Willie Ross
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1938
- Died
- January 1, 2000 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
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
Filmography
Bodywork
Movie · as Homeless Man
Blow Dry
Movie · as Louis's Volunteer
Bait
Movie · as Hungry Man
Honest
Movie · as Woodbine
Purely Belter
Movie · as Ginga
Secret Society
Movie · as Mr Swanley
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Movie · as Mr Fulton
Badger
TV · 1 ep
Swept from the Sea
Movie
The End
Movie
Loop
Movie · as Geordie Trucker
The Ice House
TV · as Wally Ferris · 2 eps
Brass Eye
TV · as Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel · 1 ep
Hillsborough
Movie · as Additional Cast
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Edwin Sutton · 1 ep
Our Friends in the North
TV · as Gordon Peacock · 1 ep
Restoration
Movie · as Man with Visible Heart
Out of the Blue
TV · as Harry 'The Hat' Pope · 1 ep
A Pinch of Snuff
Movie · as Johnnie Hope
Heartbeat
TV · as Jonty Walsh · 1 ep
Riff-Raff
Movie · as Gus Siddon
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as Dustman · 1 ep
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Movie · as Roy
And a Nightingale Sang
Movie · as Harold, the Communist
Dealers
Movie · as Anna's Doorman
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Barman · 1 ep
Lucky Sunil
Movie · as Beadle
The Nature of the Beast
Movie · as Danny
The Storyteller: Fearnot
Movie · as Tinker
The Storyteller
TV · as Tinker · 1 ep
The Fear
TV · as Motty · 2 eps
Road
Movie · as Dad
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Movie · as Sue's Father
Treacle
Movie · as First Man
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Minder
TV · as Stan Sorrell · 1 ep