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William Roache

Actor | * 04/25/1932 (91) | Basford, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
William Patrick Roache (born 25 April 1932) is an English actor, best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Roache is the longest-serving cast member in Coronation Street having appeared in the show continuously since its very first broadcast on 9 December 1960. He is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role. ()

William Roache is a British actor listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving male television star in a continuous role. Roache has played Ken Barlow in the ITV soap Coronation Street since its very first episode in 1960.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Talk-Shows | Documentaries | Comedies

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Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent Charles Lunton; it matters little that most of his exper ...

His and Hers

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1961 | 2.4/5 | 1h 22min
Comedy
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The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the R ...

Coronation Street

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1960- | 2.7/5 | 24min per episode
Soap / Telenovela
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Join Paul as he takes a look behind the gates of the famous home for pets. ...

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

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2012- | 4.6/5 | 30min per episode
Documentary, Reality-TV
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Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were ...

Sunday Night Theatre

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1950- | 1.8/5
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for William Roache

Member of The Order of The British Empire Officer of The Order of The British Empire
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Movies with William Roache as Actor(5)

as himself2019 7 Up & Me
2012 We Love the Monkees
as Himself (as William Roache MBE)2011 The Betty Driver Story
as Journalist1961 His and Hers
as Young Doctor (uncredited)1958 Behind the Mask

TV Shows/Series with William Roache as Actor(10)

2010 Rewind The 60s
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as himself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 The Paul O'Grady Show
as Ken Barlow (uncredited)1996 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as himself1993 Sooty & Co.
as himself1988 This Morning
as himself1982 Wogan
as himself1978 An Audience with...
as Ken Barlow1960 Coronation Street

Full Name: William Roache
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 04/25 1932 (April) in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 91 years + 361 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Rydal Penrhos
Employer: ITV plc, Granada plc
Spouses (current/former): Anna Cropper, Sarah Roache
Children: Linus Roache, James Roache
William Roache frequently works together with these people:
Matthew Corbett (6x, Actor)
Jane Danson (6x, Actress)
Julie Walters (5x, Actress)
Barbara Windsor (5x, Actress)
Lulu (5x, Actress)
Victoria Wood (5x, Actress)
Matthew Kelly (5x, Actor)
Esther Rantzen (5x, Actress)
Georgia Taylor (5x, Actress)
Ian McKellen (4x, Actor)
Antony Cotton (4x, Actor)
Brian Desmond Hurst (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:286013, Added: 08/10/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024