Graham Haberfield

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Graham Haberfield (17 November 1941 - 18 October 1975) was a Northern actor. Born as the son of a Railway Porter, he was educated at Herbett Strutt Grammar School, Belper. Later, he joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre graduating in 1962.

The same year, at the age of 20, he joined the cast of Coronation Street as Jerry Booth, a character who appeared from 1962-1964, 1965-1968 and 1971-1975. His sporadic appearances allowed him to try other work and avoid being typecast. He did varied stage and television work, but is best remembered as Jerry Booth and as Winston, the die-hard Manchester City fan in the hit Granada Television sitcom The Dustbinmen, both made by Granada Television.

Graham Haberfield died in 1975 from heart failure caused by a liver condition while still on the cast of Coronation Street. He made two episodes that were shown posthumously. Granada offered to edit out his scenes but his widow, Valerie, insisted they be retained as a tribute.