Ricky Tomlinson

Biography

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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.

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Known For

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

Dalziel & Pascoe

The Bill

The One Show

Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self - Guest

GMTV

Self

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two	Himself
2022	The Witchfinder	Crockett
2020	Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip	Himself
2019	DNA Journey	Self
2018	Made in Britain	Narrator
2018	The Production Line	Narrator
2017	We Have Been Watching	Self
2014	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	Self - Guest
2014	Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2013	Great Night Out	Warren
2013	In the Flesh	Ken Burton
2011	Celebrity Antiques Road Trip	Self - Participant
2009	Live from Studio Five	Self
2009	Angela and Friends
2007	The Alan Titchmarsh Show	Self
2006	The One Show	Self
2006	Petrolheads
2005	Monkey Trousers
2005	Mike Bassett: Manager	Mike Bassett
2004	Who Do You Think You Are?	Self
2002	Nice Guy Eddie	Eddie McMullen
2000	Clocking Off
1999	Loose Women	Self
1998	The Royle Family	Jim Royle
1998	Playing the Field
1998	Cold Feet
1998	Parkinson	Self
1996	Dalziel & Pascoe
1996	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Self
1994	Roughnecks	Cinders
1993	Cracker	Wise
1993	GMTV	Self
1988	This Morning	Self
1984	The Bill
1982	Countdown
1982	Boys from the Blackstuff	Doctor
1962	The Late Late Show	Self