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He portrayed Emmerdale 's second longest serving character, Zak Dingle, from 1994 until his death.
The actor made his first appearance as the Dingle family patriarch on the long-running ITV show in October 1994.
Emmerdale stars have remembered Steve Halliwell, who played Zak Dingle on the ITV drama for nearly three decades, as a “soap icon” following his death aged 77.
The actor died ‘peacefully with his loved ones around him’, his family said in a statement issued by ITV.