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Overview

Date of Birth:

25 April 1932, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK more

Trivia:

Was a contestant on Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, a part of ITV's 50th... more

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Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:
(32 articles)

Corrie's Gascoyne praises screen son
(From digitalspy. 28 October 2009, 7:49 AM, PDT)
Roache: 'I'm surprised Ken strayed this year'
(From digitalspy. 8 September 2009, 8:36 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

William Roache M.B.E. | Bill Roache MBE | William Roache MBE | William Roach | Bill Roache

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Coronation Street" (1960)	Ken Barlow / Kenneth Barlow (869 episodes, 1960-2009)	2009	-	6.2 (10)
	AKAs: Corrie (UK: informal title) The Street (UK: informal title) 869 TV episodes: Episode #1.7198 (2009) Ken Barlow Episode #1.7199 (2009) Ken Barlow Episode #1.7195 (2009) Ken Barlow Episode #1.7179 (2009) Ken Barlow Episode #1.7180 (2009) Ken Barlow 864 episodes not shown.
2.	Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005) (TV)	Ken Barlow	2005	-	7.2 (49)

3.	The Bulldog Breed (1960)	(uncredited) Space Centre operator	1960	-	5.2 (199)

4.	"Knight Errant Limited" (1959)	David (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	-
	AKAs: Knight Errant '59 (UK) 1 TV episode: Eve and the Serpent (1960) David
5.	Behind the Mask (1958)		1958	-	5.9 (15)

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Coronation Street" (1960)	(1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	6.2 (10)
		AKAs: Corrie (UK: informal title) The Street (UK: informal title) 1 TV episode: Episode #1.939 (1969) ("Edelweiss")

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Mollie Sugden: A Tribute (2009) (TV)	Himself	2009	-	-

2.	The British Soap Awards 2009 (2009) (TV)	Himself	2009	-	-

3.	Ant and Dec: Where Did It All Go Right? (2008) (TV)	Himself	2008	-	-

4.	"All Star Family Fortunes" (2006)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	2.9 (6)
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.7 (2008) Himself
5.	"The Alan Titchmarsh Show" (2007)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	4.8 (15)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 22 October 2008 (2008) Himself
6.	"Comedy Classics" (2008)	Himself (2 episodes, 2008)	2008	-	-
	2 TV episodes: Brass (2008) Himself Rising Damp (2008) Himself
7.	Emmerdale 5000 (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself	2008	-	-

8.	"All Star Mr & Mrs" (2008)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	6.9 (5)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.2 (2008) Himself
9.	TV's Funniest Music Moments (2008) (TV)	(also archive footage) (as Bill Roache) Himself/Perry Como	2008	-	-

10.	Farewell Vera (2008) (TV)	(as William Roache MBE) Himself	2008	-	-

11.	The Funny Side of the Street 2 (2008) (TV)	(as William Roache MBE) Himself	2008	-	-

12.	No. 1 Soap Fan (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	-

13.	"Loose Women" (1999)	Himself (2 episodes, 2007)	2007	-	3.8 (302)
	2 TV episodes: Episode #12.78 (2007) Himself Episode #12.32 (2007) Himself
14.	Coronation Street: The Wedding Special (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	-

15.	"This Morning" (1988)	Himself (5 episodes, 2004-2007)	2007	-	4.5 (113)
	AKAs: This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title) 5 TV episodes: Episode dated 9 October 2007 (2007) Himself Episode dated 29 May 2007 (2007) Himself Episode dated 13 April 2006 (2006) Himself Episode dated 7 April 2005 (2005) Himself Episode dated 11 February 2004 (2004) Himself
16.	The British Soap Awards 2007 (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	-

17.	"Granada Reports" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 13 April 2007 (2007) Himself
18.	"Soapstar Superchef" (2007)	Himself (2 episodes, 2007)	2007	-	-
	2 TV episodes: Episode #1.19 (2007) Himself Episode #1.2 (2007) Himself
19.	Corrie in the Dock (2007) (TV)	(as William Roache MBE) Himself	2007	-	-

20.	"Coronation Street: Confidential" (2007)	Himself (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.1 (2007) Himself
21.	"The Heaven and Earth Show" (1998)	Himself (4 episodes, 2005-2006)	2006	-	3.8 (19)
	AKAs: Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford (UK: new title) 4 TV episodes: Episode dated 1 October 2006 (2006) Himself Episode dated 22 January 2006 (2006) Himself Episode dated 6 November 2005 (2005) Himself Episode dated 31 July 2005 (2005) Himself
22.	TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	4.2 (11)

23.	"The Weakest Link" (2000)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	5.6 (202)
	AKAs: Weakest Link Champions' League (UK: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Soap Stars Special 2 (2006) Himself
24.	An Audience with Coronation Street (2006) (TV)	(as William Roache MBE) Himself	2006	-	4.7 (11)

