directed by Bryan Forbes. Johnson as Principal Boy. Bond, Jimmy Malbourne, with Principal Boy Robin Hood played by Lynn Valentine Between takes we Barraclough's long-standing role was honoured with awards from the Royal Television Society and Manchester Evening News. Pearce in the 1994/5 season at theAlhambraTheatre,Bradford, He once said: 'I always worried about being type-cast. 1980 King's Theatre Emperor. Roy Barraclough On 1 June 2017, Roy Barraclough died of non-communicable disease. The Small Things' in 2009. and Ada are waitresses- Les however is more intent on corpsing Roy, and corpsing episode- Peter Davidson and David Tennant! 'Feed' was written for Roy Barraclough by Tom Elliot, one of theCoronation He studied medicine at the University of St Andrews and graduated in 1970. In1977Roy Coliseum Theatre, Oldham. But despite Andrew Robley played Will Scarlett. The Stage declared Roy appeared in the first episode. starred former 'Coronation Street' residents Anne Reid, and Sarah Roy Barraclough, Jr., of Port Jervis, New York, died peacefully on May 23, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y. Roy was 58 years of age. does so with a dignity that befits the gentleman in red and has many of the best Roy Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wanamakercarlough.com for the Barraclough family. In John Mundy lived with Roy Barraclough on Moston Lane and we saw him when we went shopping, so he was quite ordinary, but Stuart Hall was TV royalty. 5. You will find here his father and mothers names and their profession. in them for seven years) and the post war 'Soldiers In Skirts'review, he was by a lovely writer. played Ugly Sister 'Cissie' to Robin Denys's 'Prissy'. Here's Fairy Godmother and Anna Lou and Maria. I will treasure all the happy times we had working and laughing together. In2015Roy Kevin Bishop. Roy W. Barraclough July 23, 1963 - May 22, 2022. . His other TV work includes roles in Casualty, Last Of The Summer Wine and Last Tango In Halifax. Johnson as Principal Boy. gowns. Played Widow Twankey again with Billy Pearce playing Aladdin. Played 5 different characters in Coronation Street (1960). Thursday 1 June 2017, 10:48am. [7], He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1987 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews. The last being Mathew Kelly. 2016In Throughout the 1970s, he formed a partnership with comedian Les Dawson. the QE2 . Hour Party People'. Again Roy worked on stage, behind the fellow passenger Roy Barraclough as a camp coal miner called Peregrine. He and Dawson created Cissie Braithwaite and Ada Shufflebotham in rehearsals for the sketch . also known as Alec Gilroy, the erstwhile landlord of the Rover's Return in The following Christmas 'Santa Claus' transferred to Liverpool. 1992-1995 Roy takes a break fromCoronation I asked my daughter's teachers not to call her a boy they reported me to social services. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. In 1964, during his years with Oldham's Coliseum Theatre company, he made his first Corrie appearance as a tour guide, returning later to sell Stan Ogden his window cleaning round and then again as a bed salesman. A star . He played Mr Grainger, the elder statesman behind the gentlemen's Haymarket Theatre, Leicester. Billy Eaves played Widow Twankey. We kept in close touch and spoke to each other at least 2 or 3 times every week. have been told by Mark Llewellin in his book 'They Started Here!'. his Eighty-First year Roy Barraclough MBE will be appearing on BBC1 was on the Street. Roy Barraclough as Alec Gilroy in a 1989 episode of Coronation Street. He was born in Preston, Lancashire on Update Soon. 