Ricky Tomlinson
Acting • Born 1939-09-26
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ricky Tomlinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
94 credits
The 51st State
Movie • 2001
Leopold Durant
Life Is All You Get
Movie • 1997
Buddy
Preaching to the Perverted
Movie • 1997
Fibbin' Gibbins
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Movie • 2002
Charlie
Lounge Act
Movie • 2000
Raining Stones
Movie • 1993
Tommy
Nativity!
Movie • 2009
Mayor
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Movie • 2001
Mike Bassett
Riff-Raff
Movie • 1991
Larry
Mojo
Movie • 1997
Ezra
Dockers
Movie • 1999
Macca Macauley
The Fix
Movie • 1997
Gordon
Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die
Movie • 2002
Dead Man (voice)
Our Kid
Movie • 2023
Phil Reilly
Northern Soul
Movie • 2014
John's Grandad
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Movie • 2023
Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Movie • 2023
Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
The Greatest Store in the World
Movie • 1999
Santa
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
Movie • 2002
Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Movie • 1999
Santa Claus (voice)
The Virgin of Liverpool
Movie • 2003
Frank Conlon
Grimsby
Movie • 2016
Paedo Pete
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Movie • 2024
Hillsborough
Movie • 1996
John Glover
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Movie • 2016
Self - Actor
Butterfly Kiss
Movie • 1995
Robert
Nasty Neighbours
Movie • 2000
Harold Peach
Bob's Weekend
Movie • 1996
Jack
Ricky Tomlinson: Football My Arse
Movie
Al's Lads
Movie • 2002
Billy
The Last Dragonslayer
Movie • 2016
Moobin
Gloves Off
Movie • 2017
Mick
The More You Ignore Me
Movie • 2018
Bert Wildgoose
Tellin' Dad
Movie • 2017
Dad
Kenny
Movie • 2017
Himself
United Kingdom
Movie • 1981
Dennis
Ragged
Movie • 2013
Himself
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
Movie • 2018
Self
Dear Sarah
Movie • 1990
Warder #1
Testosterone: Volume Three
Movie • 2019
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Movie • 2012
Jim Royle
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Movie • 2008
Jim Royle
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Movie • 2010
Jim
The Golden Egg Cup
Movie • 2009
Jim Royle
Carry On Ken
Movie • 2006
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Movie • 2010
Self
Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug
Movie • 2017
Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")
Tales of the Creeping Death
Movie • 2021
Dad
Cracker: White Ghost
Movie • 1996
Wise
Christmas with the Loose Women
Movie • 2011
Self
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Movie • 2025
Strange Relations
Movie • 2001
Uncle Alfred
Creatures of the Night
Movie • 2025
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Movie • 2023
Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
Cracker
TV • 1993
Wise
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Monkey Trousers
TV • 2005
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Petrolheads
TV • 2006
The Bill
TV • 1984
Dalziel & Pascoe
TV • 1996
Countdown
TV • 1982
We Have Been Watching
TV • 2017
Self
The Royle Family
TV • 1998
Jim Royle
Made in Britain
TV • 2018
Narrator
Playing the Field
TV • 1998
Mike Bassett: Manager
TV • 2005
Mike Bassett
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV • 2007
Self
The Production Line
TV • 2018
Narrator
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Nice Guy Eddie
TV • 2002
Eddie McMullen
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
Angela and Friends
TV • 2009
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2004
Self
Cold Feet
TV • 1998
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Roughnecks
TV • 1994
Cinders
The Witchfinder
TV • 2022
Crockett
Great Night Out
TV • 2013
Warren
Boys from the Blackstuff
TV • 1982
Doctor
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV • 2014
In the Flesh
TV • 2013
Ken Burton
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
The Late Late Show
TV • 1962
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
TV • 2024
Himself
Loose Women
TV • 1999
Self
Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip
TV • 2020
Himself
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
DNA Journey
TV • 2019
Self
Celebrity Advice Bureau
TV • 2016
Self
Playhouse Presents
TV • 2012
Hollyoaks
TV • 1995
Bobby Grant
Remembers…
TV • 2022
Self