Tony Barton

Tony Barton (born 1950) is a British actor who played two minor roles on Coronation Street: the role of contract cleaner/waste disposal officer Frank Cockroft who, in November 1997, helped Fred Elliott to clear the stock from the Corner Shop; and also played builder Pat Hegherty who appeared intermittently between September 1998 and January 2001.

Other TV and film credits include roles in Surburban Wives, Grange Hill, The Chinese Detective, Minder, Babes in Toyland, Cracker, Heartbeat, Out of the Blue, Emmerdale, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Common As Muck, Peak Practice, Reckless: The Movie, Harbour Lights, Where the Heart Is, Linda Green, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, The Bold and the Beautiful, Last of the Summer Wine and Midsomer Murders.