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|name = Bill Dean |
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|birth_name = Patrick Anthony Connolly |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1921|9|3}} |
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|birth_place = [[Everton, Liverpool|Everton]], Liverpool, |
| birth_place = [[Everton, Liverpool|Everton]], Liverpool, Merseyside<ref name="Guard_obit"/> |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2000|4|20|1921|9|3}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2000|4|20|1921|9|3}} |
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|death_place = [[Wirral Peninsula]]<ref name="BBC_obit"/> |
| death_place = [[Wirral Peninsula]]<ref name="BBC_obit"/> |
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| yearsactive = 1956-1999 |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Dean served in the [[Royal Air Force]] during the [[Second World War]], seeing action in North Africa and Italy.<ref name="BBC_obit">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/721609.stm|title=Brookside favourite dies|publisher=BBC News| date=21 April 2000}}</ref> |
Dean served in the [[Royal Air Force]] during the [[Second World War]], seeing action in North Africa and Italy.<ref name="BBC_obit">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/721609.stm|title=Brookside favourite dies|publisher=BBC News| date=21 April 2000}}</ref> His stage name was apparently inspired by being present when an Italian prisoner of war who had been captured by British troops in the Western Desert, told his captors "fuck your [[Winston Churchill]] and fuck your [[Dixie Dean]]", the latter being the well-known [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] footballer of the day.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Keith|first=John|title=Dixie Dean: The Inside Story of a Football Icon|year=2003|publisher=Robson Books |page=6|isbn=978-1-86105-632-0}}</ref> |
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He worked variously as a tram driver, pipe fitter, insurance agent, ship's steward, docker and local government officer, while also appearing as a stand-up comedian in [[Lancashire]] clubs and pubs, before making his breakthrough in [[Ken Loach]]'s ''[[The Golden Vision]]''.<ref name="Guard_obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/apr/22/guardianobituaries|title=Bill Dean|first=Richard|last=Webster|date=21 April 2000|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Other work with Loach followed, including a leading role in the film ''[[Family Life (1971 British film)|Family Life]]'' (1971).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/557251/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Big Flame, The (1969) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kemp|first=Philip|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/557268/index.html|title=''Family Life'' (1971)|work=BFI Screenonline|date=2003–14|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Dean was most notable in his later years for playing miserly [[Harry Cross (Brookside)|Harry Cross]] in the soap opera ''[[Brookside]]''. He joined the soap in 1983, a year after its inception, and remained there for seven years before departing in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk/page13.htm|title=Bill Dean as Harry Cross|website=www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Guard_obit"/> |
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⚫ | Dean was most notable in his later years for playing miserly [[Harry Cross (Brookside)|Harry Cross]] in the soap opera ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/apr/22/4|title=Brookside star dies of heart attack|author=Guardian Staff|date=22 April 2000|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> He joined the soap in 1983, a year after its inception, and remained there for seven years before departing in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk/page13.htm|title=Bill Dean as Harry Cross|website=www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk}}</ref> He returned in a cameo for the Brookside Video 'Friday the 13th' in 1998 having his lawn driven over, 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.<ref name="Guard_obit"/> |
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The same character was the inspiration behind the 1980s group 'Jegsy Dodd and the sons of Harry Cross' who hailed from the Wirral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/vote-for-your-favourite-soap-star-410308|title=Vote for your favourite soap star in the new Mirror Soap Awards|date=2 August 2009|website=mirror}}</ref> |
The same character was the inspiration behind the 1980s group 'Jegsy Dodd and the sons of Harry Cross' who hailed from the Wirral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/vote-for-your-favourite-soap-star-410308|title=Vote for your favourite soap star in the new Mirror Soap Awards|date=2 August 2009|website=mirror}}</ref> |
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He also made appearances in numerous other UK soaps and dramas including, ''[[When the Boat Comes In]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' and ''[[Heartbeat ( |
