Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson

Known for
Acting
Born
September 26, 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
Blackpool, England, UK

Biography

Ricky Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor and comedian, best known for his roles in Brookside, Cracker and The Royle Family.

Known For

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Filmography

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Ricky Tomlinson: Football My Arse poster

Ricky Tomlinson: Football My Arse

Movie

2026
Semolina Pilchard poster

Semolina Pilchard

Movie · as Train Passenger

2025
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness poster

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Movie

2025
Creatures of the Night poster

Creatures of the Night

Movie

2024
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved poster

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

Movie

2024
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two poster

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

TV · as Himself · 3 eps

2023
Our Kid poster

Our Kid

Movie · as Phil Reilly

2023
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy poster

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Movie · as Self

2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family poster

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Movie · as Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)

2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa poster

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

Movie · as Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)

2022
The Witchfinder poster

The Witchfinder

TV · as Crockett · 1 ep

2022
Remembers… poster

Remembers…

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Tales of the Creeping Death poster

Tales of the Creeping Death

Movie · as Dad

2020
Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip poster

Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip

TV · as Himself · 6 eps

2019
Testosterone: Volume Three poster

Testosterone: Volume Three

Movie

2019
DNA Journey poster

DNA Journey

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Celebrity Gogglebox poster

Celebrity Gogglebox

TV · 2 eps

2018
The More You Ignore Me poster

The More You Ignore Me

Movie · as Bert Wildgoose

2018
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were poster

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

Movie · as Self

2018
Made in Britain poster

Made in Britain

TV · as Narrator · 10 eps

2018
The Production Line poster

The Production Line

TV · as Narrator · 10 eps

2017
Gloves Off poster

Gloves Off

Movie · as Mick

2017
Tellin' Dad poster

Tellin' Dad

Movie · as Dad

2017
Kenny poster

Kenny

Movie · as Himself

2017
Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug poster

Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug

Movie · as Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")

2017
We Have Been Watching poster

We Have Been Watching

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2016
Grimsby poster

Grimsby

Movie · as Paedo Pete

2016
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach poster

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Movie · as Self - Actor

2016
The Last Dragonslayer poster

The Last Dragonslayer

Movie · as Moobin

2016
Celebrity Advice Bureau

Celebrity Advice Bureau

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2014
Northern Soul poster

Northern Soul

Movie · as John's Grandad

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV · 1 ep

2013
Ragged poster

Ragged

Movie · as Himself

2013
Great Night Out poster

Great Night Out

TV · as Warren · 6 eps

2013
In the Flesh poster

In the Flesh

TV · as Ken Burton · 4 eps

2013
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2012
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring poster

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

Movie · as Jim Royle

2012
Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Christmas with the Loose Women poster

Christmas with the Loose Women

Movie · as Self

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

2010
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers poster

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

Movie · as Jim

2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa poster

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Movie · as Self

2009
Nativity! poster

Nativity!

Movie · as Mayor

2009
The Golden Egg Cup poster

The Golden Egg Cup

Movie · as Jim Royle

2009
Live from Studio Five poster

Live from Studio Five

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Angela and Friends poster

Angela and Friends

TV · 1 ep

2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa poster

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

Movie · as Jim Royle

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Carry On Ken poster

Carry On Ken

Movie

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Petrolheads poster

Petrolheads

TV · 1 ep

2005
Monkey Trousers poster

Monkey Trousers

TV · 7 eps

2005
Mike Bassett: Manager poster

Mike Bassett: Manager

TV · as Mike Bassett · 6 eps

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
The Virgin of Liverpool poster

The Virgin of Liverpool

Movie · as Frank Conlon

2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands poster

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Movie · as Charlie

2002
Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die poster

Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die

Movie · as Dead Man (voice)

2002
Another Audience With Ken Dodd poster

Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Movie · as Self

2002
Al's Lads poster

Al's Lads

Movie · as Billy

2002
Nice Guy Eddie

Nice Guy Eddie

TV · as Eddie McMullen · 6 eps

2001
The 51st State poster

The 51st State

Movie · as Leopold Durant

2001
Mike Bassett: England Manager poster

Mike Bassett: England Manager

Movie · as Mike Bassett

2001
Strange Relations poster

Strange Relations

Movie · as Uncle Alfred

2000
Lounge Act

Lounge Act

Movie

2000
Nasty Neighbours

Nasty Neighbours

Movie · as Harold Peach

1999
Dockers poster

Dockers

Movie · as Macca Macauley

1999
The Greatest Store in the World poster

The Greatest Store in the World

Movie · as Santa

1999
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire poster

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

Movie · as Santa Claus (voice)

1999
Loose Women poster

Loose Women

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
The Royle Family poster

The Royle Family

TV · as Jim Royle · 20 eps

1998
Playing the Field poster

Playing the Field

TV · 32 eps

1998
Cold Feet poster

Cold Feet

TV · as Cabbie · 1 ep

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Life Is All You Get poster

Life Is All You Get

Movie · as Buddy

1997
Preaching to the Perverted poster

Preaching to the Perverted

Movie · as Fibbin' Gibbins

1997
Mojo poster

Mojo

Movie · as Ezra

1997
The Fix poster

The Fix

Movie · as Gordon

1996
Hillsborough poster

Hillsborough

Movie · as John Glover

1996
Bob's Weekend poster

Bob's Weekend

Movie · as Jack

1996
Cracker: White Ghost poster

Cracker: White Ghost

Movie · as Wise

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Rowan Priestley · 1 ep

1995
Butterfly Kiss poster

Butterfly Kiss

Movie · as Robert

1995
Hollyoaks poster

Hollyoaks

TV · as Bobby Grant · 1 ep

1994
Roughnecks poster

Roughnecks

TV · as Cinders · 13 eps

1993
Raining Stones poster

Raining Stones

Movie · as Tommy

1993
Cracker poster

Cracker

TV · as Wise · 13 eps

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Riff-Raff poster

Riff-Raff

Movie · as Larry

1990
Dear Sarah poster

Dear Sarah

Movie · as Warder #1

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 1 ep

1982
Countdown poster

Countdown

TV · 15 eps

1982
Boys from the Blackstuff poster

Boys from the Blackstuff

TV · as Doctor · 5 eps

1981
United Kingdom poster

United Kingdom

Movie · as Dennis

1962
The Late Late Show poster

The Late Late Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep