Ricky Tomlinson

Known for: Acting
Born: September 26, 1939, Blackpool, England, UK
Movies: 54

Ricky Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor and comedian, best known for his roles in Brookside, Cracker and The Royle Family.

Upcoming Ricky Tomlinson Movies

Ricky Tomlinson: Football My Arse

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

6.0

Grimsby

2016

6.1

The 51st State

2001

6.3

Nativity!

2009

6.9

Raining Stones

1993

6.7

Riff-Raff

1991

5.8

Northern Soul

2014

7.0

Mike Bassett: England Manager

2001

6.1

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

2002

5.9

The Last Dragonslayer

2016

6.7

Life Is All You Get

1997

Filmography

2026	Semolina Pilchard	Train Passenger
2025	Creatures of the Night
2025	Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2024	The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2023	Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy	Self
2023	Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family	Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
2023	Our Kid	Phil Reilly
2023	The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa	Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
2021	Tales of the Creeping Death	Dad
2019	Testosterone: Volume Three
2018	Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were	Self
2018	The More You Ignore Me	Bert Wildgoose
2017	Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug	Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")
2017	Kenny	Himself
2017	Gloves Off	Mick
2017	Tellin' Dad	Dad
2016	The Last Dragonslayer	Moobin
2016	Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach	Self - Actor
2016	Grimsby	Paedo Pete
2014	Northern Soul	John's Grandad
2013	Ragged	Himself
2012	The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring	Jim Royle
2011	Christmas with the Loose Women	Self
2010	The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers	Jim
2010	The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa	Self
2009	The Golden Egg Cup	Jim Royle
2009	Nativity!	Mayor
2008	The Royle Family: The New Sofa	Jim Royle
2006	Carry On Ken
2003	The Virgin of Liverpool	Frank Conlon
2002	Once Upon a Time in the Midlands	Charlie
2002	Al's Lads	Billy
2002	Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die	Dead Man (voice)
2002	Another Audience With Ken Dodd	Self
2001	The 51st State	Leopold Durant
2001	Strange Relations	Uncle Alfred
2001	Mike Bassett: England Manager	Mike Bassett
2000	Nasty Neighbours	Harold Peach
2000	Lounge Act
1999	Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire	Santa Claus (voice)
1999	The Greatest Store in the World	Santa
1999	Dockers	Macca Macauley
1997	Mojo	Ezra
1997	Preaching to the Perverted	Fibbin' Gibbins
1997	Life Is All You Get	Buddy
1997	The Fix	Gordon
1996	Cracker: White Ghost	Wise
1996	Hillsborough	John Glover
1996	Bob's Weekend	Jack
1995	Butterfly Kiss	Robert
1993	Raining Stones	Tommy
1991	Riff-Raff	Larry
1990	Dear Sarah	Warder #1
1981	United Kingdom	Dennis

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