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William Roache
Acting
25 Apr 1932 (93 years)
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.
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William Roache's Movies
58%
The Bulldog Breed
13 Dec 1960
49%
His and Hers
01 Jan 1961
60%
Behind the Mask
23 Nov 1958
65%
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
20 May 1993
75%
7 Up & Me
03 Jun 2019
65%
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
07 Dec 2020
100%
The Betty Driver Story
01 Feb 2011
0%
We Love the Monkees
30 Jul 2012
0%
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
30 Jul 2000
0%
An Audience with Coronation Street
22 Apr 2006
0%
Coronation Street: Queens of the Street
09 Dec 2020
0%
Corriedale: Backstage Pass
05 Jan 2026
William Roache's TV Shows
53%
Coronation Street
09 Dec 1960
66%
Celebrity Juice
24 Sept 2008
68%
Who Do You Think You Are?
12 Oct 2004
50%
This Morning
03 Oct 1988
37%
Live from Studio Five
14 Sept 2009
46%
The Paul O'Grady Show
11 Oct 2004
72%
Sooty & Co.
06 Sept 1993
45%
Wogan
04 May 1982
73%
Rik Mayall Presents
20 May 1993
53%
An Audience with...
08 Jan 1978
75%
The Big Quiz
16 Dec 2011
80%
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
02 Mar 2017
0%
That Sunday Night Show
09 Jan 2011
0%
Drama Trails
01 Aug 2010
0%
Rewind The 60s
15 Nov 2010