Former Brookside actor Dean Sullivan passed away at the age of 68 on Wednesday, following a battle with prostate cancer.
Dean’s family confirmed his passing on Thursday, and requesting the public to respect their privacy while they grieve.
The soap opera star was known to millions as drug dealer Jimmy Corkhill in Channel 4‘s Brookside.
Brookside aired from November 1982 and ran for 21 years until November 4, 2003.
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