Roy Barraclough
British actor · United Kingdom · Actors · Lived 1935 to 2017 · aged 81
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Something wrong?Roy Senior Barraclough was an English comic actor. He was best known for his role as Alec Gilroy, the devious, mournful landlord of the Rovers Return in the long-running British TV soap Coronation Street, and for the double-act Cissie and Ada with comedian Les Dawson.
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A life in dates
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old TricksFilm, Mr. Grainger2013
The Tractate MiddothFilm, Hodgson2012
Last Tango in HalifaxSeries, Maurice2004
A Thing Called LoveSeries, Harold Waterman1999
Bostock's CupFilm, Arthur Swarbrick1995
Coronation Street - The Feature Length SpecialFilm, Alec Gilroy1994
The Sanctuary SparrowFilm, Walter Aurifaber1993
Peak PracticeSeries, Joe Wilson1991Pebble MillSeries1986
Car TroubleFilm, Man With Dog1982
The BounderSeries, Assistant
The Funny Side of ChristmasFilm, 1982Cissie1978Leave it to CharlieSeries, The Other Alice1976Decorators LimitedFilm, 1st Decorator1975
Dawson's Electric CinemaFilm1974
Rising DampSeries, Barman
Sounds Like Les DawsonFilm, 19741972
Pardon My GenieSeriesThird PartyFilm, 1972Party Guest1971
The PianoFilm, Claude1970Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent ItFilm, Head Waiter1968
Nearest and DearestSeries, Vicar1967The Waiting GameFilm, Estate Agent1960
Coronation StreetSeries, Alec Gilroy1935Born12 July 1935Filmography 16
YTYou Can't Teach a New Dog Old TricksTMThe Tractate MiddothBCBostock's CupCSCoronation Street - The Feature Length SpecialTSThe Sanctuary SparrowCTCar TroubleTCThe Funny Side of Christmas
TRThe Slipper and the RoseDCDawson's Electric CinemaSDSounds Like Les DawsonTPThe Piano
MAMacbeth51 credits on file
Television 24
LHLast Tango in Halifax
FUFunlandALA Thing Called Love
TSThe Basil Brush Show
CACadfaelPPPeak Practice
HEHeartbeat
CACasualtyTBThe Bounder
BEBergerac
BBBlankety Blank
SPSpooner's Patch
STStrangers
TMThe XYY ManRDRising Damp
LWLast of the Summer WinePGPardon My Genie
ACA Ghost Story for Christmas
QCQueenie's CastleNDNearest and Dearest
PEPublic EyeCSCoronation StreetAwards
About this person
Roy Senior Barraclough was an English comic actor. He was best known for his role as Alec Gilroy, the devious, mournful landlord of the Rovers Return in the long-running British TV soap Coronation Street, and for the double-act Cissie and Ada with comedian Les Dawson.
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In common with Roy
Willie RushtonAlso in Decorators Limited (1976)
Barbara Leigh-HuntAlso in Macbeth (1970)Brian WildeAlso in The Piano (1971)
Sherrie HewsonAlso in You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks (2016)
Thelma BarlowAlso in Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special (1995)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.