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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK, 1938-01-01

Died: 2000-01-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1987	Rita, Sue and Bob Too	Sue's Father	63
2	1987	Road	Dad	73
3	1987	Treacle	First Man	0
4	1988	Lucky Sunil	Beadle	0
5	1989	And a Nightingale Sang	Harold, the Communist	45
6	1989	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover	Roy	73
7	1989	Dealers	Anna's Doorman	54
8	1991	Riff-Raff	Gus Siddon	67
9	1994	A Pinch of Snuff	Johnnie Hope	0
10	1995	Restoration	Man with Visible Heart	60
11	1996	Hillsborough	Additional Cast	70
12	1997	Loop	Geordie Trucker	42
13	1998	The End		0
14	1998	Swept from the Sea		64
15	1999	Doomwatch: Winter Angel	Mr Fulton	75
16	2000	Honest	Woodbine	17
17	2000	Bait	Hungry Man	0
18	2000	Secret Society	Mr Swanley	40
19	2000	Purely Belter	Ginga	66
20	2001	Blow Dry	Louis's Volunteer	59
21	2001	Bodywork	Homeless Man	35

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1979	Minder	Stan Sorrell	68
2	1984	The Bill		67
3	1988	The Storyteller	Tinker	82
4	1989	Tales from the Crypt	Barman	80
5	1990	One Foot in the Grave		76
6	1992	Heartbeat	Jonty Walsh	71
7	1996	Our Friends in the North	Gordon Peacock	74
8	1996	Dalziel & Pascoe		64
9	1997	Brass Eye	Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel	75
10	1997	The Ice House	Wally Ferris	64
11	1999	Badger		0

Willie Ross

Film

Television