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Steve Halliwell
File:Steve Halliwell.jpgHalliwell in 2009 as Zak Dingle in Emmerdale
BornStephen Harold Halliwell
(1946-03-21)21 March 1946
Bury, Lancashire, England
Died15 December 2023(2023-12-15) (aged 77)
Leeds, England
OccupationActor
Years active1977–2023
Known forRole of Zak Dingle in Emmerdale
SpouseValerie Halliwell
Children3

Stephen Harold Halliwell (21 March 1946 – 15 December 2023) was an English actor, known for portraying the role of Zak Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, which he played from 1994 until his death in 2023.

Early life and education

Halliwell was born in Bury, Lancashire, on 21 March 1946 to parents Fred and Jenny Halliwell. He had a brother, Clive, who was two years older. Halliwell was an apprentice engineer and worked mainly in cotton and paper mills before drama training at the Mountview Theatre School. He was a founding member of the Interchange Theatre in Bury.

Career

During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, he featured in a number of British television series, including Here I Stand, Threads, Cracker, Crown Court, G.B.H., Heartbeat and Coronation Street. Then in 1994, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Zak Dingle. Together with Emmerdale co-stars Billy Hartman and Alun Lewis, he was a member of UK 1990s country rock trio the Woolpackers who released the single "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" in November 1996.

Halliwell released an autobiography in 2014 called If The Cap Fits: My Rocky Road to Emmerdale.

Personal life and death

Halliwell had a child with his then-girlfriend whilst he was a student; the child, a daughter, was given up for adoption. In 1997 it was reported that Halliwell was searching for her.

In 2003, Halliwell took a short break from Emmerdale for personal reasons. He later said that the break was due to staying at a rehabilitation centre for alcoholism. In September 2018, Halliwell had to take five months off from Emmerdale for health reasons, which he later revealed was due to having heart surgery and a pacemaker fitted.

Halliwell was once arrested for sleeping rough in an empty government building in London. He was sent to a prison in Ashford for two weeks and was later released on probation. He also spoke openly about his experiences with depression throughout this period of his life.

Halliwell died, aged 77, on 15 December 2023, at Wheatfields Hospice, Leeds.

Acting credits

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Second City Firsts Stan Series 8 episode 3
Here I Stand Ionian Series 1 episode 4: The Gadfly
1978 Pickersgill People PC Donovan Dugdale
1983-1990 All Creatures Great and Small PC Goole 3 episodes (Series 3, 6, 7)
1984 Threads Information officer Television film
1984-1994 Coronation Street Returning officer/Paul Hindley 12 episodes
1985-1986 The Practice Peter Bishop 44 episodes
1990 Children's Ward Mr Jenks 2 episodes
1991 G.B.H Bubbles' friend
1994-2023 Emmerdale Zak Dingle 2,393 episodes
1995 Elidor Mr Brodie Series 1 episode 5
1997 Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under Zak Dingle Video release
1999 Emmerdale: Don't Look Now! - The Dingles in Venice
2010 Emmerdale: The Dingles - For Richer or Poorer

References

  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ Saeyang, Shado (19 December 2019). "Five Fast Facts About British Soap Star Steve Halliwell". Soap Hub. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ Hayward 1994, p. 115
  4. ^ Woodcock, Zara (22 March 2021). "Emmerdale's Steve Halliwell's complicated life after soap – depression and booze battle". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. Halliwell, Steve (2014). If The Cap Fits: My Rocky Road to Emmerdale. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5835-6.
  6. "Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell to release autobiography". 29 August 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  7. "Emmerdale star hunts for his long lost daughter; Dingle is desperate to find tot given away 30 yrs ago". The Free Library. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  8. "Emmerdale's Zak actor Steve Halliwell's troubled life off screen from prison stint to alcohol addiction". Leeds Live. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  9. Clarke, Naomi (15 December 2023). "Emmerdale stars hail Steve Halliwell a 'soap icon' after his death aged 77". The Standard. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  10. Mapstone, Lucy. "Zak Dingle actor Steve Halliwell to return to Emmerdale after heart surgery". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. "Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell dies aged 77". Hexham Courant. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  12. "Emmerdale actor Steve Halliwell dies after 29 years as Zak Dingle". ITV. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. "Steve Halliwell, actor who played Emmerdale's Zak Dingle, dies aged 77". The Guardian. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  14. Stolworthy, Jacob (15 December 2023). "Emmerdale's Zak Dingle actor Steve Halliwell dies aged 77". Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  • Anthony Hayward (1994). Who's Who on Television. Boxtree Limited. ISBN 1-85283-936-8.

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