Willie Ross
January 1, 1938 (86 years old) in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
The Bishop Auckland-born entertainer began as a comic on the North-East club circuit, teaming up with Peter Lambert to become Lambert and Ross, a duo that became nationally known. When the partnership folded in the 1980s, Willie became a successful actor, with hits in film, TV and on stage. His big break was as the foul-mouthed father in the film Rita, Sue and Bob Too. He went on to acclaimed roles in Ken Loachs Riff Raff and Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. On TV he was seen in Our Friends In The North, and One Foot In The Grave, to name but a few. He died in 2000, following an accident at home. He was 62.
Known For
Credits
- 2001 · Bodywork as Homeless Man
- 2001 · Blow Dry as Louis's Volunteer
- 2000 · Purely Belter as Ginga
- 2000 · Secret Society as Mr Swanley
- 2000 · Bait as Hungry Man
- 2000 · Honest as Woodbine
- 1999 · Doomwatch: Winter Angel as Mr Fulton
- 1999 · Badger as
- 1998 · Swept from the Sea as
- 1998 · The End as
- 1997 · Loop as Geordie Trucker
- 1997 · The Ice House as Wally Ferris
- 1996 · Hillsborough as Additional Cast
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1996 · Our Friends in the North as Gordon Peacock
- 1995 · Restoration as Man with Visible Heart
- 1994 · A Pinch of Snuff as Johnnie Hope
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Jonty Walsh
- 1991 · Riff-Raff as Gus Siddon
- 1990 · One Foot In the Grave as
- 1989 · Dealers as Anna's Doorman
- 1989 · The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Roy
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Barman
- 1989 · And a Nightingale Sang as Harold, the Communist
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Tinker
- 1988 · Lucky Sunil as Beadle
- 1987 · Treacle as First Man
- 1987 · Road as Dad
- 1987 · Rita, Sue and Bob Too as Sue's Father
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1979 · Minder as Stan Sorrell