He also made appearances in numerous other UK soaps and dramas including, ''[[When the Boat Comes In]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' and ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]],'' in which he appeared as Harry Capshaw, the ring leader of a group of badger baiters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=22166|title=Bill Dean|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> |
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His stage work included roles in [[Trevor Griffiths]]' play ''[[Comedians (play)|Comedians]]'' at [[The Old Vic]], and |
His stage work included roles in [[Trevor Griffiths]]' play ''[[Comedians (play)|Comedians]]'' at [[The Old Vic]], and [[Howard Brenton]]'s ''[[The Churchill Play]]'' with the [[Nottingham Playhouse]] and then the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/4pp/bill-dean|title=Bill Dean | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> |
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Dean also appeared in the video for the single "[[Groovy Train]]" by [[Liverpool]] band [[The Farm (British band)|The Farm]]. He also appeared in the films ''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]'', ''[[Scum (film)|Scum]]'', ''[[Night Watch (1973 film)|Nightwatch]]'' and ''[[Let Him Have It]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f49a4da|title=Bill Dean|website=BFI}}</ref> |
Dean also appeared in the video for the single "[[Groovy Train]]" by [[Liverpool]] band [[The Farm (British band)|The Farm]]. He also appeared in the films ''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]'', ''[[Scum (film)|Scum]]'', ''[[Night Watch (1973 film)|Nightwatch]]'' and ''[[Let Him Have It]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f49a4da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222160223/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f49a4da|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2017|title=Bill Dean|website=BFI}}</ref> |
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== Filmography == |
== Filmography == |
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*''The Wednesday Play'' – ''[[The Big Flame]]'' (1969) – Landlord |
*''The Wednesday Play'' – ''[[The Big Flame]]'' (1969) – Landlord |
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*''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1969) – Coach Driver |
*''[[Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1969) – Coach Driver |
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*''[[The Lovers (TV series)|The Lovers]]'' (1970) – Waiter |
*''[[The Lovers (1970 TV series)|The Lovers]]'' (1970) – Waiter |
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*''ITV Saturday Night Theatre'' – ''Roll on Four O'Clock'' (1970) – Arthur Foster |
*''ITV Saturday Night Theatre'' – ''Roll on Four O'Clock'' (1970) – Arthur Foster |
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*''After a Lifetime'' (1971) – Uncle Sid |
*''After a Lifetime'' (1971) – Uncle Sid |
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*''[[A Family at War]]'' (1970–1972) – Alan Mills / Labour Agent |
*''[[A Family at War]]'' (1970–1972) – Alan Mills / Labour Agent |
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*''[[The Last of the Baskets]]'' (1972) – Rough man |
*''[[The Last of the Baskets]]'' (1972) – Rough man |
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*''[[Budgie (TV series)|Budgie]]'' (1972) - "Dutch" Holland, a prisoner |
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*''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' (1973) – Mr. Steadman |
*''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' (1973) – Mr. Steadman |
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*''Putting on the Agony'' (1973) – Leo |
*''Putting on the Agony'' (1973) – Leo |
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*''[[Six Days of Justice]]'' (1973) – Mr. William James |
*''[[Six Days of Justice]]'' (1973) – Mr. William James |
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*''[[Follyfoot]]'' (1973) – Mr. Clegg |
*''[[Follyfoot]]'' (1973) – Mr. Clegg |
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*''Rooms'' 2 part episode "Jo & Anne" (1974) Frank |
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*''[[Second City Firsts]]'' (1974) – Ted / Father |
*''[[Second City Firsts]]'' (1974) – Ted / Father |
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*''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]'' (1974) – Bernard Hobbs |
*''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]'' (1974) – Bernard Hobbs |
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*''[[The Expert (TV series)|The Expert]]'' (1976) – Leslie Stevens |
*''[[The Expert (TV series)|The Expert]]'' (1976) – Leslie Stevens |
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*''[[Beasts (TV series)|Beasts]]'' (1976) – Duggie Jebb |
*''[[Beasts (TV series)|Beasts]]'' (1976) – Duggie Jebb |
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*''[[Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt]]'' (1977) – Jack |
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*''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1978) – Alf |
