
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
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.
as Barman

as Jonty Walsh
1992

as Stan Sorrell
1979

as Barman
1989

1984

as Edwin Sutton
1996

as Tinker
1988

1990

as Gordon Peacock
1996

as Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
1997

as Roy
1989

as Harry 'The Hat' Pope
1995

as Man with Visible Heart
1995
as Ginga
2000

as Homeless Man
2001

as Louis's Volunteer
2001

as Ginga
2000

as Mr Swanley
2000
as Hungry Man
2000

as Woodbine
2000

as Mr Fulton
1999

1998
1998

as Geordie Trucker
1997

as Additional Cast
1996

as Man with Visible Heart
1995

as Johnnie Hope
1994

as Gus Siddon
1991

as Anna's Doorman
1989

as Roy
1989

as Harold, the Communist
1989

as Tinker
1988

as Beadle
1988

as Danny
1988

as First Man
1987

as Dad
1987

as Sue's Father
1987
as Barman
1 ep.

as Jonty Walsh
1 episodes

as Stan Sorrell
1 episodes

as Barman
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Edwin Sutton
1 episodes

as Tinker
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Gordon Peacock
1 episodes

as Sainsbur McManus / Eddie Hazel
1 episodes

as Harry 'The Hat' Pope
1 episodes
1 episodes

as Wally Ferris
2 episodes

as Motty
2 episodes