Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1938-01-01
- Day of Death2000-01-01 (62 years)
- Place of BirthBishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
- Also Known Asویلی راس
Willie Ross
Biography
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2001
Bodywork
As: Homeless Man
- 2001
Blow Dry
As: Louis's Volunteer
- 2000
Purely Belter
As: Ginga
- 2000
Secret Society
As: Mr Swanley
- 2000
Honest
As: Woodbine
- 1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
As: Mr Fulton
- 1997
Loop
As: Geordie Trucker
- 1997
The Ice House
As: Wally Ferris
- 1996
Hillsborough
As: Additional Cast
- 1996
Our Friends in the North
As: Gordon Peacock
- 1995
Restoration
As: Man with Visible Heart
- 1994
A Pinch of Snuff
As: Johnnie Hope
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Jonty Walsh
- 1991
Riff-Raff
As: Gus Siddon
- 1989
Dealers
As: Anna's Doorman
- 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
As: Roy
- 1989
Tales from the Crypt
As: Barman
- 1989
And a Nightingale Sang
As: Harold, the Communist
- 1988
The Storyteller
As: Tinker
- 1988
Lucky Sunil
As: Beadle
- 1987
Treacle
As: First Man
- 1987
Road
As: Dad
- 1987
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
As: Sue's Father
- 1979
Minder
As: Stan Sorrell