Willie Ross

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Barman
2. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — Roy
3. The Storyteller (1988) — Tinker
4. Blow Dry (2001) — Louis's Volunteer
5. Restoration (1995) — Man with Visible Heart
6. Riff-Raff (1991) — Gus Siddon
7. Brass Eye (1997) — Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
8. One Foot in the Grave (1990)
9. Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) — Sue's Father
10. Swept from the Sea (1998)
11. The Bill (1984)
12. Purely Belter (2000) — Ginga
13. Heartbeat (1992) — Jonty Walsh
14. Minder (1979) — Stan Sorrell
15. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) — Edwin Sutton
16. Our Friends in the North (1996) — Gordon Peacock
17. Hillsborough (1996) — Additional Cast
18. Road (1987) — Dad
19. The Ice House (1997) — Wally Ferris
20. Dealers (1989) — Anna's Doorman
21. Loop (1997) — Geordie Trucker
22. Honest (2000) — Woodbine
23. And a Nightingale Sang (1989) — Harold, the Communist
24. Bodywork (2001) — Homeless Man
25. Secret Society (2000) — Mr Swanley
26. Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999) — Mr Fulton
27. The Nature of the Beast (1988) — Danny
28. Bait (2000) — Hungry Man
29. Lucky Sunil (1988) — Beadle
30. The End (1998)
31. Treacle (1987) — First Man
32. The Fear (1988) — Motty
33. Out of the Blue (1995) — Harry 'The Hat' Pope
34. A Pinch of Snuff (1994) — Johnnie Hope
35. The Storyteller: Fearnot (1988) — Tinker
36. Badger (1999)