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.
Acting
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Barman
1989
Movie
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Roy
1989
TV
The Storyteller
as Tinker
1988
Movie
Blow Dry
as Louis's Volunteer
2001
Movie
Restoration
as Man with Visible Heart
1995
Movie
Riff-Raff
as Gus Siddon
1991
TV
Brass Eye
as Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
1997
TV
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Movie
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
as Sue's Father
1987
Movie
Swept from the Sea
1998
TV
The Bill
1984
Movie
Purely Belter
as Ginga
2000
TV
Heartbeat
as Jonty Walsh
1992
TV
Minder
as Stan Sorrell
1979
TV
Dalziel and Pascoe
as Edwin Sutton
1996
TV
Our Friends in the North
as Gordon Peacock
1996
Movie
Hillsborough
as Additional Cast
1996
Movie
Road
as Dad
1987
TV
The Ice House
as Wally Ferris
1997
Movie
Dealers
as Anna's Doorman
1989
Movie
Loop
as Geordie Trucker
1997
Movie
And a Nightingale Sang
as Harold, the Communist
1989
Movie
Honest
as Woodbine
2000
Movie
Bodywork
as Homeless Man
2001