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Joined the British Army in 1953 (commissioned into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers), promoted to Lieutenant in 1954. Upon leaving in 1956, continues to suffer from tinnitus, due to witnessing a mortar round explosion. Joined the cast of Coronation Street in the role of Ken Barlow in 1960.
Has written about his interest in astrology in his autobiography, and was photographed practising Druid rituals in the 1970s. Published his first autobiography Ken and Me in 1993. Won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards, 1999.
Awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2001, in the Queen's Honours List. Awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Chester, in recognition of his contribution to television, March 2007. His seond autobiography Soul on the Street was published in 2008 and reveals his belief in the afterlife.
His memoir 50 Years on the Street: My Life with Ken Barlow was published in 2010, to coincide with his fiftieth year playing Ken. His book Life and Soul: How to Live a Long and Healthy Life was released in 2018. Is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving television actor in a continuous role (as of March 2018).