Bill Dean

Acting

Bill Dean

Born 1921-09-03 Everton, Liverpool, England, UK 31 films

Bill Dean was a British actor who was born in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. He was born Patrick Anthony Connolly, but took his stage name in honour of Everton football legend William 'Dixie' Dean. After a atring of jobs, it was his work as a Lancashire club comedian that saw him spotted by Ken Loach who gave him his breakthrough role in his TV play The Golden Vision. Famous for his flat but penetrating Scouse tones, Dean went on to star as miserable pens…

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Filmography

31 films
Hillsborough poster

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

Hillsborough

★ 7.2 1996

Priest poster

The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must fac…

Priest

★ 6.3 1995

Skallagrigg poster

Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institutio…

Skallagrigg

★ 4.0 1994

Slayground poster

After thieves botch an armored truck robbery that leads to the death of an innocent young girl, her…

Slayground

★ 4.8 1984

Rising Damp poster

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African med…

Rising Damp

★ 5.6 1980

Scum poster

Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage ga…

Scum

★ 7.1 1979

Night People poster

A classical string quartet stop at a motorway cafe in early hours. Among the people they meet are a…

Night People

★ 0.0 1978