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- Clive Hornby was born on October 20, 1944 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Life at Stake (1978) and Spy! (1980). He was married to Helen Weir. He died on July 3, 2008 in Leeds, England, UK.
- SpouseHelen Weir(1984 - 2000) (divorced, 1 child)
- He had a younger sister, Margaret.
- He has a son named Thomas from his marriage to Helen Weir.
- He was Emmerdale Farm's longest-serving cast member at the time of his death [28 years].
- He turned his attention to acting after his music career ended, attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before going into repertory theatre.
- He started out as an accounts clerk.
- It really was about farming then -- I'd milk the cows, drive the combine harvester, plough fields. On my first day on location, we had to deliver a calf. (describing his early days on "Emmerdale" to the Daily Mirror in 2007)
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