Acting credits
21
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
William Roache
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
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Movies: 9Series: 12
TMDB ID: 1215177
IMDb ID: nm0730075
Known for: Acting
Born: April 25, 1932
Age: 93
Place of birth: Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2026
Years active: 69
Average TMDB rating: 5.95
Wikidata: Q8017608
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Roache.
8.0
Corriedale
as Ken Barlow
2026 Movie
6.5
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
as Self
2020 Movie
7.5
7 Up & Me
as Self
2019 Movie
10.0
The Betty Driver Story
as Self
2011 Movie
An Audience with Coronation Street
as Self
2006 Movie
A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
as Self
2000 Movie
4.9
His and Hers
as Reporter
1961 Movie
5.8
The Bulldog Breed
as Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
1960 Movie
6.0
Behind the Mask
as Young Doctor (uncredited)
1958 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Roache.
8.0
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.5
The Big Quiz
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
3.7
Live from Studio Five
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.6
Celebrity Juice
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.7
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
4.6
The Paul O'Grady Show
1 eps
2004 Series
7.2
Sooty & Co.
as Himself • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.3
Rik Mayall Presents
as Himself • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.2
This Morning
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.3
An Audience with...
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
5.3
Coronation Street
as Ken Barlow • 4295 eps
1960 Series