Kenneth William Morley was born on 17 January 1943 and is an English actor and comedian, best known for portraying the role of Reg Holdsworth in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1989 to 1995.
18 Facts About Ken Morley
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Kenneth William Morley was born on 17 January 1943 at Chorley Hospital in Chorley, Lancashire, the only child born to engineer father Frank Morley and his mother Phyllis Morley.
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Ken Morley was educated at St Peter's Church of England School and Elementary School until the age of twelve and then he attended Ashworth College until he was fifteen.
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Later in his teaching career, Ken Morley was a teacher at Smithills High School in Bolton, Craigmount School in Edinburgh and Archbishop Tenison's School in London.
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Ken Morley made his acting debut in the 1966 film Alfie in an uncredited role, and subsequently the sequel Alfie Darling in 1975.
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Ken Morley appeared in an episode of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as well as playing various characters in The Punch Review in 1977, later appearing in an episode of A Soft Touch in 1978, before making frequent appearances in British television series throughout the 1980's.
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In 1988, Ken Morley appeared as a twitcher in the Christmas special on the TV comedy series Watching.
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Ken Morley left the show in 1995, to pursue other acting roles and projects.
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In 1999, Ken Morley returned to Coronation Street in the spin-off show Coronation Street: After Hours alongside former Coronation Street actress Julie Goodyear.
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In 2003 to 2004, Ken Morley starred in the sitcom Hardware as Rex alongside Martin Freeman.
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Ken Morley appeared in adverts for Safestyle UK double glazing windows, featuring as a character similar to Reg Holdsworth.
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Morley appeared in several pantomimes including Jack and the Beanstalk, Aladdin, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty In 2010, Morley returned to Coronation Street in the 50th Anniversary Special Coronation Street: A Knights Tale alongside former Coronation Street actor Kevin Kennedy who played Curly Watts.
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Ken Morley promoted and appeared in the adverts Coronation Street Bingo for Gala Bingo.
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In January 2015, Ken Morley participated in the fifteenth series of the Channel 5 show Celebrity Big Brother.
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Ken Morley married secondary school teacher Susan Staples on 27 July 1989 at Woolwich Town Hall.
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In 2002, Ken Morley was the victim of a mugging by a group of youths who stole his trademark glasses, which were later recovered.
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In October 2007, Ken Morley's wife was attacked during an armed raid on their house.
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Ken Morley had a fascination with cars from a young age and was an avid car collector, his collection included a 1956 Ford Fairlane, a 1959 pink Cadillac Coupe de Ville and two 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Broughams.