BROOKSIDE and Coronation Street actor James Caroll has died. The actor and entertainer was best known for playing Brian ‘Bumper’ Humphreys on the Channel 4 soap between 1988 and 1991.
He appeared as Mary Taylor’s friend Colin in Coronation Street earlier this year. It’s thought that James, who lived in Preston, Lancashire, died suddenly.
He had previously been poorly with pneumonia in early 2020, but made a full recovery. However, he lived with a condition that meant arteries in his brain could rupture at any time.
The cause of his death is not yet known. The actor, a keen singer, often performed at venues around the country in a two-piece band called 2 Toned.
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