Brookside actor Dean Sullivan, who played Jimmy Corkhill, dies aged 68

Dean Sullivan, actor who played Jimmy Corkhill for 17 years in the Channel 4 soap Brookside – obituary

He was due to appear in only six episodes but his happy-go-lucky anti-hero became a firm favourite on the long-running show

Brookside Actor Dean Sullivan known for the role of Jimmy Corkhill dies at 68

Dean Sullivan, Brookside actor, died at the age of 68, according to his family. Between 1986 and 2003, Sullivan was most recognised for his role as Jimmy Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside. In 2018, the famed actor was diagnosed with a deadly disease, prostate cancer. Sullivan earned the British Soap Award for exceptional accomplishment in 2003 for his role as Jimmy in the Mersey TV soap, which he had portrayed for 17 years.

Brookside Jimmy Corkhill star Dean Sullivan's chilling premonition years before death aged just 68

Dean Sullivan, best known for his role as Jimmy Corkill in Channel 4's legendary Brookside, knew 'something wasn't right' with his body years before his tragic death

Actor Dean Sullivan, who played Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside, dies aged 68

Sullivan described as a ‘British soap icon’ after role as popular character on Channel 4 show set in LiverpoolThe actor and director Dean Sullivan, who starred in Brookside, has died aged 68.Sullivan, who was born and educated in Liverpool, played Jimmy Corkhill in the Mersey TV soap, which at its peak regularly drew in audiences of 8 million. Continue reading...

Dean Sullivan: Brookside actor dies aged 68

The actor, who played Jimmy Corkhill in the TV soap, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018.

Brookside star Dean Sullivan dies aged 68

A statement from the actor and director’s family and agent said he died on November 29 ‘peacefully after a short illness’.