{"id":53644,"date":"2026-03-23T10:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=53644"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:37:53","slug":"emmerdale-actor-ben-keaton-dies-age-69-tributes-pour-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-actor-ben-keaton-dies-age-69-tributes-pour-in\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale actor Ben Keaton dies ‘suddenly’ age 69 as tributes for the TV star pour in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale actor Ben Keaton has died aged 69, it has been confirmed.<\/p>

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Ben\u2019s family announced the news of his death, adding that he will be \u201cforever greatly missed\u201d.<\/p>\n

The actor\u2019s ex wife Polly, who was on good terms with Ben, has also said the TV star\u2019s death was \u201cvery sudden\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Emmerdale actor Ben Keaton has died \u2018suddenly\u2019 aged 69 (Credit: YouTube\/ Ben Keaton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Ben, who also starred in Casualty, The Bill and Father Ted, died in Lincoln County Hospital on Friday.<\/p>\n

Confirming the sad news, his family said in a death announcement: \u201cBen will be forever greatly missed, loved and fondly remembered by his ex-wife Polly, son Waldo and daughter Daisy, brothers Des and Thom, sister Jeanette.\u201d<\/p>

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