Willie Ross
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 roles in Ken Loachs Riff Raff and Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. On TV h...
Known For
Filmography
Bodywork
2001
as Homeless Man
Blow Dry
2001
as Louis's Volunteer
Bait
2000
as Hungry Man
Honest
2000
as Woodbine
Purely Belter
2000
as Ginga
Secret Society
2000
as Mr Swanley
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999
as Mr Fulton
Badger
1999
Swept from the Sea
1998
The End
1998
Loop
1997
as Geordie Trucker
The Ice House
1997
as Wally Ferris
Brass Eye
1997
as Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
Hillsborough
1996
as Additional Cast
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Edwin Sutton
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Gordon Peacock
Restoration
1995
as Man with Visible Heart
Out of the Blue
1995
as Harry 'The Hat' Pope
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Johnnie Hope
Heartbeat
1992
as Jonty Walsh
Riff-Raff
1991
as Gus Siddon
One Foot in the Grave
1990
And a Nightingale Sang
1989
as Harold, the Communist
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
as Roy
Dealers
1989
as Anna's Doorman
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Barman
Lucky Sunil
1988
as Beadle
The Nature of the Beast
1988
as Danny
The Storyteller: Fearnot
1988
as Tinker
The Storyteller
1988
as Tinker
The Fear
1988
as Motty
Road
1987
as Dad
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1987
as Sue's Father
Treacle
1987
as First Man
The Bill
1984
Minder
1979
as Stan Sorrell