- divorced -rrb- ; 4 children -lrb- 1961 -- 75 -rrb- -lrb- divorced - birth date: 5 september 1935 - name: johnny briggs - birth place: battersea , london , england - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of johnny briggs -lrb- actor -rrb- .
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johnny briggs , mbe -lrb- born 5 september 1935 -rrb- is an english actor .he is best known for his role as mike baldwin in the soap opera '' coronation street '' , in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006 and again in 2012 in the text santa special as a ghost .he received a lifetime achievement award at the 2006 british soap awards for his thirty years of contribution to the soap .