Willie Ross
Acting
Born: 1938-01-01 in 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
Minder
Stan Sorrell
Tales from the Crypt
Barman
Heartbeat
Jonty Walsh
The Bill
Dalziel and Pascoe
Edwin Sutton
The Storyteller
Tinker
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Roy
One Foot in the Grave
Our Friends in the North
Gordon Peacock
Brass Eye
Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
Out of the Blue
Harry 'The Hat' Pope
Riff-Raff
Gus Siddon
Restoration
Man with Visible Heart
The Fear
Motty
Blow Dry
Louis's Volunteer
Swept from the Sea
Badger
Treacle
First Man
Dealers
Anna's Doorman
The End
The Ice House
Wally Ferris
Secret Society
Mr Swanley
The Storyteller: Fearnot
Tinker
Bodywork
Homeless Man
A Pinch of Snuff
Johnnie Hope
Hillsborough
Additional Cast
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Sue's Father
Purely Belter
Ginga
Loop
Geordie Trucker
Road
Dad
Lucky Sunil
Beadle
And a Nightingale Sang
Harold, the Communist
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Mr Fulton
Honest
Woodbine
The Nature of the Beast
Danny