The actor known for playing legendary Emmerdale character Shadrach Dingle has died.
The Dingles are arguably Emmerdale’s best-loved family. Acting star Andy Devine, 79, played Shadrach Dingle between 2000 and 2010.
He died on January 27 but news of his death has only now been announced. Earlier in his life, Andy, born Peter Devine, served in the Royal Navy during the 1960s.
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He then moved into acting. Originally, he was a classical actor before land soap roles. Away from Emmerdale, Andy had roles in Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Doctors, Queer as Folk and Merseybeat among other well-known TV programmes.
He left Emmerdale in 2010 with his character dying in an emotional storyline about alcohol abuse. Many have taken to social media to pay tribute to Andy Devine.
Leave your tributes to Andy in the comments below.
On Twitter, we saw @Helen91155348 post: “Emmerdale Shadrach Dingle actor has died. Condolences to family and friends.” The Corrie poll added: “Sad to read the news Andy Devine has died. Back in January it seems. Best known as #Emmerdale’s Shadrach Dingle, he played Betty’s wedding photographer in a 1995 episode of Coronation Street, returning in 2000 as a radio DJ.”
While @MichaelAdamsUk wrote: “Just heard the sad news that Andy Devine who played Shadrach Dingle in #Emmerdale and Bernard in Queer as Folk passed away in January. Brilliant comic characters that he played so well.”
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