William Roache

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William Roache is a British actor best known for playing Ken Barlow on the long-running soap opera "Coronation Street," a role he has held since the show's inception.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British actor
human
soap opera actor
television actor
activeYearsStart 1950s
awardReceived Lifetime Achievement Award (British Soap Awards) NERFINISHED
birthName William Patrick Roache NERFINISHED
child Linus Roache NERFINISHED
conflict Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1932-04-25
employer Coronation Street NERFINISHED
ITV
ethnicGroup English
familyName Roache NERFINISHED
gender male
genre soap opera
givenName William
hasChild James Roache NERFINISHED
Linus Roache NERFINISHED
Sarah Roache NERFINISHED
Vanya Roache NERFINISHED
Verity Roache NERFINISHED
hasHonor Member of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
hasRelative Linus Roache NERFINISHED
knownFor longest-serving television soap opera actor in a continuous role
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank captain
name William Roache NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableFact has played Ken Barlow since Coronation Street began in 1960
original cast member of Coronation Street
notableRole Ken Barlow NERFINISHED
notableWork Coronation Street NERFINISHED
occupation actor
television actor
parentOf Linus Roache NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Basford, Nottinghamshire, England NERFINISHED
portrayed Ken Barlow NERFINISHED
religion spiritualism
residence Cheshire, England NERFINISHED
spouse Anna Cropper NERFINISHED
Sara Mottram NERFINISHED
startTimeOfRole 1960
televisionSeries Coronation Street NERFINISHED
wrote Soul on the Street NERFINISHED

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Linus Roache parent William Roache