What happened to Bill Tarmey?

A Coronation Street spokesman confirmed that Tarmey died in Tenerife from a heart attack on the morning of 9 November 2012 at the age of 71.

Is Bill Tarmey alive?

November 9, 2012Bill Tarmey / Date of death

Who was Jack Duckworth?

Bill TarmeyJack Duckworth / Played by

Where did Jack and Vera live after the Rovers?

9 when Jack and Vera bought the Rovers. In 2000, a year after Judy’s death, Gary and the twins moved in with Paula Shipley in Blackpool.

How old is tarmey?

71 years (1941–2012)Bill Tarmey / Age at death

Did Duckworth leave Tyrone his house?

Tyrone had been Jack and Vera Duckworth’s lodger when they owned the house. They sold it to him instead of leaving it to their son Terry as Tyrone had been a better son to them, despite not being a blood relation.

Did Tyrone buy Jack and Vera’s house?

9 is currently home to Fiz Stape and her daughter Hope Stape, and Tyrone Dobbs’s daughter Ruby Dobbs. Tyrone had been Jack and Vera Duckworth’s lodger when they owned the house. They sold it to him instead of leaving it to their son Terry as Tyrone had been a better son to them, despite not being a blood relation.

Where is Bill Tarmey buried?

Tarmey is buried in Droylsden Cemetery, with his birth name, William Cleworth Piddington, inscribed on his tombstone.

What happened to John Tarmey and how did he die?

It was a wonderful bloody job, especially for an old coffin-dodger.” A life-long heavy smoker, Tarmey suffered a severe heart attack at just 35 while singing on stage and had heart surgery to bypass clogged arteries at 45, having the operation redone 15 years later.

What happened to Jack Tarmey and Vera in Emmerdale?

For Tarmey’s final appearance in the soap two years ago, Jack and Vera were reunited one last time when they appeared to dance together as a dying Jack drifted in and out of consciousness. Other co-stars have also been paying tribute.

Who was William Tarmey and what was his real name?

Two of Tarmey’s grandchildren, Naomi and Matthew, delivered emotional readings of poems they had written for the occasion. Tarmey – whose real name was William Cleworth-Piddington – was also a singer and his recording of the track The Wind Beneath My Wings was played during the service.

Who was Bill Tarmey in Coronation Street?

Coronation Street stars and fans have said a final farewell at the funeral of actor Bill Tarmey, who played Jack Duckworth in the ITV soap opera. Nigel Pivaro, who played his son Terry, paid tribute to the actor during the service.