Willie Ross
Known for ActingBorn 1938-01-01Died 2000-01-01Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
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.Read more
Movies & web series
The End
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The End
1998 · Movie
Bait
★ 9.0Find where to watch →
Bait
2000 · Movie
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The Storyteller
1988 · Series
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Out of the Blue
1995 · Series
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Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
★ 7.7Find where to watch →
Brass Eye
1997 · Series
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One Foot in the Grave
1990 · Series
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Our Friends in the North
1996 · Series
★ 7.5Find where to watch →
The Nature of the Beast
1988 · Movie
★ 7.3Find where to watch →
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999 · Movie
★ 7.3Find where to watch →
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Movie
★ 7.2Find where to watch →
Hillsborough
1996 · Movie
★ 7.2Find where to watch →
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
★ 7.2Find where to watch →
Road
1987 · Movie
★ 7.1Find where to watch →
Minder
1979 · Series
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Lucky Sunil
1988 · Movie
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Treacle
1987 · Movie
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Purely Belter
2000 · Movie
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Riff-Raff
1991 · Movie
★ 6.8Find where to watch →
The Bill
1984 · Series
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Swept from the Sea
1998 · Movie
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Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Series
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The Ice House
1997 · Series
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Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1987 · Movie
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Restoration
1995 · Movie
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Blow Dry
2001 · Movie
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Dealers
1989 · Movie
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And a Nightingale Sang
1989 · Movie
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Loop
1997 · Movie
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The Fear
1988 · Series
★ 4.8Find where to watch →
Secret Society
2000 · Movie
★ 4.3Find where to watch →
Bodywork
2001 · Movie
★ 3.0Find where to watch →
Honest
2000 · Movie
Badger
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Badger
1999 · Series
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A Pinch of Snuff
1994 · Movie
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The Storyteller: Fearnot
1988 · Movie