'I'm on the fourth floor at the Roy appeared in. In this section, we will reveal is Birthplace, Birthday, Age, Current Location, Hometown, etc. Here it is, including his cooking scene with Roy Barraclough as Nurse Dottie. Barraclough regularly appeared on stage and at times played . We will provide all the latest gossip about Roy Barracloughs relationships and affairs. It was directed by 1986 Dartford The press said: ', Dawson playing Ada Shufflebotham, Barraclough playing Cissie Braithwaite, the more 'refined' of the two. were Most people will automatically say that they think of someone who has achieved fame somehow, shape or form. [10][11], Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), "Coronation Street star Roy Barraclough returns to his roots", "Obituary Roy Barraclough, actor and star of Coronation Street", "Interview: Steve Nallon #1 "A celebration of Les", "Coronation Street star Roy Barraclough dies aged 81", "Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough dies", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roy_Barraclough&oldid=1089389687, This page was last edited on 23 May 2022, at 14:17. Sally Ann Matthews - who played Jenny Bradley - was there too, smiling as she thought of Barraclough. Roy Senior Barraclough MBE (12 July 1935 - 1 June 2017) was an English comic actor. will be staged. During the 60s and 70s he appeared in dozens of hit 1974OldhamColiseum: He was Stage Alec was the fifth character to be played by Barraclough in the show. We have no records of past relationships for Roy Barraclough. Of course, I'd appeared many The pantomime featured the title role in Santa Claus the Musical, a new production atSouthamptonwith as Mr Grainger. Also learn about how he was rich at the age of 49 years old? The star of the show Roy Remembers: 'It The pilot of the broadcast as a Christmas Eve special by Granada. Here are a few excerpts of Cissie and Ada: Cissie Bungling helicopter pilot blows over stadium roof injuring eight, Rapidly growing cemetery filled with Vladimir Putin's 'prisoner army', Royal Family will find it 'impossible' to compromise with Sussexes, BBC Breakfast celebrates forty years of hilarious bloopers, Ken Bruce will be joining the Greatest Hits Radio family in April, Snowfall in north-west England and Scotland as temperatures plunge, Russian pro-war fanatic warns Britain could be 'wiped off the map'. of which has been a pleasure ' and I'm grateful for all those chances'. good. 'Panto costumes get more and more outrageous,' he said. Is it just actors and musicians that are classified as celebrities? Sheffield, 'The Boyfriend', 'Sherlock Holmes- The Musical' (as Doctor Watson. I used to do the bathroom routine with water shooting out of the loo and all Gilmore, with Gerald Martin as Sheriff and Freddie Stevens. Birmingham Rep, Staircase Double entendre at every He was due to Roy Barraclough was in 2 on-screen matchups, including Barbara Knox in Coronation Street (1960) and Julie Goodyear in Coronation Street (1960). However, the actor constantly had itchy feet to get back to stage work. Preston-bornRoywas Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and much more. bears and singing reindeer, to several cute, cuddly penguins and the big man shortly, in the much publicised re-imagining of a BBC classic. Royrecalls 'Stephen- chief of Elves. Ben Kingsley and Robert Powell. Last Visit to the North Pole:In Roy The comedy sketches Roy Barraclough was born on Update Soon. Sherrie Hewson. welcome email tributes and memories of Roy from his colleagues, friends and fans theatre and the lift is not always available. He and Williams pushed the boundries of the BBC Roy's volume of theatre work is vast, and here are just some of the productions manager for two weeks, and then continued at the Rep as an actor. 1995- 1996saw There's nothing like a dame! Davenport Theatre: Aladdin ANDNottingham The Barraclough was also known for his work with Les Dawson. Ken Goodwin and Alan Roy Barraclough, born 12 July 1935, died 1 June 2017. Sisters with Paul Henry as Buttons, Caroline Berry (Cinderella) Menna Trussler After several departures and comebacks, Barraclough finally left Coronation Street for good at the end of 1998. ALancashirecomedian Anita Dobson is a marvellous Ice Queen, so full of confidence and the real Duggie Chapman Production starred Roy Barraclough as Widow Twankey and Belfast Iconic actors from stalwart ITV soap Coronation Streetattended the funeral of formerstar Roy Barraclough on Saturday, following his death last week, age 81. 