List of former Emmerdale characters
This is a list of former characters from the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, ordered by the year in which they made their final appearance.
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1970s
Last appeared in 1972
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Alec Saunders | Alan Tucker | 1972 |
| Wallace | Michael Culver | 1972 |
| Peters | Reginald Barratt | 1972 |
| Lynn Wallace | Jenny Lee-Wright | 1972 |
| Norman Harrison | Christopher Mitchell | 1972 |
Last appeared in 1973
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Bart Ansett | Trevor Ray | 1972–1973 |
| Harry Jameson | John Glyn-Jones | 1972–1973 |
| Sharon Crossthwaite | Louise Jameson | 1973 |
| PC Dave Ball | Christopher Wray | 1972–1973 |
| Ian 'Trash' McIntyre | Leonard Maguire | 1973 |
| Beryl Crossthwaite | Joan Scott | 1973 |
| Penny Golightly | Louisa Martin | 1973 |
| Peggy Skilbeck | Jo Kendall | 1972–1973 |
| Amy Postlethwaite | Dorothy Frere | 1973 |
| Bob Molesworth | Reginald Marsh | 1973 |
| Mick Cavan | David Kelly | 1973 |
| Carol Benfield | Ann Holloway | 1973 |
| Charlie Nelson | Jack Woolgar | 1973 |
| Andrew Watson | Malcolm Terris | 1973 |
| Clare Scott | Joanna Tope | 1973 |
| Ben Dowton | Larry Noble | 1973 |
| Laura Verney | Patricia Haines | 1973 |
Last appeared in 1974
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Frank Blakey | Eric Allan | 1972–1974 |
| Lewis Potter | Robert Dorning | 1974 |
| Ethel Ainsworth | Peggy Marshall | 1974 |
| Letty Brewer | Diana Davies | 1974 |
| Franklin Prescott | Donald Morley | 1974 |
| Dryden Hogben | Roy Boyd | 1974 |
| Briddy Middleton | Jenny Hanley | 1974 |
| Alison Gibbons | Carolyn Moody | 1973–1974 |
| George Verney | Patrick Holt | 1973–1974 |
Last appeared in 1975
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Tom Raistrick | Leonard Trolley | 1975 |
| Wilf Padgett | George Waring | 1974–1975 |
| Jean Kendall | Leslie Nunnerley | 1975 |
| Jim Gimbel | John Atkinson | 1974–1975 |
| Freda Gimbel | Mary Henry | 1974–1975 |
| Jackson | William Moore | 1975 |
| Tom | Bert Palmer | 1975 |
| Beattie Dowton | Barbara Ogilvie | 1973–1975 |
| Sarah Foster | Patricia Brake | 1975 |
Last appeared in 1976
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Sam Skilbeck | Jamie Bell | 1973–1976 |
| Sally Skilbeck | Justine Bell | 1973–1976 |
| Mrs Dawkins | Lorraine Peters | 1973–1976 |
| Will Croft | William Simons | 1976 |
| Julie Croft | Gwyneth Powell | 1976 |
| Heather Bannerman | Wanda Ventham | 1976 |
| Martin Gimbel | George Fenton | 1976 |
| Rosemary Kendall | Lesley Manville | 1975–1976 |
| Christine Sharp | Angela Cheyne | 1973–1974, 1976 |
| Nan Wheeler | Anna Cropper | 1976 |
| Dick Robertshaw | Alan David | 1974, 1976 |
| Robert Sharp | Bernard Kay | 1974, 1976 |
Last appeared in 1977
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Janet Thompson | Muriel Pavlow | 1977 |
| Asta Gunnarson | Madeleine Hinde | 1977 |
| Olaf Gunnarson | Jürgen Andersen | 1977 |
| Lucy Stubbs | Adrienne Frank | 1977 |
| Kathy Gimbel | Polly Hemingway | 1974–1977 |
| Syd Harker | Andy Bradford | 1977 |
| Sarah Oswell | Virginia Moore | 1977 |
| Ray Oswell | Stuart Bevan | 1977 |
| David Cowper | John Abbott | 1977 |
| Angela Read | Joanne Whalley | 1977 |
Last appeared in 1978
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Glenda Thompson | Elaine Donnelly | 1978 |
| Ruth Hepton | Stephanie Turner | 1978 |
| Ian Hepton | Tim Preece | 1978 |
| Steve Hawker | Paul Rosebury | 1978 |
| Paul Pargrave | Philip Madoc | 1978 |
| Barney | George Malpas | 1972–1976, 1978 |
| Antony Moeketsi | Oscar James | 1978 |
| Phyllis Purwick | Jean Heywood | 1978 |
| Pip Coulter | Julie Dawn Cole | 1978 |
| Charlotte Verney | Angela Thorne | 1978 |
| Gerald Verney | James Kerry | 1978 |
| David Annersley | David Markham | 1978 |
| Major Vivian Denyer | Kevin Stoney | 1978 |
Last appeared in 1979
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Arthur Braithwaite | Max Wall | 1979 |
| Irene Madden | Kathleen Byron | 1979 |
| Phil Fletcher | Kenneth Watson | 1979 |
| Terry Fletcher | Bernard Padden | 1979 |
| Jimmy Armstrong | Lennox Greaves | 1979 |
| Susan Armstrong | Catherine Terris | 1979 |
| Ed Hathersage | Paul Maxwell | 1979 |