Butch Dingle

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Emmerdale character
Butch Dingle
Portrayed by Paul Loughran
Duration 1994–2000
Date of birth 23 August 1972(1972-08-23)
Date of death 24 March 2000 (aged 27)
(Internal injuries following bus crash)
Status Deceased

Francis "Butch" Dingle was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He died in hospital of his injuries caused by a bus crash on March 24, 2000. He was played by Paul Loughran. The epitaph on Butch's tombstone is 'Dead but always a Dingle'.