list of longest - serving soap opera actors 

Statements about this table:
actor from the soap opera the archer appear more than any other soap opera
william roache have be a soap opera actor longer than any actor from as the world turn
patricia greene have be a soap opera actor for 5 year longer than helen wagner
lesley saweard have be act a long time , but amoung the soap opera actor he be not be act the longest
actor from the soap opera coronation street appear more than any other soap opera
angela piper have be a soap opera actor longer than any actor from as the world turn
eileen derbyshire have be an actor on a soap opera longer then june spencer
patricia geene have be a soap opera actor for 4 year longer then helen wagner
rank
actor
character
soap opera
years
duration
1
lesley saweard
christine barford
the archers
1953-
61 years
2
norman painting
phil archer
the archers
1950 - 2009
59 years
3
patricia greene
jill archer
the archers
1957-
57 years
4
june spencer
peggy woolley
the archers
1951 - 1953 , 1962-
54 years
rank
actor
character
soap opera
years
duration
5
william roache
ken barlow
coronation street
1960-
54 years
6
helen wagner
nancy hughes
as the world turns
1956 - 1981 , 1983 - 2010
52 years
7
eileen derbyshire
emily bishop
coronation street
1961 , 1962 - 1966 , 1967-
52 years
rank
actor
character
soap opera
years
duration
8
angela piper
jennifer aldridge
the archers
1963-
51 years
9
don hastings
bob hughes
as the world turns
1960 - 2010
50 years
10
eileen fulton
lisa grimaldi
as the world turns
1960 - 1965 , 1965 - 1983 , 1984 - 2010
50 years