Roy Barraclough

Roy Barraclough, MBE (born 12 July 1935, Preston, Lancashire, England - died 1 June 2017, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England) was a British television actor, and comedian, active between 1965-2016. He is best known as the comedy sidekick of Les Dawson, and for his 219 appearances in the World's longest-running soap opera, Coronation Street. Barraclough was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year's Honours list of 2006.