Bill Dean

Bill Dean

Nacimiento : 1921-09-03, Everton, Liverpool, England, UK

Muerte : 2000-04-20

Historia

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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Bill Dean

Películas

Brookside: Friday the 13th
Harold Cross
There is trouble a-plenty in store for the Corkhill clan in this video-only special. Series creator Phil Redmond has returned to pen a dramatic script which follows on from a weekend special.
Hillsborough
Additional Cast
Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.
Priest (Sacerdote)
Altar Boy
En la Irlanda actual, el padre Greg Pilkington, un joven sacerdote católico, llega a un pueblo para sustituir al antiguo párroco, recientemente fallecido. Pronto tendrá que afrontar dos espinosos problemas: el del secreto de la confesión, aun cuando se trate de delitos denunciables, y el de su homosexualidad, que mantiene en secreto.
Skallagrigg
Old Man
Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institutions a legend grew of someone who could stand up to the authorities and help them. This charming story is how a group of disabled people went to chase that legend. To assist them John is forced to come to terms with his daughter and her friends.
La horca depende de la gramática
Foreman of the Jury
En Inglaterra, corriendo la década de los 50, el torpe Derek Bentley se incorpora a un grupo de delincuentes menores que lidera Chris Craig, un adolescente que se deshace por los filmes de gángsteres norteamericanos. La amistad que surge entre ambos les conduce hacia la implicación en un caso auténtico en el que el jurado condenó a muerte a Derek Bentley por el asesinato de un oficial de la policía pistola en mano. El caso Bentley hizo mella en la conciencia social de Inglaterra poniendo en duda la razón de ser de la pena capital.
Slayground
Compere
Stone (Peter Coyote) hits an armored truck without his usual driver. The ensuing getaway leads to the death of an innocent. The payback is swift and brutal. The wronged father hires a twisted, sociopathic assassin to avenge his loss. One by one the offenders are punished through grisly executions. Stone uses his wits to find a reclusive friend Terry (Mel Smith) just in time for a psychedelic funhouse showdown with his stalker.
A Turn for the Worse
(voice)
Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian. Simpson believes the boy has talent and starts to groom him for 'stardom'.
El espejo roto
Man in Village Hall (uncredited)
La célebre detective aficionada Miss Marple vive en una pequeña y apacible aldea inglesa. La llegada de un equipo de rodaje de Hollywood altera la paz del lugar. El rodaje de una película sobre María Estuardo es fuente de continuos conflictos debido a la rivalidad entre las dos actrices protagonistas: Marine Rudd y Lola Brewster. En una recepción de gala se comete un asesinato. De la investigación se ocupa un sobrino de Miss Marple que es inspector de Scotland Yard, pero se muestra incapaz de resolver el caso. Por fortuna, tiene una tía extremadamente perspicaz.
Rising Damp
Workman
Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby's favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful attempts at seduction.
Escoria
Mr Duke
Carlin es trasladado de un reformatorio a otro tras haber dado una paliza a un funcionario. En éste se ejecuta un régimen brutal que hace aumentar la agresividad de los internos en lugar de mejorar su conducta. Los férreos funcionarios, apoyados por el director, animan a los veteranos más fuertes a oprimir a los débiles y que obedezcan todas las normas impuestas. Pocos se atreven a desafiar estas reglas.
Law & Order
David Shepley
Four-part drama serial about the British juicidal system, dealing with an investigation presented from the perspectives of the police force, the criminal, the solicitor and the prison system.
Beasts: What Big Eyes
Duggie Jeb
An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.
Bag of Yeast
Teddy
When teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has wide ranging effects on his family and loved ones.
In Sickness and in Health
Mr Jackson
A hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the expectations of his demanding wife. Part of Thames Televison's Armchair Cinema.
Waiting at the Field Gate
Ted
Lightning Gallat is the village slaughterer and a man of distinction. Where does he draw the line?
Flame
Club Owner (uncredited)
Light the Rock 'n Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame. Set in the hardships of North England's seventies working class society and music scene. This build-up from rags to riches is a parody of realism and grit, with double-dealings and harsh unforgiving dog eat dog mentalities, and the golden rule; if you play with matches then you're going to get burnt, in the flames of the music industry.
Match of the Day
Father
Chance has missed the match, but the girls at his sister's wedding might make up for it
Una hora en la noche
Inspector Walker
