Acting
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.
Filmography
Bodywork
Film · 2001
Blow Dry
Film · 2001
Bait
Film · 2000
Honest
Film · 2000
Purely Belter
Film · 2000
Secret Society
Film · 2000
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Film · 1999
Badger
Series · 1999
Swept from the Sea
Film · 1998
The End
Film · 1998
Loop
Film · 1997
The Ice House
Series · 1997
Brass Eye
Series · 1997
Hillsborough
Film · 1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
Series · 1996
Our Friends in the North
Series · 1996
Restoration
Film · 1995
Out of the Blue
Series · 1995
A Pinch of Snuff
Film · 1994
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
Riff-Raff
Film · 1991
One Foot in the Grave
Series · 1990
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Film · 1989
And a Nightingale Sang
Film · 1989
Dealers
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Lucky Sunil
Film · 1988
The Nature of the Beast
Film · 1988
The Storyteller: Fearnot
Film · 1988
The Storyteller
Series · 1988
The Fear
Series · 1988
Road
Film · 1987
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Film · 1987
Treacle
Film · 1987
The Bill
Series · 1984
Minder
Series · 1979