For the musician, see Kenneth Cope (musician).
Kenneth Cope (born 14 June 1931) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Jed Stone in Coronation Street and Ray Hilton in Brookside.

Biography

Cope married actress Renny Lister, whom he had met when she worked on Coronation Street, in 1961. They have three children.

His daughter Martha Cope is also an actress. His sons Nick Cope and Mark Cope were members of the rock group the Candyskins.

Cope, who now suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is still an avid supporter of Everton.

In January 2014 Cope appeared as a character witness during the trial of former Coronation Street colleague William Roache, who played Ken Barlow in the series.