Royston Tickner (born 8th September 1922 in Leicester, died 7th July 1997 in Gibralta) played three roles on Coronation Street:
- Insurance agent George Entwistle in May 1964
- Divorce court enquiry agent Mr Stock in February 1968
- The First Stranger attempting to buy pornographic magazines in The Kabin in June 1973.
He trained as an actor at Scarborough repertory theatre and served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. Afterwards he worked as both a stage manager and an actor but between 1947 and 1958 he changed occupation several times and was a lighthouse keeper, a miner, a fireman and a publican.
He began his television career at the start of the 1960s and his other credits include Harpers West One, Z Cars, The Plane Makers, Sergeant Cork, Quick Before They Catch Us, The Baron, Inheritance, Timeslip, The Flaxton Boys, Doctor Who, Crossroads, Emmerdale Farm, Rogue's Rock, 4 Idle Hands, Danger UXB, Just Good Friends and One by One.
Film roles include Becket, Work Is a 4-Letter Word, All Neat in Black Stockings, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Anne of the Thousand Days.
On stage, he appeared in productions of Rebecca and They Might Be Giants.
