Bill Dean

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Né·e le 03/09/1921 à Everton, Liverpool, England, UK

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 himsel…

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Rôles marquants

7,2 Family Life Film, 1971
7,1 Scum Film, 1979
7,4 Kes Film, 1970
6,3 Priest Film, 1995
6,1 Le miroir se brisa Film, 1980
Terreur dans la nuit Film, 1973
Gumshoe Film, 1971
The Golden Vision Film, 1968
6,7 L'âge de vivre Film, 1991
La hausse humide Film, 1980
The Rank and File Film, 1971
Slayground Film, 1984

Filmographie complète

53 titres
  1. Brookside: Friday the 13th 1998 · Harold Cross
  2. Hillsborough 1996 · Additional Cast
  3. Priest 1995 · Altar Boy
    6,3
  4. Skallagrigg 1994 · Old Man
  5. Heartbeat 1992 · 1 épisode · Harry Capshaw
  6. L'âge de vivre 1991 · Foreman of the Jury
    6,7
  7. Slayground 1984 · Compere
  8. The Gathering Seed 1983 · 6 épisodes · Billy Eccles
  9. Tommy Et Tuppence, le crime est notre affaire 1983
  10. A Turn for the Worse 1981 · (voice)
  11. Going Gently 1981 · Painter
  12. God's Wonderful Railway 1980 · 3 épisodes · Ted Jarvis
  13. La hausse humide 1980 · Workman
  14. Le miroir se brisa 1980 · Man in Village Hall (uncredited)
    6,1
  15. Nobody's Perfect 1980 · 1 épisode · Mr Barrington
  16. Minder 1979 · 1 épisode · Police Sgt.
  17. Scum 1979 · Mr Duke
    7,1
  18. Freedom of the Dig 1978 · Sid
  19. Night People 1978 · Ted
  20. Pennies from Heaven 1978 · 2 épisodes · Alf
  21. BBC2 Play of the Week 1977 · 1 épisode · Ted
  22. Bag of Yeast 1976 · Teddy
  23. Beasts 1976 · 1 épisode · Duggie Jebb
  24. Beasts: What Big Eyes 1976 · Duggie Jeb
  25. Break In 1975 · Dixie
  26. Flame 1975 · Club Owner (uncredited)
  27. In Sickness and in Health 1975 · Mr Jackson
  28. The Sweeney 1975 · 1 épisode · Charlie Norton
  29. The Wackers 1975 · 7 épisodes · Charlie
  30. Waiting at the Field Gate 1975 · Ted
  31. Match of the Day 1974 · Father
  32. Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! 1974 · 15 épisodes · Jack
  33. Playhouse 1974 · 1 épisode · Painter
  34. Speech Day 1973 · George
  35. Terreur dans la nuit 1973 · Inspector Walker
  36. The Best Pair of Legs in the Business 1973 · Bert
  37. Bank Holiday 1972 · Father
  38. New Scotland Yard 1972 · 1 épisode · Bernard Hobbs
  39. Budgie 1971 · 1 épisode · Dutchie Holland
  40. Family Life 1971 · Mr. Baildon
    7,2
  41. Gumshoe 1971 · Tommy Wright
  42. Justice 1971 · 1 épisode · Charlie Keen
  43. The Rank and File 1971 · Billy
  44. Kes 1970 · Fish and Chip Shop Man
    7,4
  45. Play for Today 1970 · 1 épisode · Billy
  46. Roll On Four O'Clock 1970 · Arthur Foster
  47. ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 · 1 épisode · Uncle Sid
  48. The Big Flame 1969 · Landlord
  49. The Expert 1968 · 1 épisode · Leslie Stevens
  50. The Golden Vision 1968 · John Coyne
  51. L'Homme à la valise 1967 · 1 épisode
  52. Public Eye 1965 · 1 épisode · Mr. Steadman
  53. The Wednesday Play 1964 · 1 épisode · John Coyne