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William Roache

Acting

  • Born
  • April 25, 1932
  • Place of birth
  • Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

As actor 30

Coronation Street poster
Coronation Street
1960
Emmerdale poster
Emmerdale
1972
Wogan poster
Wogan
1982
The Paul O'Grady Show poster
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Celebrity Juice poster
Celebrity Juice
2008
Blankety Blank poster
Blankety Blank
1979
An Audience with... poster
An Audience with...
1978
Who Do You Think You Are? poster
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Sooty & Co. poster
Sooty & Co.
1993
This Morning poster
This Morning
1988
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule poster
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
Rik Mayall Presents poster
Rik Mayall Presents
1993
The Big Quiz poster
The Big Quiz
2011
Drama Trails
2010
The Bulldog Breed poster
The Bulldog Breed
1960
The Betty Driver Story poster
The Betty Driver Story
2011
His and Hers poster
His and Hers
1961
Live from Studio Five poster
Live from Studio Five
2009
7 Up & Me poster
7 Up & Me
2019
Rewind The 60s
2010
Corriedale: Backstage Pass poster
Corriedale: Backstage Pass
2026
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love poster
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993
That Sunday Night Show
2011
Behind the Mask poster
Behind the Mask
1958
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe poster
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
2000
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years poster
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
2020
We Love the Monkees
2012
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
2020
An Audience with Coronation Street poster
An Audience with Coronation Street
2006
Coronation Street: The First 25 Years poster
Coronation Street: The First 25 Years
1985