[citation needed], On 16 October 1985, just weeks before the 25th anniversary of his debut on Coronation Street, he appeared as the special guest on the TV show This Is Your Life. Everything that happens to us is being a result of what we have been in previous lives. He left in 1956 with the rank of captain. Roache was married to his second wife Sara McEwan Mottram. Later Roache attended Rydal Penrhos School in Colwyn Bay, North Wales before he left for the military. [26], On 1 May 2013, Roache was arrested by Lancashire Police on suspicion of having raped a 15-year-old girl in 1967, an allegation he denied. She died suddenly on 7 February 2009 at their home, at the age of 58. Roache and Cropper were married from 1961 until divorcing in 1974. As a result, he was liable for the £120,000 costs incurred. Im Vereinigten Königreich wurde er durch seine seit Folge 1 verkörperte Rolle des Ken Barlow in der seit 1960 laufenden britischen Seifenoper Coronation Street bekannt. Roache was later educated at Rydal School. Roache’s estimated net worth is around $5 million according to the online sources. [7], After leaving the military, Roache turned to acting. He later entered All Star Family Fortunes, hosted by Kay, but lost by two points to his competitors. He appeared in various stage productions, then had uncredited roles in several films, and later small parts in television serials including Knight Errant Limited and Skyport. He said he had impressed members of the Coronation Street cast by the accuracy with which he read their astrological charts for them. William Roache has salt and pepper hair and blue eyes. It focused on many of his life experiences and contains a significant amount of philosophical content. The court finally removed charges pressed against him and declared him not guilty after a three and a half week trial and investigations. [1], William Patrick Roache[2] was born in the Basford suburb of Nottingham on 25 April 1932,[3] the son of Hester Vera (née Waddicor) and Joseph William Vincent Roache. Als er der Armee 1956 den Rücken kehrte war sein Rang der eines Hauptmanns. Roache became patron of the Ilkeston-based production company Sustained Magic Ltd in 2006.Roache is a vegetarian because he "doesn't want animals being killed for him". He is best known for playing Ken Barlow on the long-running soap opera Coronation Street since it began airing on 9 December 1960. The couple had a daughter named Verity and a younger son, the actor James Roache and Edwina Roache. In 2007, as a guest for Daily Politics, he championed Sir John Major as Britain's greatest post-war prime minister. Was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards in 2000 after playing his role as Ken Barlow in highly watched British soap-drama. 1974) ( divorced) ( 2 children). On 26 September 2012 Roache was featured on the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?, researching his family history. [citation needed] He was the winner of The Golden Shot (a remake), progressing through to Bullseye where he was beaten by television presenter Vernon Kay. He was born to parents Hester Vera (née Waddicor) and Joseph William Vincent Roache in Basford, Nottingham, England. Linus William Roache: Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Linus Roache began his acting career with a two-week appearance as a young Barlow on Coronation Street (1960) at the age of 11. Roache dated weather girl Emma Jesson from 2010 to 2012. [14], Roache is currently the world's longest-serving television actor in a continuous role (as of March 2018) after the 2010 cancellation of the American soap opera, As the World Turns, where Don Hastings played Bob Hughes since October 1960 without a break.