25.	Farewell Mike (2006) (TV)	(as William Roache MBE) Himself	2006	-	-

26.	"Soapstar Superstar" (2006)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	7.5 (8)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.5 (2006) (as William Roache M.B.E.) Himself
27.	Coronation Street: The Baldwin Family Album (2005) (TV)	(as William Roache MBE) Himself	2005	-	-

28.	Coronation Street: The Duckworth Family Album (2005) (TV)	(as William Roache MBE) Himself	2005	-	-

29.	"Gameshow Marathon" (2005)	Himself - Contestant (4 episodes, 2005)	2005	-	5.0 (5)
	AKAs: Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon (UK: first season title) Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon (UK: second season title) 4 TV episodes: Bullseye (2005) Himself - Contestant The Golden Shot (2005) Himself - Contestant Take Your Pick (2005) Himself - Contestant The Price Is Right (2005) Himself - Contestant
30.	"The Paul O'Grady Show" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	5.7 (203)
	AKAs: The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #3.1 (2005) Himself
31.	ITV 50 Greatest Shows (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	3.8 (10)

32.	When Ken Met Deirdre (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	-

33.	"Kelly" (1989)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	9.3 (8)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 1 April 2005 (2005) Himself
34.	50 Terrible Predictions (2005) (TV)	(as Bill Roache) Himself	2005	-	-

35.	Comic Relief 2005: Is This the Way to Amarillo (2005) (V)	Himself	2005	-	-

36.	The Kids from Coronation Street (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	4.4 (6)

37.	Coronation Street: The Barlow Family Album (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	-

38.	How Soaps Changed the World (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	-

39.	"Stars in Their Eyes" (1990)	Himself / Perry Como (2 episodes, 2003-2004)	2004	-	6.1 (22)
	2 TV episodes: Live Grand Final 2004 (2004) Himself Soap Stars Special (2003) Himself/Perry Como
40.	Coronation Street Special: Tracy Barlow Exposed (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	-

41.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	Himself (2 episodes, 1995-2004)	2004	-	6.7 (32)
	2 TV episodes: Television Drama: Part 1 (2004) Himself Coronation Street (1995) Himself
42.	"Coronation Street: Secrets" (2003)	Himself (3 episodes, 2003)	2003	-	-
	3 TV episodes: Weddings (2003) (as Bill Roache MBE) Himself Double Acts (2003) (as Bill Roache MBE) Himself Barmaids (2003) (as Bill Roache MBE) Himself
43.	"Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook" (1997)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	6.5 (7)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 1 May 2002 (2002) Himself
44.	"Stars and Their Lives" (2000)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	-
	AKAs: Star Lives (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Amanda Barrie (2001) Himself
45.	Ken and Me (2001) (TV)	Himself	2001	-	-

46.	Forty Years on Coronation Street (2000) (TV)	Himself	2000	-	6.7 (8)

47.	"Blankety Blank" (1977)	Himself (2 episodes, 1998-1999)	1999	-	5.9 (25)
	AKAs: Lily Savage's Blankety Blank (UK: new title) 2 TV episodes: Episode #16.8 (1999) Himself Episode #15.3 (1998) Himself
48.	The British Soap Awards (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	-

49.	"This Is Your Life" (1955)	Himself (2 episodes, 1985-1998)	1998	-	6.6 (29)
	2 TV episodes: Anne Kirkbride (1998) Himself William Roache (1985) Himself
50.	"Sooty & Co" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	9.0 (47)
	1 TV episode: An Izzy Wizzy Xmas (1996) Himself
51.	Doris Speed Remembered (1994) (TV)	Himself	1994	-	-

52.	Micky Love (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	7.3 (82)
	AKAs: Rik Mayall Presents Micky Love (UK: series title)
53.	Classic Coronation Street (1993/II) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	-

54.	Happy Birthday, Coronation Street! (1990) (TV)	Himself - Audience Member	1990	-	-

55.	The Royal Variety Performance 1989 (1989) (TV)	Himself	1989	-	-

56.	"A Question of Entertainment" (1988)	Himself (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.11 (1988) Himself


1.	"This Morning"
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 9 February 2009 (2009) Himself
2.	The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2007) (TV)	(uncredited) Ken Barlow

3.	All the Best from Denis Norden (2007) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

4.	Coronation Street (2006) (VG)	(uncredited) Ken Barlow

5.	"Top Ten"
	1 TV episode: Prog Rock (2001) (uncredited) Ken Barlow
6.	Coronation Street: Through the Keyhole (1999) (V)	Ken Barlow

7.	Women of Coronation Street (1998) (V)	Ken Barlow

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