Bill Dean
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 pensioner Harry Cross in the long running Channel 4 soap Brookside from its inception in 1983 to 1990. He briefly returned to the series in 1999 for three episodes, when his character re-appeared in Brookside Close suffering from Alzheimer's disease and wrongly believing that he still lived there. The same character was the inspiration behind the 1980s group 'Jegsy Dodd and the sons of Harry Cross' who hailed from the Wirral and Dean himself appeared in the video of the Liverpudlian band The Farm's Groovy Train as Cross, who was a former train driver. He did of a heart attack aged 78 in 2000.
The Mirror Crack'd
as Man in Village Hall (uncredited)Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to...
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Scum
as Mr DukePowerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of...
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Priest
as Altar BoyFather Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret...
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Kes
as Fish and Chip Shop ManBullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother,...
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Family Life
as Mr. BaildonA young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull...
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Gumshoe
as Tommy WrightA would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.
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Night Watch
as Inspector WalkerA woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local...
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Hillsborough
as Additional CastDrama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were...
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Let Him Have It
as Foreman of the JuryIn 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by...
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Skallagrigg
as Old ManBack in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in...
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Rising Damp
as WorkmanStingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African...
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Flame
as Club Owner (uncredited)Light the Rock 'n Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their...
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The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as BertCapitalising on his remarkable success in On the Buses, Reg Varney took on the contrasting role...
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The Rank and File
as BillyWilkinsons glass-works dominates a Staffordshire town. After a small walkout over pay...
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Freedom of the Dig
as SidAfter 15 years in HM Prisons, Emerson just wants to keep his nose clean and get out. Working on...
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The Big Flame
as LandlordAfter a prolonged industrial dispute in the Liverpool Docks, the striking workers reject...
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Roll On Four O'Clock
as Arthur FosterCompelling drama from screenwriter Colin Welland set in a city comprehensive school of low...
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Slayground
as CompereStone (Peter Coyote) hits an armored truck without his usual driver. The ensuing getaway leads...
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Going Gently
as PainterPlay about two elderly cancer patients suffering in hospital.
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In Sickness and in Health
as Mr JacksonA hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the...
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The Golden Vision
as John CoyneThe obsessive supporters of Everton FC forsake wives, families and God to follow their beloved...
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Waiting at the Field Gate
as TedLightning Gallat is the village slaughterer and a man of distinction. Where does he draw the line?
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Speech Day
as GeorgeSpeech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that...
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Bag of Yeast
as TeddyWhen teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has...
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A Turn for the Worse
as (voice)Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The...
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Beasts: What Big Eyes
as Duggie JebAn RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments...
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Match of the Day
as FatherChance has missed the match, but the girls at his sister's wedding might make up for it
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Night People
as TedA classical string quartet stop at a motorway cafe in early hours. Among the people they meet...
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Break In
as DixieWritten by Willy Russell, Break In tells the story of three boys who break in to their school...
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Bank Holiday
as Father18-year-old friends Todd and Towzer set off by motorbike to spend a Bank Holiday weekend in...
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Minder
as Police Sgt.This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...
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Heartbeat
as Harry CapshawSet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
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The Expert
as Leslie StevensThe Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series...
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The Sweeney
as Charlie NortonJack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...
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Justice
as Charlie KeenJustice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...
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Public Eye
as Mr. SteadmanPublic Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC...
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Man in a Suitcase
as uncreditedAccused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...
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Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as uncreditedSpirited dialogue, posh Roaring '20s style, and devious mysteries abound as Tommy and Tuppence...
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Beasts
as Duggie JebbBeasts is a series of six television plays by Manx writer Nigel Kneale, unconnected but for a...
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Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
as uncreditedOh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! is an ITV sitcom that ran from 1974 to 1977 starring Bill Maynard...
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Pennies from Heaven
as AlfPennies From Heaven is a 1978 BBC television drama serial written by Dennis Potter. The title is...
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The Wackers
as CharlieComedy series set in Liverpool about an half-protestant/half-catholic family.
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The Gathering Seed
as Billy EcclesThe saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and...
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