Acting

31

Man

1 Jan 1938

Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK

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Willie Ross

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.

Tales from the Crypt

10 June 1989

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

13 October 1989

The Storyteller

15 May 1988

Blow Dry

1 March 2001

Restoration

29 December 1995

Riff-Raff

21 June 1991

One Foot In the Grave

4 January 1990

Swept from the Sea

23 January 1998

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

20 May 1987

The Bill

16 October 1984