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Roy Senior Barraclough MBE (12 July 1935 – 1 June 2017) 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.
Jun 1, 2017 · Roy Barraclough, who played Alec Gilroy in the ITV soap, passed away after a short illness. He was also known for his comedy partnership with Les Dawson and his roles in Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine.
Jun 2, 2017 · Roy Barraclough, who died in 2017, was known for his roles as Cissie Braithwaite in Sez Les and Alec Gilroy in Coronation Street. He was awarded the MBE for his services to drama and charity in the North-west.
Roy Barraclough (1935-2017) was a British actor and writer who appeared in many TV shows and stage plays. He was best known for his roles as Alec Gilroy in Coronation Street, Cissie Braithwaite in The Les Dawson Show, and Mr Cobbledick in Pardon My Genie.
Jun 1, 2017 · Comic actor Roy Barraclough, who played Rovers Return landlord Alec Gilroy in Coronation Street, has died aged 81. Julie Goodyear, who starred as his on-screen wife Bet Lynch, led the tributes...
Actor: Funland. 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.
Jun 1, 2017 · Roy Barraclough, the comic actor, who has died aged 81, played Alec Gilroy, the shifty landlord of the Rovers Return pub in the ITV soap Coronation Street; earlier, in the 1970s, he had...
