Acting
Willie Ross
Also Known As: ویلی راس
Birth Date
January 1, 1938
Death Date
January 1, 2000
(passed away at 62)
Place of Birth
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
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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.
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Minder
Stan Sorrell
1979 • 1 episode
Tales from the Crypt
Barman
1989 • 1 episode
Heartbeat
Jonty Walsh
1992 • 1 episode
The Bill
1984 • 1 episode
Dalziel and Pascoe
Edwin Sutton
1996 • 1 episode
The Storyteller
Tinker
1988 • 1 episode
One Foot in the Grave
1990 • 1 episode
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Roy
1989
Brass Eye
Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
1997 • 1 episode
Our Friends in the North
Gordon Peacock
1996 • 1 episode
Restoration
Man with Visible Heart
1995
Out of the Blue
Harry 'The Hat' Pope
1995 • 1 episode
Blow Dry
Louis's Volunteer
2001
Riff-Raff
Gus Siddon
1991
The Fear
Motty
1988 • 2 episodes
The Ice House
Wally Ferris
1997 • 2 episodes
Swept from the Sea
1998
Honest
Woodbine
2000
Badger
1999 • 1 episode
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Sue's Father
1987