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Bill Dean

Bill Dean
  • Name: Bill Dean
  • Birthday: 1921-09-03
  • Place of birth: Everton, Liverpool, England, UK
  • Popularity: 3.235
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
Brookside: Friday the 13th   as  Harold Cross 1998-11-14
Hillsborough   as  Additional Cast 1996-09-11
Priest   as  Altar Boy 1995-03-24
Skallagrigg   as  Old Man 1994-03-09
Let Him Have It   as  Foreman of the Jury 1991-10-04
Slayground   as  Compere 1983-12-01
Going Gently   as  Painter 1981-06-05
A Turn for the Worse   as  (voice) 1981-04-28
The Mirror Crack'd   as  Man in Village Hall (uncredited) 1980-09-19
Rising Damp   as  Workman 1980-05-03
Scum   as  Mr Duke 1979-09-12
Night People   as  Ted 1978-12-06
Freedom of the Dig   as  Sid 1978-10-23
Beasts: What Big Eyes   as  Duggie Jeb 1976-11-13
Bag of Yeast   as  Teddy 1976-02-22
Break In   as  Dixie 1975-11-06
In Sickness and in Health   as  Mr Jackson 1975-05-21
Waiting at the Field Gate   as  Ted 1975-04-03
Flame   as  Club Owner (uncredited) 1975-02-13
Match of the Day   as  Father 1974-03-18
Night Watch   as  Inspector Walker 1973-11-08
Speech Day   as  George 1973-03-26
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business   as  Bert 1973-02-01
Bank Holiday   as  Father 1972-03-02
Gumshoe   as  Tommy Wright 1971-12-01
Family Life   as  Mr. Baildon 1971-11-17
After a Lifetime   as  Uncle Sid 1971-07-18
The Rank and File   as  Billy 1971-05-20
Roll On Four O'Clock   as  Arthur Foster 1970-12-19
Kes   as  Fish and Chip Shop Man 1970-04-03
The Big Flame   as  Landlord 1969-02-19
The Golden Vision   as  John Coyne 1968-04-17