Bill Dean
31 movies · 22 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 3, 1921
- Died
- Apr 20, 2000 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Everton, Liverpool, England, UK
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 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Bill Dean: movies and TV shows
Acting (53)
- 1998 Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Harold Cross
- 1996 Hillsborough
as Additional Cast
- 1995 Priest
as Altar Boy
- 1994 Skallagrigg
as Old Man
- 1992
- 1991 Let Him Have It
as Foreman of the Jury
- 1984 Slayground
as Compere
- 1983
- 1983
- 1981 Going Gently
as Painter
- 1981 A Turn for the Worse
as (voice)
- 1980
- 1980 Rising Damp
as Workman
- 1980 The Mirror Crack'd
as Man in Village Hall (uncredited)
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979 Scum
as Mr Duke
- 1978 Night People
as Ted
- 1978 Freedom of the Dig
as Sid
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976 Beasts: What Big Eyes
as Duggie Jeb
- 1976
- 1976 Bag of Yeast
as Teddy
- 1975 Break In
as Dixie
- 1975 In Sickness and in Health
as Mr Jackson
- 1975 Waiting at the Field Gate
as Ted
- 1975
- 1975 Flame
as Club Owner (uncredited)
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974 Match of the Day
as Father
- 1974
- 1973 Night Watch
as Inspector Walker
- 1973 Speech Day
as George
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972 Bank Holiday
as Father
- 1971 Gumshoe
as Tommy Wright
- 1971 Family Life
as Mr. Baildon
- 1971
- 1971 The Rank and File
as Billy
- 1971
- 1970 Roll On Four O'Clock
as Arthur Foster
- 1970
- 1970 Kes
as Fish and Chip Shop Man
- 1969 The Big Flame
as Landlord
- 1969
- 1968
- 1968 The Golden Vision
as John Coyne
- 1967
- 1965
- 1964
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1990 The Word
2 episodes