Willie Ross
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1938-01-01
- Died
- 2000-01-01
- Place of birth
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as
- ویلی راس
Biography
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
TV Shows (13)
Minder
1979
as Stan Sorrell
Heartbeat
1992
as Jonty Walsh
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Barman
The Bill
1984
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Edwin Sutton
The Storyteller
1988
as Tinker
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Gordon Peacock
Brass Eye
1997
as Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
Out of the Blue
1995
as Harry 'The Hat' Pope
The Fear
1988
as Motty
The Ice House
1997
as Wally Ferris
Badger
1999
Movies (23)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
as Roy
Restoration
1995
as Man with Visible Heart
Blow Dry
2001
as Louis's Volunteer
Swept from the Sea
1998
Riff-Raff
1991
as Gus Siddon
Honest
2000
as Woodbine
Hillsborough
1996
as Additional Cast
Dealers
1989
as Anna's Doorman
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1987
as Sue's Father
Road
1987
as Dad
And a Nightingale Sang
1989
as Harold, the Communist
Lucky Sunil
1988
as Beadle
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999
as Mr Fulton
Bodywork
2001
as Homeless Man
Secret Society
2000
as Mr Swanley
Loop
1997
as Geordie Trucker
Purely Belter
2000
as Ginga
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Johnnie Hope
The Storyteller: Fearnot
1988
as Tinker
Bait
2000
as Hungry Man
The End
1998
Treacle
1987
as First Man
The Nature of the Beast
1988
as Danny
About Willie Ross
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 F… With 36 credits spanning from 1979 to 2001, Willie Ross has appeared in 23 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Willie Ross Movies
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — as Roy
- Restoration (1995) — as Man with Visible Heart
- Blow Dry (2001) — as Louis's Volunteer
- Swept from the Sea (1998)
- Riff-Raff (1991) — as Gus Siddon
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