‘Coronation Street’ Actor Johnny Briggs Dies at Age 85

Actor, Johnny Briggs with his award given for "Lifetime Achievement", in the Pressroom at the British Soap Awards 2006 at BBC Television Centre in London, England, on May 20, 2006. Ben Stansall/Getty Images

LONDON—Johnny Briggs, a British actor best known for his role as businessman Mike Baldwin in the long-running TV soap opera “Coronation Street,” has died. He was 85.

A family statement said Briggs died peacefully Sunday morning after a long illness.