Personal Info
Bill Dean
Acting
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Brookside: Friday the 13th
as Harold Cross
Hillsborough
as Additional Cast
Priest
as Altar Boy
Skallagrigg
as Old Man
Let Him Have It
as Foreman of the Jury
Slayground
as Compere
Going Gently
as Painter
A Turn for the Worse
as (voice)
The Mirror Crack'd
as Man in Village Hall (uncredited)
Rising Damp
as Workman
TV Shows
Heartbeat
as Harry Capshaw · 1 ep.
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1 ep.
The Gathering Seed
as Billy Eccles · 6 ep.
Minder
as Police Sgt. · 1 ep.
Pennies from Heaven
as Alf · 2 ep.
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Ted · 1 ep.
Beasts
as Duggie Jebb · 1 ep.
The Sweeney
as Charlie Norton · 1 ep.
The Wackers
as Charlie · 7 ep.
Playhouse
as Painter · 1 ep.