Willie Ross
Age: 62 | From: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1938-01-01 20:50:41
Death: 2000-01-01 20:50:41
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 9
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
(1989) Roy
Our Friends in the North
(1996) Gordon Peacock
Restoration
(1995) Man with Visible Heart
Bodywork
(2001) Homeless Man
Hillsborough
(1996) Additional Cast
The Ice House
(1997) Wally Ferris
A Pinch of Snuff
(1994) Johnnie Hope
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
(1999) Mr FultonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Homeless Man | |
| Louis's Volunteer | ||
| 2000 | Ginga | |
| Mr Swanley | ||
| Woodbine | ||
| 1999 | Mr Fulton | |
| N/A | ||
| 1998 | N/A | |
| 1997 | Geordie Trucker | |
| Wally Ferris | ||
| 1996 | Additional Cast | |
| N/A | ||
| Gordon Peacock | ||
| 1995 | Man with Visible Heart | |
| 1994 | Johnnie Hope | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1991 | Gus Siddon | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Anna's Doorman | |
| Roy | ||
| N/A | ||
| Harold, the Communist | ||
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1987 | First Man | |
| Dad | ||
| Sue's Father | ||
| 1984 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
