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Roy Barraclough is an English actor and writer best known for his role as Alec Gilroy in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street. He was born on 12 July 1935 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
Barraclough began his career as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s, and went on to appear in a number of television shows, including The Comedians, The Good Life, and Last of the Summer Wine. He also appeared in the films The Likely Lads and The Likely Lads Again.
In 1971, Barraclough joined the cast of Coronation Street, playing the role of Alec Gilroy, the landlord of the Rovers Return pub. He remained in the role until 1984, and returned for a brief stint in 1988.
Barraclough has also appeared in a number of stage productions, including The Entertainer, The Mating Game, and The Dresser.
Barraclough has been married twice, first to actress Pat Phoenix, and then to actress and singer Cilla Black. He has two children from his first marriage.
As of 2021, Roy Barraclough's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
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Roy Senior Barraclough |
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actor,writer |
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82 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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12 July 1935 |
Birthday |
12 July |
Birthplace |
Preston, Lancashire, England, UK |
Date of death |
1 June, 2017 |
Died Place |
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
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United Kingdom |
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Roy Barraclough Net Worth
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In 2016 he played Mr Grainger in a reboot of Are You Being Served?.
In 2009, he played the vicar in the BBC1 drama All the Small Things and from 2012 to 2013 he played Maurice in Last Tango in Halifax.
He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to drama in the 2006 Queen's New Years Honours List.
He made a guest appearance in Last of the Summer Wine ("Has Anyone Seen A Peruvian Wart? 2005) playing opposite his friend Kathy Staff and appeared in a variety of TV shows including _Casualty_, Peak Practice (1994, 2001) and Funland (2005).
After several departures and comebacks, Barraclough finally left Coronation Street at the end of 1998.
Barraclough was later to appear in a sitcom, Mother's Ruin (1994), in which he played a bachelor dominated by his belligerent mother (Dora Bryan).
He returned permanently in 1986 and a marriage to Bet Lynch was included in his character's narrative.
He played a similar role in the Rising Damp episode ("Pink Carnations", 1978) and also appeared in ITV's sitcom George & Mildred (1976).
In 1972 he gained a legion of young fans in the memorable children's series Pardon My Genie (1972-73) as ironmonger Mr Cobbledick, Hal Adden was played by Ellis Jones.
Barraclough made occasional appearances in Coronation Street in 1972 and 1975, playing the rather sleazy Alec Gilroy, theatrical agent to night club singer Rita Littlewood.
Barraclough appeared in the Jack Rosenthal sitcom The Lovers (1970) playing a grumpy barman.
Throughout the 1970s, he formed a partnership with comedian Les Dawson. They played two grotesque old ladies '. . . of a certain age. . . ', Dawson playing Ada Shufflebotham, Barraclough playing Cissie Braithwaite, the more 'refined' of the two.
In 1969, he was cast as Harry Everitt in Yorkshire Television's first soap opera Castle Haven with Kathy Staff as his on-screen wife. Although the soap only lasted a year, Barraclough became a regular guest actor on YTV shows. It was whilst having lunch in the canteen there that he was asked to stand in for a missing actor on the first series of The Les Dawson Show. It was the start of a working relationship which would last many years both at YTV and the BBC.
Roy Barraclough began his career as a draughtsman, taking time off to work as an entertainer in a holiday camp on the Isle of Wight. Combining his day job with local amateur theatre for several years, he was eventually offered a full-time acting contract by repertory theatre producer Nita Valerie with her company in Huddersfield. Barraclough regularly appeared on stage and at times played piano in the pit, including for comedian Hylda Baker. Barraclough later joined the repertory company at Stoke (appearing alongside Ben Kingsley) and then Oldham in 1966, appearing alongside Barbara Knox and Anne Kirkbride, who later both became colleagues on Coronation Street (1960).
Whilst at Oldham he made his first TV appearances for Granada Television, including Coronation Street in 1964.
Played 5 different characters in Coronation Street (1960).