James Ellis

Actor Mar 15 (died age 82) Belfast, Ireland 1955–2007 (52 year career)

6.2 avg rating

Biography

Legendary Northern Irish actor who came to prominence in the 1960s for his role of Bert Lynch in the BBC TV series Z Cars.

Known For

Film

Priest

Father Ellerton

Film

Best

Dickie Beal

Film

In Sickness and in Health

Michael

Film

Boys from the Blackstuff

Wino

Film

No Surrender

Paddy Burke

Film

Doctor Who

Peter Warmsly

Film

Resurrection Man

Ivor Coppinger

Film

Doctor Who: Battlefield

Peter Warmsley

Filmography

Acting (53)

Movies (23)

James Ellis: An Actor's Life

2007

as Himself

Conspiracy of Silence

Best

as Dickie Beal

Resurrection Man

as Ivor Coppinger

The Near Room

as Pat

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

1996

as Patrick

3.0

The Precious Blood

1996

as Albert McVea

Crossing the Floor

as Andrew Carson

Priest

as Father Ellerton

Leapin' Leprechauns

as Patrick

Shadow of a Gunman

as The Landlord

Doctor Who: Battlefield

1989

as Peter Warmsley

7.2

Naming the Names

1987

as Mr McCoy

Lorna

1987

as Norman Martin

No Surrender

as Paddy Burke

Mark of the Devil

as Father Dowd

A Coming to Terms for Billy

1984

as Norman Martin

A Matter of Choice for Billy

1983

as Norman Martin

4.0

Chekhov in Derry

1983

as Self

The Glory Hole

1982

as Barney McArdle

Too Late to Talk to Billy

1982

as Norman Martin

The Long March

1980

as Joe Walsh

High Rise Donkey

1980

as Policeman

Television (30)

Big Bad World

Common As Muck

The Detectives

as Customs Officer

Magic Grandad

as Johnny

Heartbeat

as Bagger / Winston Parker

7.1

Performance

1991

as The Landlord

6.0

So You Think You've Got Troubles

as Charlie Adamson

Nightingales

as Sarge

Troubles

as Murphy

A Question Of Entertainment

1988

The Marksman

1987

as Doyle

Casualty

as Reg

Lovejoy

as Niall Sheehan

In Sickness and in Health

as Michael

Screen Two

as Albert McVea

The Bill

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Father Dowd

Tripper's Day

as The Grazer

One by One

The Gathering Seed

as Jim Larkin

Wogan

1982

as Self

4.5

Boys from the Blackstuff

1982

as Wino

7.7

All Creatures Great and Small

as Roddy Travers

Play for Today

Till Death Us Do Part

as Police Sergeant

Doctor Who

as Peter Warmsly

Z-Cars

as Bert Lynch

Z-Cars

as PC Bert Lynch

The Scales of Justice

1962

as Bill Kenton

6.7

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

as Thin Man

6.3