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Bill Dean(1921-2000)

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  • Music Department
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Albert Finney and Bill Dean in Gumshoe (1971)
Bill Dean was born on 3 September 1921 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gumshoe (1971), Kes (1969) and Scum (1979). He died on 20 April 2000 in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
BornSeptember 3, 1921
DiedApril 20, 2000(78)
BornSeptember 3, 1921
DiedApril 20, 2000(78)
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Known for

Albert Finney in Gumshoe (1971)
Gumshoe
6.4
  • Tommy(as Billy Dean)
  • 1971
David Bradley in Kes (1969)
Kes
7.9
  • Fish and Chip Shop Man(as Billy Dean)
  • 1969
Ray Winstone in Scum (1979)
Scum
7.5
  • Duke
  • 1979
Night Watch (1973)
Night Watch
6.3
  • Inspector Walker
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor



  • Brookside (1982)
    Brookside
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Harold Cross
    • 1983–1999
  • Sue Jenkins, Sue Johnston, Dean Sullivan, and Claire Sweeney in Brookside: Friday the 13th (1998)
    Brookside: Friday the 13th
    6.9
    Video
    • Harold Cross
    • 1998
  • The Lily Savage Show (1997)
    The Lily Savage Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Voiceover announcer (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Bloomin' Marvellous (1997)
    Bloomin' Marvellous
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ron
    • 1997
  • Hillsborough (1996)
    Hillsborough
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Additional Cast
    • 1996
  • Nerys Hughes and Polly James in The Liver Birds (1969)
    The Liver Birds
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Hennesey
    • Uncle Jack
    • 1972–1996
  • Three Seven Eleven
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Albert Dawson
    • 1994
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Old Man
    • 1994
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Harry Capshaw
    • 1993
  • Clarissa (1991)
    Clarissa
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Priest
    • 1991
  • Christopher Eccleston in Let Him Have It (1991)
    Let Him Have It
    7.1
    • Foreman of the Jury (as Bill Deam)
    • 1991
  • The Farm: Groovy Train (1990)
    The Farm: Groovy Train
    Music Video
    • 1990
  • Lovers of the Lake
    TV Movie
    • Liverpool Man
    • 1983
  • Slayground (1983)
    Slayground
    4.9
    • Compere
    • 1983
  • In Loving Memory (1969)
    In Loving Memory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Garage Attendant
    • 1983

Music Department



  • Bill Maynard in Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (1974)
    Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
    6.9
    TV Series
    • singer: theme song "Never Mind" (uncredited)
    • 1976

Soundtrack



  • Bob Hoskins and Cheryl Campbell in Pennies from Heaven (1978)
    Pennies from Heaven
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Soundtrack ("Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)", uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, Perry King, and Paul Mace in The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
    The Lords of Flatbush
    5.6
    • Soundtrack ("Gypsy Woman")
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Deam
  • Born
    • September 3, 1921
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 20, 2000
    • Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Variously earned a living as a tram driver, pipe fitter, insurance agent, ship's steward, docker and local government officer. First performed as a stand-up comedian before making his mark as Harry Cross in the TV soap opera "Brookside" (1983-1990).

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