
Ricky Tomlinson
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1939-09-26 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Rick Tomlinson
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.
Known For
TV Shows (41)

The One Show
2006
as Self

The Bill
1984

Loose Women
1999
as Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self

GMTV
1993
as Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Hollyoaks
1995
as Bobby Grant
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self

Parkinson
1998
as Self

Remembers…
2022
as Self

Cracker
1993
as Wise

Playhouse Presents
2012
as Self

Cold Feet
1998
as Cabbie

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show
1962
as Self

Celebrity Gogglebox
2019

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014

The Royle Family
1998
as Jim Royle

Countdown
1982

Angela and Friends
2009

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
as Self - Contestant

In the Flesh
2013
as Ken Burton

Playing the Field
1998

Monkey Trousers
2005

DNA Journey
2019
as Self

This Morning
1988
as Self

Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Doctor

The Witchfinder
2022
as Crockett

Roughnecks
1994
as Cinders

We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
Nice Guy Eddie
2002
as Eddie McMullen

Made in Britain
2018
as Narrator

Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self

Great Night Out
2013
as Warren

Mike Bassett: Manager
2005
as Mike Bassett

Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip
2020
as Himself

Petrolheads
2006

The Production Line
2018
as Narrator
Celebrity Advice Bureau
2016
as Self

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
2024
as Himself
Movies (55)

Grimsby
2016
as Paedo Pete

The 51st State
2001
as Leopold Durant

Riff-Raff
1991
as Larry

The Fix
1997
as Gordon

Ragged
2013
as Himself

The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Moobin

Nativity!
2009
as Mayor

Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001
as Mike Bassett

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
as Self - Actor

Butterfly Kiss
1995
as Robert

Hillsborough
1996
as John Glover

Raining Stones
1993
as Tommy

Preaching to the Perverted
1997
as Fibbin' Gibbins

The Greatest Store in the World
1999
as Santa

The More You Ignore Me
2018
as Bert Wildgoose
Lounge Act
2000

Cracker: White Ghost
1996
as Wise

Northern Soul
2014
as John's Grandad

Carry On Ken
2006

Al's Lads
2002
as Billy

Strange Relations
2001
as Uncle Alfred

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999
as Santa Claus (voice)

The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
as Frank Conlon

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self

Dear Sarah
1990
as Warder #1

Life Is All You Get
1997
as Buddy

Mojo
1997
as Ezra

Kenny
2017
as Himself
Nasty Neighbours
2000
as Harold Peach

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
as Charlie

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010
as Jim

Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug
2017
as Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025

Gloves Off
2017
as Mick

Christmas with the Loose Women
2011
as Self

Bob's Weekend
1996
as Jack

Creatures of the Night
2025

The Royle Family - Christmas with the Royle Family
1999
as Jim

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
2018
as Self

The Golden Egg Cup
2009
as Jim Royle

Testosterone: Volume Three
2019

The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008
as Jim Royle

Dockers
1999
as Macca Macauley

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023
as Self

United Kingdom
1981
as Dennis

Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die
2002
as Dead Man (voice)

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012
as Jim Royle

Tales of the Creeping Death
2021
as Dad

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023
as Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)

Our Kid
2023
as Phil Reilly

Ricky Tomlinson: Football My Arse

Tellin' Dad
2017
as Dad

Another Audience With Ken Dodd
2002
as Self

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023
as Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
About Ricky Tomlinson
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. With 96 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Ricky Tomlinson has appeared in 55 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Grimsby (2016) — as Paedo Pete
- The 51st State (2001) — as Leopold Durant
- Riff-Raff (1991) — as Larry
- The Fix (1997) — as Gordon
- Ragged (2013) — as Himself
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