June 1, 2017, 10:59 amUpdated: June 1, 2017, 11:02 am
Roy Barraclough (Fiona Hanson/PA Wire)
FORMER Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough died today aged 81 after a short illness, his agent said.
He played the Rovers Return’s landlord Alec Gilroy.
Coronation Street barmaid Bet Lynch (actress Julie Goodyear) getting a kiss from television groom Alec Gilroy (actor Roy Barraclough) (PA Wire)
Barraclough appeared as a talent agent in Corrie in the early 1970s before becoming a regular face on the cobbles from 1986 until 1992 and returning again in 1996 for two years.
As Gilroy, he was best known for his stormy marriage to Bet Lynch, played by Julie Goodyear.
His other TV work includes roles in Casualty, Last Of The Summer Wine and Last Tango In Halifax.
Last year, Barraclough appeared in the BBC’s one-off tribute to Are You Being Served? as Mr Grainger.
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