Bernard Youens

English actor (1914-1984)

Bernard Arthur Popley (28 December 1914 – 27 August 1984), better known by his stage name Bernard Youens, was an English character actor of stage and television, and briefly appeared in radio plays and had cameos in film. He was also a TV announcer and is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of Stan Ogden in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, which he played from 1964 until his death in 1984.

Bernard Youens
Born
Bernard Arthur Popley

(1914-12-28)28 December 1914
Hove, Sussex, England
Died27 August 1984(1984-08-27) (aged 69)
Salford, England
Occupations
Years active1956–1984
EmployerITV
TelevisionCoronation Street (1964–1984)
Spouse
Edna Swallow
(m. 1937)
Children5

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