Bill Moores

Born: 1934-10-16

Bill Moores was born on 16 October 1934 to George and Lillian Moore – but he became Moores after his father accidentally wrote an extra “S” on the birth certificate. He grew up in Old Swan and Huyton Quarry, and lived in Prescot until his death on Monday 13 April 2015 at the age of 80. He began his acting career in local am-dram, performing with the Rainhill Garrick Society and the Rainhill Amateur Operatic Society. On TV, he was best-known for a long stint as Cedric – perpetually drunk and always propping up the bar – in the Liverpool-set sitcom Watching (1987-1993). He also starred in Our Day Out (1977), The Spongers (1978), The Muscle Market (1981), Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), No Surrender (1987) and Riff-Raff (1991). Alongside his TV and theatre work, he was head of the Liverpool division of actors’ union Equity for several years. He was also a familiar face behind the counter at HLS Motor Factors on Warrington Road, Prescot, and KLS on Hall Lane. In his later years he toured retirement homes with an acting company.


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Distant Voices, Still Lives

as Pubgoer (uncredited)
Released: 1988-11-16

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It...

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Riff-Raff

as Smurph
Released: 1991-06-21

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working...

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The Muscle Market

as Arthur
Released: 1981-01-13

Danny Duggan runs a failing building contractors, and resorts to sub-gangster thuggery to keep...

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The Spongers

as Local in Pub
Released: 1978-01-24

In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother,...

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The Bullion Boys

as Driver
Released: 1993-10-24

Based on a true story. In 1940, Britain's gold reserves were transferred for safety to Liverpool...

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Our Day Out

as Coach Driver
Released: 1977-12-12

When a teacher takes a group of troubled school children on a school trip to Conwy in Wales, the...

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No Surrender

as Quasimodo
Released: 1985-09-11

It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in...

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Boys from the Blackstuff

as Arthur
First aired: 1982-10-10

Alan Bleasdale's five-part series relates the further experiences of unemployed Liverpudlian...

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