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Mark Eden dies at 92 – Coronation Street icon passes away peacefully in hospital after battle with Alzheimer’s
- The 92-year-old telenovela actor passed away peacefully in hospital on January 1, his agent confirmed.
- He had been living with Alzheimer’s ‘for some time’ and was hospitalized with the disease in November 2020
- Mark was best known for playing the soap opera villain Alan Bradley on Coronation Street from 1986 to 1989.
- He leaves behind his daughter Polly, his stepson Paul and his granddaughter Emma and his wife Sue Nicholls, 77, who plays Audrey Roberts on the ITV soap opera.
Former Coronation Street actor Mark Eden has died at the age of 92.
The soap opera star passed away peacefully in the hospital on Friday, January 1, after a battle with Alzheimer’s, her agent confirmed.
The actor, who was best known for playing television villain Alan Bradley on Corrie, leaves behind his wife Sue Nicholls, 77, who still plays Audrey Roberts on the ITV soap opera.
Sad news: Coronation Street icon Mark Eden has died at the age of 92, leaving behind his wife Sue Nicholls, 77, who plays Audrey Roberts on the ITV soap opera (pictured together in 2009)
A statement from his agent to the PA news agency said: ‘We are very sad to announce the death of actor Mark Eden.
‘He died peacefully, in hospital, today, January 1, 2021. Mark had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for some time and was hospitalized in November.
Mark, 92, had a long career spanning more than 50 years, including eight years on Coronation Street as the character of Alan Bradley.
He is survived by his wife Sue, daughter Polly, stepson Paul, and granddaughter Emma. We ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult time. “
Peaceful Death: The actor, best known for playing Alan Bradley in Corrie, passed away peacefully in hospital on Friday after a battle with Alzheimer’s (pictured in 1960)
Mark, whose birth name was Douglas John Malin, first married his first wife Joan Long from 1953 to 1959.
The couple welcomed their son David in 1957, but the actor, musician and composer tragically died in 2017.
Mark met his second wife, Diana Smith (who later used the stage name Diana Eden), in 1971, and the couple married two years later and had a daughter named Polly.
The Coronation Street star married his third wife Sue, and also a soap opera star, in 1993.
Long-term love: The Coronation Street star married his third wife Sue, and also a soap opera star, in 1993 (pictured from 2016)
Widower: Sue has no children of her own and said in October 2019: ‘I met Mark late in life, he was almost 40, so the kids just didn’t happen’ (pictured together in August 1998)
Coronation Street fans will know Mark as baddie Alan Bradley, who appeared on the ITV soap opera in the ’80s.
Mark’s time on The Cobbles came to an end when his character was killed by a Blackpool tram.
The London-born actor’s autobiography, Who’s Gonna Look At You ?, was published in 2010.
Icon: Coronation Street fans will meet Mark as baddie Alan Bradley, who appeared on the ITV soap opera in the ’80s (pictured with his on-screen daughter Jenny, played by Sally Ann Matthews)
Sue has no children of her own and told The Mirror in October 2019: ‘I met Mark late in life, he was almost 40 years old so the children just didn’t happen.
As much as I would have liked, I didn’t have a family to raise and care about … maybe that helped me stay young.
“ I never stopped at that and I’m happy in a way because I probably wouldn’t have been on the show all these years if I had kids.
That’s probably why I love coming to work. I bring my family here. I have foster children and grandchildren. ‘
