Bill Dean

Acting •1921-09-03 •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 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.

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代表作

The Expert

1968 · Leslie Stevens

The Sweeney

1975 · Charlie Norton

Public Eye

1965 · Mr. Steadman

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

Going Gently

1981 · Painter

小孩与鹰

1970 · Fish and Chip Shop Man

家庭生活

1971 · Mr. Baildon

Heartbeat

1992 · Harry Capshaw

1979 · Mr Duke

斯莱德-摇滚烈焰

斯莱德-摇滚烈焰

1975 · Club Owner (uncredited)

Playhouse

1974 · Painter

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

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全部作品

Brookside: Friday the 13th

1998 •Harold Cross

希斯堡惨案

1996 •Additional Cast

神父同志

1995 •Altar Boy

Skallagrigg

1994 •Old Man

Heartbeat

1992 •Harry Capshaw

置若罔闻

1991 •Foreman of the Jury

杀戮之地

1983 •Compere

汤米夫妇探案集

1983

The Gathering Seed

1983 •Billy Eccles

Going Gently

1981 •Painter

展开全部作品

A Turn for the Worse

1981 •(voice)

Rising Damp

1980 •Workman

破镜谋杀案

1980 •Man in Village Hall (uncredited)

人渣

1979 •Mr Duke

Minder

1979 •Police Sgt.

Night People

1978 •Ted

Freedom of the Dig

1978 •Sid

Pennies from Heaven

1978 •Alf

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977 •Ted

Beasts: What Big Eyes

1976 •Duggie Jeb

Bag of Yeast

1976 •Teddy

Beasts

1976 •Duggie Jebb

Waiting at the Field Gate

1975 •Ted

In Sickness and in Health

1975 •Mr Jackson

斯莱德-摇滚烈焰

1975 •Club Owner (uncredited)

Break In

1975 •Dixie

The Wackers

1975 •Charlie

The Sweeney

1975 •Charlie Norton

Match of the Day

1974 •Father

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

1974 •Jack

Playhouse

1974 •Painter

守夜

1973 •Inspector Walker

Speech Day

1973 •George

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

1973 •Bert

Bank Holiday

1972 •Father

家庭生活

1971 •Mr. Baildon

The Rank and File

1971 •Billy

警探

1971 •Tommy Wright

After a Lifetime

1971 •Uncle Sid

Justice

1971 •Charlie Keen

Budgie

1971 •Dutchie Holland

小孩与鹰

1970 •Fish and Chip Shop Man

Roll On Four O'Clock

1970 •Arthur Foster

The Big Flame

1969 •Landlord

The Golden Vision

1968 •John Coyne

The Expert

1968 •Leslie Stevens

手提箱里的男人

1967

Public Eye

1965 •Mr. Steadman