Dicken Ashworth was born on 18th July, 1946 in Todmorden. He is an English actor who played Jeff Horton in Coronation Street, and Duke Woods in Emmerdale, he has also been in Boon, Juliet Bravo, Dangerfield, The Bill, Grange Hill, The Lakes, Casualty, Brookside, Blakes 7, Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, Love Hurts, Heartbeat, and Doctors.