Derbyshire-born Coronation Street star who starred in show for decade dies at 77

Neville Buswell, who played womaniser Ray Langton, died on Christmas Day in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas, where undertakers today confirmed the news.

Born in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire in 1943, Buswell joined the soap's cast in 1966 and was a regular on the famous cobbles for more than a decade.

Although born in the Peak District he went to school in Herefordshire where represented his school school at rowing and rugby.

His character Ray famously married Deirdre Barlow before abandoning her and moving to Amsterdam.

He left the show later that year before returning in 1968. For the next ten years he was a firm cast member on the show.

He was written out of the soap in 1978 and his character was diagnosed with cancer when Deidre married Ken Barlow.

After the soap he moved to the US and is not thought to have returned to the UK often.

Buswell started his acting career by appearing in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and on stage in plays.

After leaving Britain, he worked as a croupier in Las Vegas for 13 years before becoming the manager of a casino.

He also had a job as a mortgage broker before making a cameo appearance as Ray in the one-off special Viva Las Vegas in 1997.

In 2005 he returned to Coronation Street, this time for a six-week run.

In 2014, Buswell was involved in a child sex probe over allegations he assaulted a 12-year-old girl in his dressing room back in the 1960s.

It was reported at the time that police wrote to him to request an interview - but the actor refused to return to the UK.

Buswell denied the claims saying they were "not true" and that he never met the female fan.

The actor died on December 25 last year but the cause of death is currently unknown.

The sad news was confirmed in an obituary published by undertakers in Las Vegas, who shared his picture along with a poem.