Willie Ross
Actor
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.
Filmography
Blow Dry
as Louis's Volunteer 2001
Restoration
as Man with Visible Heart 1995
Riff-Raff
as Gus Siddon 1991
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
as Sue's Father 1987
Swept from the Sea
1998
Purely Belter
as Ginga 2000
Hillsborough
as Additional Cast 1996
Road
as Dad 1987
Dealers
as Anna's Doorman 1989
Loop
as Geordie Trucker 1997
Honest
as Woodbine 2000
And a Nightingale Sang
as Harold, the Communist 1989
Bodywork
as Homeless Man 2001
Secret Society
as Mr Swanley 2000
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Mr Fulton 1999
The Nature of the Beast
as Danny 1988