Background
He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England.
He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England.
Hancock began acting in the theatre in the 1960s and he had roles in plays such as Richard II and Measure for Measure (both 1965) and the musical Billy (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1974). He was then best known for playing conman in the popular British Broadcasting Corporation soap opera EastEnders from 1986 until 1990. His character was killed off in July 1991 but his death was not shown on-screen.
He also appeared in other television series such as Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, The Gaffer, The Upper Hand and The Bill He reprised his EastEnders role as briefly in a special spin-off episode titled The Return of Nick Cotton where he appeared as Charlie"s ghost in October 2000.
He died on 29 September 2004 of a heart attack at the age of 76 in Lincolnshire.
