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