Clive William Hornby (20 October 1944 – 3 July 2008) was an English actor, best known for his role as

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in the ITV soap opera ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

''. He first appeared in the programme (then named ''Emmerdale Farm'') in 1980, and remained in the role for 28 years.

Career

Television

Hornby appeared in various television productions including the

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sitcom ''

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'', Gerry Anderson's '' Space: 1999'' and ''

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'' alongside George Cole.

Music

During the 1960s, Hornby was a drummer with

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Personal life

Hornby was married to Helen Weir, who played his on-screen wife

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. They had a son, Thomas, before divorcing in 2000.

Death

Hornby died from cancer on 3 July 2008, aged 63. He had left the soap to battle an illness. His funeral took place on 15 July 2008 at Rawdon Crematorium in Leeds. Hornby's character Jack Sugden was killed off in February 2009 and the character was given an on-screen funeral. Jack's dialogue from earlier episodes was used as memories for several of the characters. A vision of Jack appeared at the graveside at the end of the episode, which closed with the original ''Emmerdale Farm'' theme tune.

References

External links

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1944 births 2008 deaths Deaths from cancer in England English male soap opera actors English drummers British male drummers Beat musicians Male actors from Liverpool Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 20th-century British male musicians {{England-tv-actor-stub