Joe Cook appeared on Coronation Street intermittently between December 1976 and February 1984 as PC Tony Maskall.
His other credits include roles in Crown Court, The Cuckoo Waltz, The XYY Man, Strangers, Juliet Bravo, Airline, The Outsider, Grange Hill, Fell Tiger and the 1973 film Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood.
On stage, he appeared in productions of Spring and Port Wine and Gaslight.
He was formerly married to the actress Jo Beadle, who herself appeared on Coronation Street in three roles.