Ricky Tomlinson

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Known Credits 91

Gender Male

Birthday September 26, 1939 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

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Rick Tomlinson

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Ricky Tomlinson

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Eric Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939), known by his stage name Ricky Tomlinson, is an English actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside, DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker and James "Jim" Royle in The Royle Family.

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Description above from the Wikipedia article Ricky Tomlinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting

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2025

2024		The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024		Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two (3 episodes) as Himself

2023		Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family as Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
2023		Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self
2023		Our Kid as Phil Reilly

2022

(1 episode) as Crockett

2021

as Dad

2020

(6 episodes) as Himself

2019		DNA Journey (1 episode) as Self
2019		Testosterone: Volume Three

2018		Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were as Himself
2018		Made in Britain (10 episodes) as Narrator
2018		The More You Ignore Me as Bert Wildgoose
2018		The Production Line (10 episodes) as Narrator

2017		Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug as Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")
2017		Kenny as Himself
2017		Gloves Off as Mick
2017		Tellin' Dad as Dad
2017		We Have Been Watching (5 episodes) as Self

2016		Die letzte Drachentöterin as Moobin
2016		Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach as Self - Actor
2016		Der Spion und sein Bruder as Paedo Pete

2014		Northern Soul as John's Grandad
2014		Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2014		Duck Quacks Don't Echo (1 episode)

2013		Ragged as Himself
2013		In the Flesh (4 episodes) as Ken Burton
2013		Great Night Out (6 episodes) as Warren

2012

as Jim Royle

2011		Christmas with the Loose Women as Self
2011		Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 episode) as Self - Participant

2010		Joe's Crackers as Jim
2010		The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self

2009		The Golden Egg Cup as Jim Royle
2009		Der Weihnachtsmuffel as Mayor
2009		Angela and Friends (1 episode)
2009		Live from Studio Five (1 episode) as Self

2008

as Jim Royle

2007		The Alan Titchmarsh Show (1 episode) as Self
2007		Would I Lie to You? (1 episode) as Self

2006		The Queen of Sheba as Jim Royle
2006		The One Show (2 episodes) as Self
2006		Petrolheads (1 episode)
2006		Carry on Ken

2005		Mike Bassett: Manager (6 episodes) as Mike Bassett
2005		Monkey Trousers (7 episodes)

2004

(1 episode) as Self

2003

as Frank Conlon

2002		Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Charlie
2002		Al Capone's Killer as Billy
2002		Nice Guy Eddie (6 episodes) as Eddie McMullen
2002		Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die as Dead Man (voice)
2002		Another Audience With Ken Dodd as Self

2001		The 51st State as Leopold Durant
2001		Mike Bassett: England Manager as Mike Bassett

2000		Nasty Neighbours as Harold Peach
2000		Clocking Off (4 episodes)
2000		Lounge Act

1999		Robbie, das Rentier - Abenteuer auf vier Hufen as Santa Claus (voice)
1999		Das tollste Kaufhaus der Welt as Santa
1999		Loose Women (1 episode) as Self
1999		Dockers as Macca Macauley

1998		Cold Feet (1 episode)
1998		The Royle Family (20 episodes) as Jim Royle
1998		Playing the Field (32 episodes)
1998		Parkinson (2 episodes) as Self

1997		Mojo as Ezra
1997		The Fetish Club as Fibbin' Gibbins
1997		Das Leben ist eine Baustelle. as Buddy
1997		The Fix as Gordon

1996		Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1 episode) as Self
1996		Cracker: White Ghost as Wise
1996		Hillsborough as John Glover
1996		Bob's Weekend as Jack
1996		Dalziel & Pascoe (1 episode)

1995

as Robert

1994

(13 episodes) as Cinders

1993		Für alle Fälle Fitz (1 episode) as DCI Wise (13 episodes) as Wise
1993		Raining Stones as Tommy
1993		GMTV (1 episode) as Self

1991

as Larry

1990

as Warder #1

1988

(2 episodes) as Self

1984

(1 episode)

1982		Countdown (15 episodes)
1982		Boys from the Blackstuff (5 episodes) as Doctor

1981

as Dennis

1962

(1 episode) as Self

Sound

2011

… Original Music Composer

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