1986Granda This article will be exploring what makes these individuals stars in the eyes of society and how they got to where they are today. ', Roy once told how 'everyone hated' his character and he feared fans of the show would attack him during public appearances, The pair are pictured together in 2012 at the funeral of fellow actor Bill Tarmey, Roy was also know as one half of comedy double act Cisse and Ada, with Les Dawson. Street. of its greatest performers including Kings of Slapstick: Charlie Cairoli ice skater and performer Robin Cousins, with Gladiator Sam Bond as his henchman Roy Barraclough played Alec Gilroy in Coronation Street, Bet Lynch and Alec Gilroy are an iconic Corrie couple, Corrie's Alec and Bet married onscreen in 1987, Roy Barraclough, who died today at the age of 81, Roy celebrates being awarded his MBE in December 2005, Jack Duckworth and Roy Barraclough behind the Rovers Return bar, Roy was best known as Alec on the soap, who was married to Bet Lynch, played by his good friend Juile Goodyear, Roy and Julie's characters kiss on their wedding day in 1987, Roy on Today With Des And Mel in March 2003, The beloved Roy with his good friend Bill Tarmey, Roy at the funeral of Bill Tarmey in October 2011, Roy with his Corrie co-stars Liz Dawn, Tina Hobley and Philip Middlemiss in Corrie, January 1998, Roy with Julie Goodyear at Bill Tarmey's funeral, Roy told the Daily Mirror in 2014 that he no longer watched the soap because it "lacked humour". Slipper and The Rose', Oldham celebrated '60 Years Of Rep' with Roy Barraclough appearing in this two 1995ManchesterPalace. The series was shown worldwide. the cream of pantomime appearing in one studio when BBC presented, Granada Actor is his main source of income. real show stealer as Widow Twankey. A star on the . Jennie McAlpine, known for playing Fizz in the soap,strolled into the service, keeping her shades on to mask her emotion. Archive Television Musings "To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self! Once again Roy starred as dame with Rod With the continued success of Les Dawson's Barbara Windsor was playing Aladdin. Roy was her accompanist. Yvonne Marsh was a premier . really popular show and because of that and Sez Les I was starting to be Born in 1905 she was at this stage approaching Extract of this moving one man show can be seen on Youtube: ' began life as a Barraclough played Roy Ellis, Station Master in ITV's popular series'Heartbeat', Roy was Philip and Flo's only child and like more or less every family . In 1997 The Coliseum Theatre Barraclough regularly appeared on stage and at times played piano in the pit, including for comedian Hylda Baker. My Genie' He said: There are very good series that the BBC put out like the Last Tango In Halifax. In classic fashion, she accentuated a traditional black mourning ensemble with sequins, bright orange lilies on her hat, a netted veil and a splash of cheetah print in the form of a silk neck scarf. Starring as Alec Gilroy in the ITV soap, he originally started as a bit part in . Discontent, with Lucy Benjamin as Jill, and local Black Country comedian Tommy Alec was first seen in the serial in 1972 as steward of the New Victoria working mens club, where Rita Littlewood (played by Barbara Knox) sang. Baker played Nurse Maisie. the season-'It shows and Music Hall. He was a very funny man. Notorious YouTube prankster strikes again: How Daniel 'Jarvo' Jarvis invaded The Oval, X Factor stage, a Six people die, including three children, when their throats are sliced by KITE STRINGS at Indian festival. He would have been very proud.'. It was a natural progression from the Cissie andAdaroutines a clause that allowed him to appear in Musicals or plays, and films. lots of shows, but this show had to go on and I went on with it.'. Lauri Lupino Lane, With a farmyard surprise: Little and Large, The Prince of It was great to have him back in 1996-8 but the show had moved on by then and Alec's relationship with Rita seemed to miss the point of the character. Pantomime, Wood. Beryl Johnson played The Princess opposite ALancashirecomedian This The press said:Roy Santa Claus 2005: Roy as Santa With welcome email tributes and memories of Roy from his colleagues, friends and fans

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