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    Willie Ross

    1938-01-01 (86 years old) in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK

    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.

    Movies

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    Bodywork
    35 %|Sep 4, 2001
    Crime
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    Blow Dry
    60 %|Mar 1, 2001
    Comedy, Drama
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    Purely Belter
    68 %|Nov 3, 2000
    Comedy, Drama
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    Secret Society
    40 %|Oct 29, 2000
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    actor
    Bait
    0 %|Oct 13, 2000
    Drama
    poster
    Honest
    17 %|May 26, 2000
    Comedy, Crime
    poster
    Doomwatch: Winter Angel
    75 %|Dec 7, 1999
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    Swept from the Sea
    65 %|Jan 23, 1998
    Drama, Romance
    actor
    The End
    0 %|Jan 2, 1998
    Drama
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    Loop
    42 %|Sep 19, 1997
    Romance, Comedy
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    Hillsborough
    70 %|Sep 11, 1996
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Restoration
    60.35 %|Dec 29, 1995
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    A Pinch of Snuff
    0 %|Apr 9, 1994
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Riff-Raff
    67 %|Jun 21, 1991
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Dealers
    54 %|Nov 3, 1989
    Drama
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    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
    73.37 %|Oct 13, 1989
    Crime, Drama
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    And a Nightingale Sang
    45 %|Apr 17, 1989
    Romance, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Lucky Sunil
    0 %|Apr 17, 1988
    Comedy, TV Movie
    poster
    Treacle
    0 %|Dec 12, 1987
    Comedy
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    Road
    71 %|Oct 7, 1987
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Rita, Sue and Bob Too
    62.58 %|May 20, 1987
    Comedy, Drama

    Series

    actor
    Badger
    0 %|Jul 11, 1999
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    The Ice House
    64 %|Apr 5, 1997
    Drama, Mystery
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    Dalziel & Pascoe
    63 %|Mar 16, 1996
    Crime, Mystery
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    Our Friends in the North
    73 %|Jan 15, 1996
    War & Politics, Drama
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    Heartbeat
    70 %|Apr 10, 1992
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    One Foot In the Grave
    75.25999999999999 %|Jan 4, 1990
    Comedy
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    Tales from the Crypt
    80 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Storyteller
    81 %|May 15, 1988
    Action & Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    The Bill
    66 %|Oct 16, 1984
    Crime, Drama
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    Minder
    67 %|Oct 29, 1979
    Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime