
Willie Ross
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.
Known for
2001Bodywork
Homeless Man
2001Blow Dry
Louis's Volunteer
2000Honest
Woodbine
2000Purely Belter
Ginga
2000Secret Society
Mr Swanley
1999Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Mr Fulton
1998Swept from the Sea
1997Loop
Geordie Trucker
1996Hillsborough
Additional Cast
1995Restoration
Man with Visible Heart
1994A Pinch of Snuff
Johnnie Hope
1991Riff-Raff
Gus Siddon
1989The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Roy
1989And a Nightingale Sang
Harold, the Communist
1989Dealers
Anna's Doorman
1988Lucky Sunil
Beadle
1988The Nature of the Beast
Danny
1988The Storyteller: Fearnot
Tinker
1987Road
Dad
1987Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Sue's Father
1987Treacle
First Man