*''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1978) – Alf |
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*''[[Law and Order (UK TV series)|Law and Order]]'' (1978) – David Shepley |
*''[[Law and Order (UK TV series)|Law and Order]]'' (1978) – David Shepley |
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*''[[Z-Cars]]'' (1972, 1978) – Mr. Cosgrave / Danny Marsden / Stanley Cave |
*''[[Z-Cars]]'' (1972, 1978) – Mr. Cosgrave / Danny Marsden / Stanley Cave |
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*''[[Sounding Brass (1980 TV series)|Sounding Brass]]'' (1980) – Albert Springfield |
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*''[[God's Wonderful Railway]]'' (1980) – Ted Jarvis |
*''[[God's Wonderful Railway]]'' (1980) – Ted Jarvis |
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*''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (1980) – Police Sgt. |
*''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (1980) – Police Sgt. |
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*''[[Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime]]'' (1983) – Mr. Hove |
*''[[Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime]]'' (1983) – Mr. Hove |
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*''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)|In Loving Memory]]'' (1983) – Garage Attendant |
*''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)|In Loving Memory]]'' (1983) – Garage Attendant |
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*''[[Brookside]]'' (1983–90, 1999) – Harry Cross / Harold Cross |
*''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' (1983–90, 1999) – Harry Cross / Harold Cross |
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*''[[Heartbeat ( |
*''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' (1993) – Harry Capshaw |
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*''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1996) – Mr. Hennessey / Uncle Jack |
*''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1996) – Mr. Hennessey / Uncle Jack |
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*''[[Bloomin' Marvellous]]'' (1997) – Ron |
*''[[Bloomin' Marvellous]]'' (1997) – Ron |
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Kes (1969)fishand chip shop owner |
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===Film=== |
===Film=== |
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*''[[Murder Ahoy!]]'' (1964) – Police Constable (uncredited) |
*''[[Murder Ahoy!]]'' (1964) – Police Constable (uncredited) |
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*''[[Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines]]'' (1965) – German Mechanic (uncredited) |
*''[[Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines]]'' (1965) – German Mechanic (uncredited) |
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*''[[Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition]]'' (1968) ''–'' Liverpool delegate |
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*''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]'' (1969) – Fish and Chip Shop Man |
*''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]'' (1969) – Fish and Chip Shop Man |
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*''[[Gumshoe (film)|Gumshoe]]'' (1971) – Tommy |
*''[[Gumshoe (film)|Gumshoe]]'' (1971) – Tommy |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Dean was married, and had three children: two sons, one daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/apr/22/guardianobituaries|title=Bill Dean|first=Richard|last=Webster|date=21 April 2000|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> |
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Dean was married, and had three children: two sons, one daughter. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|id=0212674|name=Bill Dean}} |
* {{IMDb name|id=0212674|name=Bill Dean}} |
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Bill Dean | |
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Born | Patrick Anthony Connolly 3 September 1921 |
Died | 20 April 2000 | (aged 78)
Years active | 1956-1999 |
Bill Dean (born Patrick Anthony Connolly, 3 September 1921 – 20 April 2000) was a British actor who was born in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] He took his stage name in honour of Everton football legend William 'Dixie' Dean.
Biography[edit]
Dean served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, seeing action in North Africa and Italy.[2] His stage name was apparently inspired by being present when an Italian prisoner of war who had been captured by British troops in the Western Desert, told his captors "fuck your Winston Churchill and fuck your Dixie Dean", the latter being the well-known Everton footballer of the day.[3]
He worked variously as a tram driver, pipe fitter, insurance agent, ship's steward, docker and local government officer, while also appearing as a stand-up comedian in Lancashire clubs and pubs, before making his breakthrough in Ken Loach's The Golden Vision.[1] Other work with Loach followed, including a leading role in the film Family Life (1971).[4][5]
