Ricky Tomlinson

Person · Open Library

Works

10

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Film & TV

Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

​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…

Known for

• Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness2025
• Creatures of the Night2025
• The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved2024
• Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two — Himself2024
• Our Kid — Phil Reilly2023
• Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy — Self2023
• Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family — Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)2023
• The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa — Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)2023
• The Witchfinder — Crockett2022
• Remembers… — Self2022

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Country

United Kingdom

Active from

1939

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,439

Total plays

10,524

Ricky Tomlinson (born September 26, 1939) is an English actor, born in Blackpool but a long-time resident of Liverpool. Before turning to acting, he worked as a building site plasterer for many years, becoming involved in trade union politics and activism. In 1972, having joined the flying pickets in a building workers dispute in Shrewsbury he was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of 'conspiracy to intimidate' as one of the so-called "Shrewsbury Two" (with Des Warren) <a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Bispham

Occupation

television actor

Political party

Socialist Labour Party

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Worthy of the City

Image

Ricky Tomlinson 2011.jpg

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