birth_place relatives birth_date article_title name occupation
stratford-upon-avon , warwickshire , england christopher hancock -lrb- brother ; deceased -rrb- 1929 stephen hancock
 stephen hancock actor
stephen hancock

stephen hancock is a british tv actor .
he was born in stratford-upon-avon , warwickshire , in 1929 .
he is most notable for his role as ernest bishop in `` coronation street '' which he played from 1969 until the character was killed off in 1978 .
his brother was the late christopher hancock who played charlie cotton in `` eastenders '' .
in 2011 he appeared in a coronation street tribute programme .
