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Bill Dean Died at age: 78

Actor | Producer

    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'

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    Hillsborough

    Additional Cast ( Actor )

    ... 1996

    Priest

    Altar Boy ( Actor )

    ... 1995

    Skallagrigg

    Old Man ( Actor )

    ... 1994

Fullname:

Bill Dean

Date of Birth:

Sep 03, 1921

Country of birth:

UK

Died:

Apr 20, 2000

Biography of

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 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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Filmography of

Bill Dean

Found 25 Movies in total

Hillsborough

Additional Cast ( Actor )

... 1996

Priest

Altar Boy ( Actor )

... 1995

Skallagrigg

Old Man ( Actor )

... 1994

Let Him Have It

Foreman of the Jury ( Actor )

... 1991

Slayground

Compere ( Actor )

... 1983

Going Gently

Painter ( Actor )

... 1981

A Turn for the Worse

(voice) ( Actor )

... 1981

The Mirror Crack'd

Man in Village Hall (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1980

Rising Damp

Workman ( Actor )

... 1980

Scum

Mr Duke ( Actor )

... 1979

Night People

Ted ( Actor )

... 1978

Beasts: What Big Eyes

Duggie Jeb ( Actor )

... 1976

Bag of Yeast

Teddy ( Actor )

... 1976

In Sickness and in Health

Mr Jackson ( Actor )

... 1975

Flame

Club Owner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1975

Night Watch

Inspector Walker ( Actor )

... 1973

Speech Day

George ( Actor )

... 1973

Gumshoe

Tommy Wright ( Actor )

... 1971

Family Life

Mr. Baildon ( Actor )

... 1971

The Rank and File

Billy ( Actor )

... 1971

Roll On Four O'Clock

Arthur Foster ( Actor )

... 1970

Kes

Fish and Chip Shop Man ( Actor )

... 1970

The Big Flame

Landlord ( Actor )

... 1969

The Golden Vision

John Coyne ( Actor )

... 1968