Willie Ross
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as Roy The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 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
Restoration
as Man with Visible Heart
Riff-Raff
as Gus Siddon
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
as Sue's Father
Purely Belter
as Ginga
Hillsborough
as Additional Cast
Road
as Dad
Dealers
as Anna's Doorman
Loop
as Geordie Trucker
And a Nightingale Sang
as Harold, the Communist
Honest
as Woodbine
Bodywork
as Homeless Man
Secret Society
as Mr Swanley
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
as Mr Fulton
The Nature of the Beast
as Danny
Lucky Sunil
as Beadle