Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 01, 1938 (87 years old)
Death date
Jan 01, 2000
Willie Ross
Known For
1h 40m
Movie
1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
University lecturer Neil Tannahill is drawn into a sinister conspiracy...
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 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
2000
Secret Society
2000
Bait
1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1998
Swept from the Sea
1998
The End
1997
Loop
1997
The Ice House
1996
Hillsborough
1994
A Pinch of Snuff
1991
Riff-Raff
1989
Dealers
1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
And a Nightingale Sang
1988
Lucky Sunil
1987
Treacle
1987
Road