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Jack Howarth (born 19 February 1896 Rochdale, Lancashire, died 31 March 1984 Llandudno, Wales) was a British actor best known for his role as Albert Tatlock in Coronation Street between 1960 and 1984. He was the son of comedian Bert Howarth, and went to school with Gracie Fields.

As a child he sold theatre programmes at the Theatre Royal, Rochdale and in 1908 at the age of twelve he began playing juvenile roles on stage. Jack ran a small cinema after the breakout of World War One having being a member of the Lancashire Fusiliers.

Jack toured the country in theatre performances where he met and married his wife Betty in Hull. He made over a hundred television appearances in all after 1947, having run a theatre in Wales in 1935.

Jack made his Coronation Street debut in the first episode in December 1960 and appeared in over 1700 episodes until his final appearance on 25th January 1984. Jack died in Llandudno General Hospital on 31st March 1984, of Pneumonia and Kidney failure, with his wife and son John at his bedside.

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