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