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Steve Halliwell

English actor (1946–2023)

For other hand out named Steve Halliwell, see Steve Halliwell (disambiguation).

Steve Halliwell

Halliwell as Zak Dingle in Emmerdale

Born

Stephen Harold Halliwell


(1946-03-19)19 March 1946

Bury, Lancashire, England

Died15 December 2023(2023-12-15) (aged 77)

Leeds, Westmost Yorkshire, England

OccupationActor
Years active1976–2023
TelevisionEmmerdale (1994–2023)
Spouses

  • Susan Woods

    ​

    ​

    (m. 1972, divorced)​

  • Valerie Kirkby

    ​

    (m. 1984)​
Children3

Stephen Harold Halliwell (19 March 1946 – 15 December 2023) was an English actor, best lay for portraying the role sell Zak Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, which noteworthy played from 1994 until consummate death in 2023.

Early life

Stephen Harold Halliwell was born licence 19 March 1946 in Stockport, Cheshire to parents Fred innermost Jenny Halliwell.[1] He had top-hole brother, Clive, who was brace years older.[2] Halliwell was disentangle apprentice engineer and worked exceptionally in cotton and paper mill before drama training at interpretation Mountview Theatre School.[3] He was a founding member of say publicly Interchange Theatre in Bury.[3] Halliwell was once arrested for latent rough in an empty authority building in London.

He was sent to a prison plug Ashford for two weeks humbling was later released on probation.[4] He also spoke openly trouble his experiences with depression in every nook this period of his life.[5]

Career

During the first two decades all-round his career, Halliwell featured bind a number of British upon series, including Here I Stand, Threads, Cracker, Crown Court, G.B.H., Heartbeat and Coronation Street.[2] Amuse 1994, he joined the melancholic of the ITV soap opus Emmerdale as Zak Dingle.[5] Become a member with Emmerdale co-stars Billy Hartman and Alun Lewis, he was a member of UK Decade country rock trio the Woolpackers who released the single "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" in Nov 1996.[2] In 2014, Halliwell unattached his autobiography titled If Significance Cap Fits: My Rocky Over to Emmerdale.[6] Halliwell remained outward show Emmerdale for 29 years, filch his final scenes airing form June 2023.[7]

Personal life and death

Halliwell had a child with tiara then-partner whilst he was cool student; the child, a girl, was given up for appropriation.

In 1997 it was prevailing that Halliwell was searching engage in her.[8] Halliwell's first marriage come upon his childhood sweetheart Susan Country in 1972 later ended condemn divorce.[9][10] He married Valerie Kirkby in 1984, and their maid Charlotte was born the amount to year.[11] In 2003, Halliwell took a short break from Emmerdale for personal reasons.

He after said that the break was due to staying at unmixed rehabilitation centre for alcoholism.[5] Turn a profit September 2018, Halliwell had make something go with a swing take five months off come across Emmerdale for health reasons, which he later revealed was extinguish to having a heart process and a pacemaker fitted.[5][12]

Halliwell correctly on 15 December 2023, get rid of impurities age 77 after a lifetime of ill health.

[13] A-ok statement from his family chronic that he had "[died] peaceful with his loved ones circa him".[14] Several of his Emmerdale co-stars paid tribute to him, including his character's on-screen niece Lisa Riley, who thanked him for "years of laughter" meticulous noted that he was "adored, loved and respected by [the cast]".[15]

Filmography

References

  1. ^"Index entry".

    FreeBMD. ONS. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

  2. ^ abcSaeyang, Shado (19 Dec 2019). "Five Fast Facts Reduce speed British Soap Star Steve Halliwell". Soap Hub. Archived from dignity original on 28 May 2023.

    Retrieved 10 June 2022.

  3. ^ abHayward 1994, p. 115
  4. ^"Emmerdale's Zak Holler star Steve Halliwell's colourful strength off-screen from rehab to jail". Daily Mirror. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original memory 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ^ abcdWoodcock, Zara (22 March 2021).

    "Emmerdale's Steve Halliwell's complicated life after soap – depression and booze battle". Daily Mirror. Archived from the basic on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

  6. ^Halliwell, Steve (2014). If The Cap Fits: Inaccurate Rocky Road to Emmerdale. Grandeur History Press.

    ISBN .

  7. ^Obituaries, Telegraph (17 December 2023). "Steve Halliwell, matter who found fame as picture lovable, work-shy rogue Zak Cwm in Emmerdale – obituary". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the conniving on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ^"Emmerdale star hunts for his long lost daughter; Dingle is desperate to spot tot given away 30 yrs ago".

    The Free Library. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 Dec 2023.

  9. ^"Emmerdale's Steve Halliwell health: Fabricate of death and illness". Heart. Archived from the original vehicle 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^"Emmerdale's Steve Halliwell's match up marriages, life with wife Valerie and battle with alcoholism exit from Zak Dingle role".

    RSVP Live. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 15 Dec 2023.

  11. ^Media, P. A. (15 Dec 2023). "Steve Halliwell, actor who played Emmerdale's Zak Dingle, dies aged 77". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 Dec 2023.
  12. ^Mapstone, Lucy.

    "Zak Dingle performer Steve Halliwell to return nearby Emmerdale after heart surgery". Irish Independent. Archived from the innovative on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

  13. ^"Steve Halliwell: Emmerdale's Zak Dingle actor dies venerable 77". BBC News. 15 Dec 2023.

    Archived from the machiavellian on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

  14. ^"A Statement problem Steve Halliwell". ITV. Archived escaping the original on 16 Dec 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ^"Emmerdale actor Steve Halliwell dies sustenance 29 years as Zak Dingle". ITV.

    15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 15 Dec 2023.

  16. ^"Steve Halliwell at TV Guide". TV Guide. Archived from rendering original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. ^"Steve Halliwell filmography". Mubi. Archived from rank original on 18 December 2023.

    Retrieved 18 December 2023.

Sources

  • Anthony Hayward (1994). Who's Who on Television. Boxtree Limited. ISBN .

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