John Cater

John Cater (born 17th January 1932, died 21st March 2009, both in London) appeared in Coronation Street in July 1973 as Bernard Fox, the agent of occasional Rovers' organist Renee Delafonte. Seven years earlier, he had appeared in The Ghost of Batsworth Castle Walks Again, a second season episode of the spin-off Pardon the Expression.

At the age of four, John was enrolled at the Jean Boggan school of dance and after the Second World War trained at RADA. After National Service, he began work at Dundee and then moved to Nottingham, Guildford, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Cork before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961 appearing in The Duchess of Malfi, Ondine and The Devils. Prior to that he made his uncredited television debut in 1949 and also appeared in Compact, Out of This World, Hancock, The Plane Makers, The Villains, The Man in Room 17, Emergency-Ward 10, Doctor Who, Armchair Theatre, The Avengers, No Hiding Place, The Newcomers, Virgin of the Secret Service, Canterbury Tales, Budgie Z Cars, South Riding , The Dick Emery Show , The Other 'Arf, Death of an Expert Witness, Home to Roost, One Foot in the Grave, Lovejoy, Minder, The Darling Buds of May, 2point4 Children, Silent Witness, Where the Heart Is, Doctors, Casualty, The Bill and Midsomer Murders. He was best know for two serials which were first transmitted in 1976: I, Claudius where he played Narcissus, the Greek adviser to the Emperor, and The Duchess of Duke Street, in which he played the doorman Starr alongside his faithful terrier, Fred.

In film, he had a brief period where he was a favourite within the "Hammer Horror" genre, appearing in The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Dr. Phibes Rises Again and Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter.

For radio, he appeared in the 1961 serial The Owls' House (alongside June Barry) and several productions for both Afternoon Theatre and Saturday-Night Theatre.