Dean was most notable in his later years for playing miserly Harry Cross in the soap opera Brookside.[6] He joined the soap in 1983, a year after its inception, and remained there for seven years before departing in 1990.[7] He returned in a cameo for the Brookside Video 'Friday the 13th' in 1998 having his lawn driven over, 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.[1]
The same character was the inspiration behind the 1980s group 'Jegsy Dodd and the sons of Harry Cross' who hailed from the Wirral.[8]
He also made appearances in numerous other UK soaps and dramas including, When the Boat Comes In, The Sweeney, Minder, Juliet Bravo and Heartbeat, in which he appeared as Harry Capshaw, the ring leader of a group of badger baiters.[9]
His stage work included roles in Trevor Griffiths' play Comedians at The Old Vic, and Howard Brenton's The Churchill Play with the Nottingham Playhouse and then the Royal Shakespeare Company.[10]
Dean also appeared in the video for the single "Groovy Train" by Liverpool band The Farm. He also appeared in the films Kes, Scum, Nightwatch and Let Him Have It.[11]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
- ITV Play of the Week – Jacko at War (1964) – German soldier
- Out of the Unknown (1965) – Crewman
- Man in a Suitcase (1967) – British Soldier
- The Wednesday Play – The Golden Vision (1968) – John Coyne
- The Wednesday Play – The Big Flame (1969) – Landlord
- Nearest and Dearest (1969) – Coach Driver
- The Lovers (1970) – Waiter
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre – Roll on Four O'Clock (1970) – Arthur Foster
- After a Lifetime (1971) – Uncle Sid
- A Family at War (1970–1972) – Alan Mills / Labour Agent
- The Last of the Baskets (1972) – Rough man
- Budgie (1972) - "Dutch" Holland, a prisoner
- Public Eye (1973) – Mr. Steadman
- Putting on the Agony (1973) – Leo
- Six Days of Justice (1973) – Mr. William James
- Follyfoot (1973) – Mr. Clegg
- Rooms 2 part episode "Jo & Anne" (1974) Frank
- Second City Firsts (1974) – Ted / Father
- New Scotland Yard (1974) – Bernard Hobbs
- The Sweeney (1975) – Charlie Norton
- The Tomorrow People (1975) – Mr. Greenhead
- The Wackers (1975) – Charlie
- Rocky O'Rourke (1976) – Simpson
- Dixon of Dock Green (1976) – Sam Platte
- Softly Softly (1976) – Alf Bowen
- The Expert (1976) – Leslie Stevens
- Beasts (1976) – Duggie Jebb
- Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (1977) – Jack
- Pennies from Heaven (1978) – Alf
- Law and Order (1978) – David Shepley
- Z-Cars (1972, 1978) – Mr. Cosgrave / Danny Marsden / Stanley Cave
- Sounding Brass (1980) – Albert Springfield
- God's Wonderful Railway (1980) – Ted Jarvis
- Minder (1980) – Police Sgt.
- When the Boat Comes In (1981) – Stobbs
- Play for Today (1971, 1973, 1981) – George / Billy
- BBC2 Playhouse (1981) – Painter
- Maybury (1981) – Arthur
- Juliet Bravo (1981) – Mr. Bentham
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983) – Mr. Hove
- In Loving Memory (1983) – Garage Attendant
- Brookside (1983–90, 1999) – Harry Cross / Harold Cross
- Heartbeat (1993) – Harry Capshaw
- The Liver Birds (1996) – Mr. Hennessey / Uncle Jack
- Bloomin' Marvellous (1997) – Ron
Film[edit]
- Murder Ahoy! (1964) – Police Constable (uncredited)
- Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965) – German Mechanic (uncredited)
- Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1968) – Liverpool delegate
- Kes (1969) – Fish and Chip Shop Man
- Gumshoe (1971) – Tommy
- Family Life (1971) – Mr. Baildon
- The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) – Bert
- Night Watch (1973) – Inspector Walker
- Flame (1975) – Club Owner (uncredited)
- Scum (1979) – Duke
- Rising Damp (1980) – Workman
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) – 1st Man in Village Hall (uncredited)
- Slayground (1983) – Compére
- Let Him Have It (1991) – Foreman of the Jury
- Priest (1994) – Altar boy
Personal life[edit]
Dean was married, and had three children: two sons, one daughter.[12]
Having been ill for some time he suffered a heart attack and, on 20 April 2000, died at the Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral,[2] aged 78.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Webster, Richard (21 April 2000). "Bill Dean". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c "Brookside favourite dies". BBC News. 21 April 2000.
- ^ Keith, John (2003). Dixie Dean: The Inside Story of a Football Icon. Robson Books. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-86105-632-0.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Big Flame, The (1969) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Kemp, Philip (2003–14). "Family Life (1971)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Guardian Staff (22 April 2000). "Brookside star dies of heart attack" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Bill Dean as Harry Cross". www.brooksidesoapbox.co.uk.
- ^ "Vote for your favourite soap star in the new Mirror Soap Awards". mirror. 2 August 2009.
- ^ "Bill Dean". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Bill Dean | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Bill Dean". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
- ^ Webster, Richard (21 April 2000). "Bill Dean" – via www.theguardian.com.