Willie Ross
Born
January 1, 1938
Died
January 1, 2000 (62 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Bodywork
Homeless Man
2001
Blow Dry
Louis's Volunteer
2001
Purely Belter
Ginga
2000
Secret Society
Mr Swanley
2000
Bait
Hungry Man
2000
Honest
Woodbine
2000
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Mr Fulton
1999
Badger
(1 episode)
1999
Swept from the Sea
1998
The End
1998
Loop
Geordie Trucker
1997
The Ice House
Wally Ferris · (2 episodes)
1997
Brass Eye
Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel · (1 episode)
1997
Hillsborough
Additional Cast
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe
(1 episode)
1996
Our Friends in the North
Gordon Peacock · (1 episode)
1996
Restoration
Man with Visible Heart
1995
A Pinch of Snuff
Johnnie Hope
1994
Heartbeat
Jonty Walsh · (1 episode)
1992
Riff-Raff
Gus Siddon
1991
One Foot in the Grave
(1 episode)
1990
Dealers
Anna's Doorman
1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Roy
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Barman · (1 episode)
1989
And a Nightingale Sang
Harold, the Communist
1989
The Storyteller
Tinker · (1 episode)
1988
Lucky Sunil
Beadle
1988
Treacle
First Man
1987
Road
Dad
1987
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Sue's Father
1987
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Minder
Stan Sorrell · (1 episode)
1979