Willie Ross

Acting

Willie Ross

Born 1938-01-01 Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK 23 films

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, Th…

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Filmography

23 films
Bodywork poster

Virgil Guppy buys a sleek-looking used Jaguar, but the car turns out to be a lemon. Unfortunately,…

Bodywork

★ 4.3 2001

Blow Dry poster

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run…

Blow Dry

★ 5.9 2001

Purely Belter poster

Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for be…

Purely Belter

★ 6.7 2000

Secret Society poster

Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken…

Secret Society

★ 4.8 2000

Bait poster

A single father prepares for a job interview while his young son, Clint, prepares sandwiches for th…

Bait

★ 9.0 2000

Honest poster

In 1960s London, sisters Gerry, Mandy and Jo don male disguises and rob jewelry stores. Gerry also…

Honest

★ 3.0 2000

Loop poster

Rachel discovers she is pregnant. Just as she is about to break the news to her stockbroker boyfrie…

Loop

★ 5.0 1997

Hillsborough poster

Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushe…

Hillsborough

★ 7.2 1996

Restoration poster

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and sav…

Restoration

★ 6.1 1995