John Cording

John Cording (born 1944 in Newport, Gwent) appeared on Coronation Street in March 1996 as the Chairman of Magistrates on the bench at Jim McDonald's hearing after being arrested for breaking into 11 Coronation Street.

His other credits include roles in A Family at War, The Sweeney, Z Cars, The Professionals, C.A.T.S. Eyes, The Bill, London's Burning, Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Da Vinci's Demons and the films One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Ransom and Superman.

On stage he has appeared in productions of Edward II, The Threepenny Opera, Twelfth Night, St Joan, Ivanov, The Government Inspector, Romeo and Juliet, Night and Day, The Cherry Orchard, Othello, Pygmalion, The Taming of the Shrew, A Doll's House and Gaslight.