Tras quedarse viuda de repente, Ellen cae en una depresión, pero poco después conoce a John y se casa con él. La vida del matrimonio trasncurre feliz hasta que un día Ellen presencia un asesinato en la casa de al lado. Cuando su marido y su mejor amiga tratan de convencerla de que quizá se haya equivocado, Ellen considera sospechosa su actitud y llega a plantearse la posibilidad de que la muerte de su primer marido no haya sido natural.
Speech Day
George
Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what comes next for Ronnie, Wally and Rob?
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
Bert
Capitalising on his remarkable success in On the Buses, Reg Varney took on the contrasting role of a third-rate holiday camp entertainer dreaming of stardom in this mid-seventies comedy feature. Also starring fellow sitcom favourite Diana Coupland and Lee Montague, The Best Pair of Legs in the Business was adapted from an individual ITV Playhouse drama and scripted by Emmerdale Farm creator Kevin Laffan. 'Sherry' Sheridan, a middle-aged compère and drag artiste currently stationed at a caravan site, is low on talent but high on ambition. Convinced he just needs one decent break to launch himself into the big time, he's relentlessly optimistic - but sadly unaware that his family life is crumbling around him. Can Sherry manage to secure both his job, and his marriage?
Bank Holiday
Father
18-year-old friends Todd and Towzer set off by motorbike to spend a Bank Holiday weekend in Scarborough. Their long hair, cut-off denim jackets, medals, badges and swastikas lead to hostility from everyone they meet, including the police
Detective sin licencia
Tommy Wright
Eddie Ginley (Albert Finney), un presentador y animador de veladas de cabaret, es un apasionado de la literatura policiaca que vive obsesionado con la idea de convertirse en un personaje de Dashiell Hammett. Así, un día, publica un anuncio ofreciéndose como detective privado. Pronto se le presenta el primer caso: un desconocido se pone en contacto con él y le envía una importante suma de dinero, una pistola y una fotografía para que haga desaparecer a una joven universitaria, hija de un militar. Ginley se ve entonces involucrado en una serie de turbios asuntos ligados a la política, a las drogas y al tráfico de armas. (FILMAFFINITY)
Family Life
Mr. Baildon
Janice está embarazada, y sus padres, con la excusa de que no está preparada para ser madre, la presionan para que aborte. Tal decisión no hará más que agravar sus problemas psíquicos hasta tal punto que acabará internada en un centro de salud mental. Allí se somete, en primer lugar, a una terapia de grupo, que será pronto suspendida por la burocracia hospitalaria, por lo que se le aplicará un tratamiento más tradicional, a base de fármacos y electroshock. Los reproches de sus padres durante las visitas contribuyen a empeorar su situación.
After a Lifetime
Uncle Sid
Ken Loach's first production for ITV, shown under the 'Sunday Night Theatre' strand (originally broadcast 18th July 1971). After a Lifetime is something of a neglected, social realist masterpiece that focuses on two brothers, brought together by the death of their father, reflecting on his life of militancy and political activism. At the time critic Nancy Banks Smith called it ‘brilliantly funny, and moving with a sort of subterranean rage’. Smith himself plays the older brother with a brilliant, raw emotion.
The Rank and File
Billy
Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play; a fictionalised account of the Pilkingtons Glass strike in St Helens, 1970.
Roll On Four O'Clock
Arthur Foster
Compelling drama from screenwriter Colin Welland set in a city comprehensive school of low expectations and ambitions. Pupil Latimer does not conform to the macho culture and is labeled a homosexual, leading to bullying by both the pupils and some of the teachers.
Kes
Fish and Chip Shop Man
Billy Casper (David Bradley) es un muchacho de aspecto triste que vive en un pequeño pueblo minero de condado de Yorkshire. No va bien en la escuela y comete pequeños hurtos que le reportan algo de dinero. Un buen día, encuentra un pequeño halcón y, lleno de entusiasmo, decide cuidarlo hasta que consiga volar.
The Big Flame
Landlord
Respondiendo a los planes de mecanizar los puertos, que amenazan sus puestos de trabajo, los obreros portuarios se declaran en huelga. Como sus familias batallan contra la pobreza, los trabajadores presienten que las posibilidades se vuelven contra ellos. ¿Pero hay otra manera? Un ex líder sindical, Jack Regan, propone que los obreros ocupen los puertos y los gestionen ellos mismos: una decisión que el Estado no puede permitir que tenga éxito... "The Big Flame" fue la segunda obra del escritor Jim Allen en "The Wednesday Play" (después de "The Lump") , y su primera con Ken Loach, quien la consideraría "su guión definitivo". La BBC postergó dos veces su estreno, pero eventualmente fue propalada con una reacción predecible: el "Daily Mail" la catalogó como "una pieza marxista presentada como un sermón", mientras una nueva organización socialista revolucionaria adoptaba su nombre.
The Golden Vision
John Coyne
The obsessive supporters of Everton FC forsake wives, families and God to follow their beloved team. Meanwhile, the club and its players try to live up to their expectations.