Willie Ross
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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
Credits
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
as Roy
Riff-Raff (1991)
as Gus Siddon
Restoration (1995)
as Man with Visible Heart
Blow Dry (2001)
as Louis's Volunteer
Swept from the Sea (1998)
Actor
Treacle (1987)
as First Man
A Pinch of Snuff (1994)
as Johnnie Hope
Dealers (1989)
as Anna's Doorman
Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999)
as Mr Fulton
The End (1998)
Actor
The Storyteller: Fearnot (1988)
as Tinker
And a Nightingale Sang (1989)
as Harold, the Communist
Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)
as Sue's Father
Secret Society (2000)
as Mr Swanley
Hillsborough (1996)
as Additional Cast
Honest (2000)
as Woodbine
Purely Belter (2000)
as Ginga
Road (1987)
as Dad
The Nature of the Beast (1988)
as Danny
Bodywork (2001)
as Homeless Man
Loop (1997)
as Geordie Trucker
Lucky Sunil (1988)
as Beadle
Bait (2000)
as Hungry Man