Roy Barraclough
Roy Barraclough MBE | |
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| Born | Roy Barraclough 12 July 1935 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 1 June 2017 (aged 81) Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Television actor |
Roy Barraclough, MBE (12 July 1935 – 1 June 2017) was an English comic actor. He was best known for his role as Alec Gilroy in the long-running British TV soap Coronation Street, and for the double-act Cissie and Ada with comedian Les Dawson.
In the 2006 New Year Honours, Barraclough was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to drama and to charity in the North West.[1] He was the recipient of three Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards including the Reader's Award, a Liverpool Echo Theatre Award and a Royal Television Society Award.
Barraclough died aged 81, at the Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, on 1 June 2017, after a short illness.[2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Cheers to Roy and his MBE surprise". Manchester Evening News. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Coronation Street star Roy Barraclough dies aged 81". The Guardian. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough dies". BBC News. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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