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Bill Dean
Actor
Born September 3, 1921Died April 20, 2000 (78 years)
Bill Dean was a British actor who was born in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. He was born Patrick Anthony Connolly, but took his stage name in honour of Everton football legend William 'Dixie' Dean. After a atring of jobs, it was his work as a Lancashire club comedian that saw him spotted by Ken Loach who gave him his breakthrough role in his TV play The Golden Vision. Famous for his flat but penetrating Scouse tones, Dean went on to star as miserable pensioner Harry Cross in the long running Channel 4 soap Brookside from its inception in 1983 to 1990. He briefly returned to the series in 1999 for three episodes, when his character re-appeared in Brookside Close suffering from Alzheimer's disease and wrongly believing that he still lived there. The same character was the inspiration behind the 1980s group 'Jegsy Dodd and the sons of Harry Cross' who hailed from the Wirral and Dean himself appeared in the video of the Liverpudlian band The Farm's Groovy Train as Cross, who was a former train driver. He did of a heart attack aged 78 in 2000.
Filmography
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades · as Theatre Caretaker |
| 1998 | Brookside: Friday the 13th · as Harold Cross |
| 1997 | The Lily Savage Show (TV Series) · as Voiceover Announcer |
| 1996 | Hillsborough · as Additional Cast |
| 1994 | Priest · as Altar Boy |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Clarissa (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 1991 | Let Him Have It · as Foreman Of The Jury |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Old Man |
| 1983 | Slayground · as Compere |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Brookside (TV Series) · as Harold Cross |
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd · as Man In Village Hall (uncredited) |
| 1980 | The Good Companions (TV Series) · as Ridvers |
| 1980 | Juliet Bravo (TV Series) · as Mr. Bentham |
| 1980 | Rising Damp · as Workman |
| 1980 | God's Wonderful Railway (TV Series) · as Ted Jarvis |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Police Sgt. |
| 1979 | Scum · as Mr Duke |
| 1978 | Law and Order (1978) (TV Series) · as David Shepley |
| 1978 | Pennies from Heaven (TV Series) · as Alf |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Ted |
| 1976 | Beasts (TV Series) · as Duggie Jebb |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) · as Stobbs |
| 1975 | The Wild West Show (TV Series) · as Landlord |
| 1975 | The Wackers (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1975 | Slade in Flame · as Club Owner (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Charlie Norton |
| 1974 | Rooms (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1974 | Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema (TV Series) · as Mr. Jackson |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Painter |
| 1973 | Night Watch · as Inspector Walker |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Father |
| 1973 | The Tomorrow People (TV Series) · as Mr. Greenhead |
| 1973 | The Best Pair of Legs in the Business · as Bert |
| 1972 | Emmerdale (TV Series) · as Abraham Scarsdale |
| 1972 | Whodunnit? (UK) (TV Series) · as Mr. Campbell |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Bernard Hobbs |
| 1971 | Gumshoe · as Tommy Wright |
| 1971 | Family Life · as Mr. Baildon |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Charlie Keen |
| 1971 | Follyfoot (TV Series) · as Mr. Clegg |
| 1971 | The Rank and File · as Billy |
| 1971 | Budgie (TV Series) · as Dutchie Holland |
| 1970 | Roll On Four O'Clock · as Arthur Foster |
| 1970 | The Lovers (TV Series) · as Waiter |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Arthur Hardcastle |
| 1970 | A Family At War (TV Series) · as Alan Mills |
| 1970 | Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition · as Liverpool Delegate |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Alf Bowen |
| 1969 | Kes · as Fish And Chip Shop Man |
| 1969 | In Loving Memory (TV Series) · as Garage Attendant |
| 1969 | The Liver Birds (TV Series) · as Mr. Hennessey |
| 1969 | The Big Flame · as Landlord |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Arthur Foster |
| 1968 | Nearest and Dearest (TV Series) · as Coach Driver |
| 1968 | The Expert (TV Series) · as Leslie Stevens |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Mr. Steadman |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as John Coyne |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Danny Marsden |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Taxi Driver |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Sam Platte |