Anthony Schaeffer appeared on Coronation Street in fifteen roles:
- Dr. Edwards, who tried to treat the mortally injured Renee Roberts in July 1980
- P.C. Leach, who breathalysed Jack Duckworth in October 1984
- Insurance agent Mr Fletcher in October 1986
- Councillor Peter Blackstone in September 1990
- Solicitor Dennis Gaskell in November of the same year
- Rep Henry Barnes in April 1992
- Car salesman John Marsh in June 1993
- Another car salesman called Malcolm Teeson in August 1995
- A clerk present at Weatherfield Crown Court during the trial of Jez Quigley in August 2000
- A police sergeant in January 2001
- A desk sergeant in August 2001
- Solicitor James Brentnall in February 2003
- Teacher Mr Dyer in May 2004
- The judge presiding over Gary Windass's assault trial, heard at Weatherfield Crown Court in March 2009
- A male client in Audrey's salon who was insulted by Bethany Platt in February 2018.
Mr Schaeffer thus holds the record for the most credited parts on the programme.
His other credits include roles in The Mallens, The Sandbaggers, Strangers, Crown Court, First Among Equals, The New Statesman, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Prime Suspect, In Suspicious Circumstances, Emmerdale and Heartbeat.
In the late 1980s, he conducted phone-in shows on Manchester's Piccadilly Radio.