- Born
- DiedFebruary 2000 · Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK (accident at home)
- Willie was born in East Molesley, London on 11th July 1938. Hs family moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in 1947, then to Kielder, then Newton Aycliffe, He was educated at Coundon Secondary Modern School. On leaving, he joined the army for six years training at the Kenza Hall Military College of Music. On being demobbed, he joined the Mecca Band where he met Peter Lambert. Humour developed between them and eventually they formed the partnership of Lambert and Ross in 1968, which lasted until 1988. After appearing in the film Rita Sue and Bob Too, he decided that he wanted to act and went on to appear in 'Riff Raff, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, and The Witches. He also had numerous guest spots on television, in such as One Foot in the Grave, London is Burning, Stay Lucky and a Hamlet Cigar television commercial with Russ Abbott.
- IMDb mini biography by: tonyman 5
- SpouseJoan(? - February 2000) (his death)
- Started out as a comedian and moved into acting.
- A sister lives in Newton Aycliffe near Darlington.
- Had 2 daughters.
- His father was a brick layer.
- According to an obituary report he died in Newcastle upon Tyne General Hospital after been taken ill while filming Turning the Tide for Amber Films. He had only filmed one scene before he died but it was a part that had been written for him. He had been taken ill after the end of a days shooting, had an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain and never regained consciousness He had actually been born in London but was raised in Newton Aycliffe and moved with his wife Joan to Northamptonshire when he went into acting.
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