Emmerdale’s Zak Dingle actor Steve Halliwell has died, aged 77

Emmerdale actor Steve Halliwell, who played Zak Dingle, has died, aged 77. News of Halliwell’s death was announced by his family via a statement issued by ITV, the channel that airs the Yorkshire soap. Ahead of his casting in Emmerdale, Halliwell, who was an apprentice engineer before training as an actor at Mountview Theatre School, appeared in British TV shows Threads, Cracker and Coronation Street.