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Ken Farrington as Tom King in Emmerdale, 2004.

Kenneth William Farrington is an English actor who played the role of w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Tom King in Emmerdale from 2004 to 2006. His other TV roles include Billy Walker in w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Coronation Street from 1961-84  and Jack Gates in w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Family Affairs.

Pre Emmerdale career[]

Ken Farrin

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Ken Farrington as Billy Walker in Coronation Street.

gton was born on the 18th April 1936 in Peckham, London. He appeared in w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:The Avengers. One of his major TV roles was as the villainous w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Billy Walker (pictured, right) in w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Coronation Street. Billy was the son of the iconic Rovers landlady w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Annie Walker, the unofficial Duchess Of Weatherfield. Ken played Billy on a recurring basis from 1961 to 1984. After his 1984 stint, Ken never returned to Coronation Street. Ken had roles in w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Minder and as w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Jack Gates in w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Family Affairs.

Emmerdale 2004-2006[]

After Emmerdale[]

Since leaving Emmerdale, Ken is semi retired and has had a few roles in Doctors, New Tricks and Man Down in 2016, the latter being his latest TV role.

In 2018, Ken published his autobiography Hush My Mouth.

Personal life[]

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Another pic of Ken Farrington as Billy Walker in Corrie.

Refs[]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268444/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Farrington

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