Kenneth William Farrington was born on 18 April 1936 and is a retired English actor.
12 Facts About Kenneth Farrington
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Kenneth Farrington first came to fame playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's longest-running soap opera, Coronation Street.
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Kenneth Farrington was born in Dulwich, South London, and attended Alleyn's School.
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Kenneth Farrington was married to actress Patricia Heneghan from 1961 to 1981; they have three children.
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Kenneth Farrington was taught by Michael Croft, who advised him not to take up acting as a professional.
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Kenneth Farrington joined the series in 1961, continuing in the role on and off until leaving the show for good in 1984.
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Kenneth Farrington played long-suffering Chief Inspector Teal's right-hand man in the TV series The Saint, and appeared in episodes of The Avengers, Redcap and Z-Cars.
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Kenneth Farrington appeared in films such as Submarine X-1 and Party Party.
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Kenneth Farrington worked with the Manchester Drama Group, with whom cast members of Coronation Street often performed in the 1970s.
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Kenneth Farrington's character was killed off in late 1998 as part of a drastic revamp of that series.
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In 2004, Kenneth Farrington joined the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing the character Tom King.
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Kenneth Farrington was written out in dramatic fashion in an episode which aired on Christmas Day 2006 which saw his character being pushed to his death from a bedroom window by Carl King.