William Roache

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William Roache

William Patrick Roache (born April 25, 1932 in Basford , Nottingham ) is a British actor .

Life

Roache, who attended the Waldorf School and later the Methodist Rydal Penrohos School, joined the British Army and was appointed to the Royal Welch Fusiliers Regiment in 1953 . Within a year he was promoted to lieutenant. When he left the army in 1956, his rank was that of captain. Roache suffers from tinnitus from a grenade explosion during his military service.

Roache then turned to acting and trained as an actor. He was best known in the UK for his role as Ken Barlow in episode 1 in the British soap opera Coronation Street , which has been running since 1960 . He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-serving male actor in an ongoing role. In 1999 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards for this role. In 2000, Roache was named an MBE for his artistic pursuits, particularly his longstanding role in Coronation Street .

The actor was married to actress Anna Cropper (1938–2007) from 1961 to 1974. The marriage resulted in two children, the actor Linus Roache and a daughter who died in 2018. In 1978 Roache married Sara McEwan Mottram, a model. His wife died unexpectedly in 2009 at the age of 58. With her, Roache has a daughter, Verity, and another son, James Roache. Both children also work as actors. The couple had one other daughter, who died in 1983 at the age of 18 months.

In 1991, Roache won a libel suit against The Sun magazine , claiming he was hated by the rest of the Coronation Street actors , treated as a laughing stock by the writers, and just as boring and complacent as the character he played on the series . In 2008 his biography was published under the title Soul on the Street .

He was acquitted on a May 2013 charge of rape a minor against the actor.

Filmography

  • 1958: Behind the Mask (Behind the Mask)
  • since 1960: Coronation Street - role: Ken Barlow - over 4500 episodes
  • 1960: The Bulldog Breed - Space Center operator
  • 1960: Knight Errant Limited - Role: David - Episode, Eve and the Serpent
  • 1961: His and Hers
  • 2005: Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 2005 - Role: Harry
  • 2012: Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories - Role: Ken Barlow
  • 2014: For the Love of Dogs
  • 2017: Missing Crown Jewels - Role: Himself

Web links

William Roache in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Commons : William Roache  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d William Roache MBE see dailymail.co.uk (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e William Roache free to rebuild career In: BBC News, February 6, 2014 (English). Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Celebrity: Spiritual soap star William Roache to give talk in city In: Peterborough Telegraph, February 25, 2006 (English). Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Honorary Graduates see alumni.chester.ac.uk (English)
  5. ↑ Jacob Stolworthy: Coronation Street Star William Roache missed daughters death because of car crash In: The Independent , June 10, 2018 (English). Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Coronation Street star Bill Roache on reape charge: Actor, 81, accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl Forty-Six years ago In: Mai Online News, May 1, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Roache, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roache, William Patrick (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Basford , Nottingham