Jim Bywater

Acting

Born January 1, 1944 — Died May 31, 2026

From Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Jim Bywater was a British actor and musician perhaps best known for the role of Wilf Starkey in Coronation Street. In the 1970s and 80s, Bywater was a member of Belt and Braces, Gavin Richards' leftwing political theatre company, and of the Belt and Braces Roadshow Band which released music in the d...

Filmography

The Luddites

William Cartwright

1988

The Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Inspector Pissani

19838.0

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Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Geoff

197610.0