- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 3, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Everton, Liverpool, England, UK
- Died
- April 20, 2000
Bill Dean
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…
Filmography
Brookside: Friday the 13th
1998 · Harold Cross
movieHillsborough
1996 · Additional Cast
moviePriest
1995 · Altar Boy
movieSkallagrigg
1994 · Old Man
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Harry Capshaw
movieLet Him Have It
1991 · Foreman of the Jury
movieSlayground
1983 · Compere
tvAgatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
tvThe Gathering Seed
1983 · Billy Eccles
movieGoing Gently
1981 · Painter
movieA Turn for the Worse
1981 · (voice)
movieRising Damp
1980 · Workman
movieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Man in Village Hall (uncredited)
tvMinder
1979 · Police Sgt.
movieScum
1979 · Mr Duke
movieNight People
1978 · Ted
movieFreedom of the Dig
1978 · Sid
tvPennies from Heaven
1978 · Alf
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Ted
movieBeasts: What Big Eyes
1976 · Duggie Jeb
tvBeasts
1976 · Duggie Jebb
movieBag of Yeast
1976 · Teddy
movieBreak In
1975 · Dixie
movieIn Sickness and in Health
1975 · Mr Jackson
movieWaiting at the Field Gate
1975 · Ted
tvThe Wackers
1975 · Charlie
movieFlame
1975 · Club Owner (uncredited)
tvThe Sweeney
1975 · Charlie Norton
tvOh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1974 · Jack
movieMatch of the Day
1974 · Father
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Painter
movieNight Watch
1973 · Inspector Walker
movieSpeech Day
1973 · George
movieThe Best Pair of Legs in the Business
1973 · Bert
tvNew Scotland Yard
1972 · Bernard Hobbs
movieBank Holiday
1972 · Father
movieGumshoe
1971 · Tommy Wright
movieFamily Life
1971 · Mr. Baildon
tvJustice
1971 · Charlie Keen
movieThe Rank and File
1971 · Billy
tvBudgie
1971 · Dutchie Holland
movieRoll On Four O'Clock
1970 · Arthur Foster
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Billy
movieKes
1970 · Fish and Chip Shop Man
movieThe Big Flame
1969 · Landlord
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Uncle Sid
tvThe Expert
1968 · Leslie Stevens
movieThe Golden Vision
1968 · John Coyne
tvMan in a Suitcase
1967
tvPublic Eye
1965 · Mr. Steadman
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · John Coyne