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Bill Dean

Bill Dean

Actor

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.

Born: September 3, 1921 in Everton, Liverpool, England, UK

Died: April 20, 2000 (Age 78)

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Bill Dean  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.1
ActorWorkman1980
Movie
7.3
ActorMr. Baildon1971
Movie
7.8
ActorMr Duke1979
Movie
7.3
ActorForeman of the Jury1991
Movie
6
ActorMan in Village Hall (uncredited)1980
Movie
6.4
ActorInspector Walker1973
Movie
6.5
ActorTommy Wright1971
Movie
8
ActorFish and Chip Shop Man1969
Movie
5.8
ActorBert1973
Movie
7
ActorAltar Boy1995
Movie
4.7
ActorCompere1983
Movie
6.7
ActorClub Owner (uncredited)1975
Movie
8.5
ActorJohn Coyne1968
Movie
7.6
ActorLandlord1969
Movie
7
ActorBilly1971
Movie
4.9
ActorUncle Sid1971
Movie
7.5
ActorMr Jackson1975
Movie
7.8
Actor(voice)1981
Movie
7.1
ActorHarold Cross1998
Movie
8.1
ActorPainter1981
Movie
ActorDixie
Movie
ActorTed
Movie
ActorSid
TV Show
6.6
Actor22 Episodes1974-1978
Limited Series
7.1
ActorDuggie Jebb
1 Episode
1976-1976
TV Show
6.3
Actor1 Episode1973-1983
TV Show
8.9
ActorBilly Eccles
6 Episodes
1983
TV Show
7.6
ActorPolice Sgt.
1 Episode
1979-1994
TV Show
7.4
ActorCharlie Keen
1 Episode
1971-1974
Limited Series
7.2
Actor1 Episode1983-1984
TV Show
7
ActorHarry Capshaw
1 Episode
1992-2010
TV Show
7.4
Actor1 Episode1967-1968
TV Show
7.9
ActorCharlie Norton
1 Episode
1975-1978
TV Show
8.2
ActorLeslie Stevens
1 Episode
1968-1976
TV Show
8.3
ActorMr. Steadman
1 Episode
1965-1975
Movie
7.8
ActorAdditional Cast1996
Limited Series
8.2
ActorAlf
6 Episodes
1978-1979
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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