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Willie Ross
Actor
Died January 1, 2000 (62 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2001 | Bodywork · as Homeless Man |
| 2001 | Like Father · as Willie |
| 2001 | Blow Dry · as Louis's Volunteer |
| 2000 | Purely Belter · as Ginga |
| 2000 | Secret Society · as Mr Swanley |
| 2000 | Madame Bovary · as Hurdy Gurdy Man |
| 2000 | Honest · as Woodbine |
| 1999 | Doomwatch: Winter Angel · as Mr Fulton |
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend (TV Series) · as Mr. Dolls |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story · as Old Print Worker |
| 1997 | Loop · as Geordie Trucker |
| 1997 | The Ice House (TV Series) · as Wally Ferris |
| 1997 | Brass Eye (TV Series) · as Eddie Hazel |
| 1996 | Hillsborough · as Additional Cast |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North (TV Series) · as Gordon Peacock |
| 1996 | Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life (TV Series) · as Abbie |
| 1995 | Restoration · as Man With Visible Heart |
| 1995 | Out of the Blue (TV Series) · as Harry Pope |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as Brian Yeats |
| 1994 | Cardiac Arrest (TV Series) · as Tramputee |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Grave (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Stay Lucky (TV Series) · as Barney Potter |
| 1989 | Dealers · as Anna's Doorman |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Barman |
| 1989 | And a Nightingale Sang · as Harold, The Communist |
| 1988 | This is David Lander (TV Series) · as Arthur Dodds |
| 1988 | The Nature of the Beast · as Danny |
| 1988 | London's Burning (TV Series) · as Chef |
| 1988 | The Fear (TV Series) · as Motty |
| 1987 | Road · as Dad |
| 1987 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too · as Sue's Father |
| 1987 | Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) · as Tinker |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Bill North |
| 1984 | Alive from Off Center (TV Series) · as Dad |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Beadle |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Stan Sorrell |
| 1978 | Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Poacher |
| 1968 | How We Used To Live (TV Series) · as Henry Beech |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Janitor |