The Duke of Bedford

John Ian Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford (24th May, 1917 - 25th October, 2002) was a British peerof the realm who made a cameo appearance in Episode 1289 (23rd May 1973) of Coronation Street. This wasn't the Duke's first acting experience; he played a convict in the 1961 film Nothing Barred.

A celebrated writer and journalist, the Duke allowed nudist film Nudist Paradise (1958) to be filmed at his stately home, Woburn Abbey.