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Willie Ross

Cast & creator

Willie Ross

1938-01-01 (died at 62) Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UKIMDb

Best known for The Bill, Heartbeat, Minder

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.

Also known as: ویلی راس

Movies

23

film credits

Series

13

television credits

Career

36

1979–2001 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Bill

The Bill

Acting · 1984

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Jonty Walsh · 1992

Minder

Minder

Stan Sorrell · 1979

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

Barman · 1989

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

Edwin Sutton · 1996

Across film & television

Filmography (36)

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Showing 36 of 36 credits

The Bill

The Bill

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Jonty Walsh

Minder

Minder

Stan Sorrell

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

Barman

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

Edwin Sutton

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

Tinker

Our Friends in the North

Our Friends in the North

Gordon Peacock

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Harry 'The Hat' Pope

Brass Eye

Brass Eye

Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Roy

The Fear

The Fear

Motty

Restoration

Restoration

Man with Visible Heart

Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

Badger

The Ice House

The Ice House

Wally Ferris

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

Louis's Volunteer

Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

Gus Siddon

Treacle

Treacle

First Man

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Sue's Father

And a Nightingale Sang

And a Nightingale Sang

Harold, the Communist

A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

Johnnie Hope

The Storyteller: Fearnot

The Storyteller: Fearnot

Tinker

The Nature of the Beast

The Nature of the Beast

Danny

Dealers

Dealers

Anna's Doorman

Hillsborough

Hillsborough

Additional Cast

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

Mr Fulton

Bodywork

Bodywork

Homeless Man

Secret Society

Secret Society

Mr Swanley

Road

Road

Dad

The End

Purely Belter

Purely Belter

Ginga

Honest

Honest

Woodbine

Loop

Loop

Geordie Trucker

Bait

Hungry Man

Lucky Sunil

Lucky Sunil

Beadle