An original cast member of ITV soap opera Coronation Street has died. Ernst Walder, who was 94, played Ivan Cheveski and was also the boyfriend of the soap's co-creator Tony Warren in the 1960s.
He had actually died on Monday September 6, 2021, but was only made known to the wider public today, MirrorOnline reports. Former Coronotion Street writer Daran Little wrote: "Very sad to read of the passing of dearest Ernst Walder.
"An original C St cast member who quickly became Tony Warren's boyfriends before Tony caught him in bed with another cast member."
