Ricky Tomlinson

Acting

Ricky Tomlinson

Born September 26, 1939Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK95 credits

​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

Creatures of the Night

Creatures of the Night

Movie

2025

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Movie

2025

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

Movie

2024

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

TV

2024

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
8.0

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Movie

2023

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Movie

2023

Filmography

Creatures of the Night
2025Creatures of the NightMovie
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025Ken Dodd: A Legacy of HappinessMovie
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I LovedMovie
Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two
2024Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Twoas HimselfTV
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedyas SelfMovie
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Familyas Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)Movie
Our Kid
2023Our Kidas Phil ReillyMovie
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofaas Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)Movie
Remembers…
2022Remembers…as SelfTV
The Witchfinder
2022The Witchfinderas CrockettTV
Tales of the Creeping Death
2021Tales of the Creeping Deathas DadMovie
Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip
2020Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Tripas HimselfTV
DNA Journey
2019DNA Journeyas SelfTV
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019Celebrity GoggleboxTV
Testosterone: Volume Three
2019Testosterone: Volume ThreeMovie
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
2018Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Wereas SelfMovie
Made in Britain
2018Made in Britainas NarratorTV
The More You Ignore Me
2018The More You Ignore Meas Bert WildgooseMovie
The Production Line
2018The Production Lineas NarratorTV
Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug
2017Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drugas Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")Movie
Kenny
2017Kennyas HimselfMovie
Gloves Off
2017Gloves Offas MickMovie
Tellin' Dad
2017Tellin' Dadas DadMovie
We Have Been Watching
2017We Have Been Watchingas SelfTV
The Last Dragonslayer
2016The Last Dragonslayeras MoobinMovie
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2016Celebrity Advice Bureauas SelfTV
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loachas Self - ActorMovie
Grimsby
2016Grimsbyas Paedo PeteMovie
Northern Soul
2014Northern Soulas John's GrandadMovie
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas Self - GuestTV
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014Duck Quacks Don't EchoTV
Ragged
2013Raggedas HimselfMovie
In the Flesh
2013In the Fleshas Ken BurtonTV
Great Night Out
2013Great Night Outas WarrenTV
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ringas Jim RoyleMovie
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas SelfTV
Christmas with the Loose Women
2011Christmas with the Loose Womenas SelfMovie
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - ParticipantTV
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010The Royle Family: Joe's Crackersas JimMovie
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofaas SelfMovie
The Golden Egg Cup
2009The Golden Egg Cupas Jim RoyleMovie
Nativity!
2009Nativity!as MayorMovie
Angela and Friends
2009Angela and FriendsTV
Live from Studio Five
2009Live from Studio Fiveas SelfTV
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008The Royle Family: The New Sofaas Jim RoyleMovie
T
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas SelfTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
Petrolheads
2006PetrolheadsTV
Carry On Ken
2006Carry On KenMovie
Mike Bassett: Manager
2005Mike Bassett: Manageras Mike BassettTV
Monkey Trousers
2005Monkey TrousersTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003The Virgin of Liverpoolas Frank ConlonMovie
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlandsas CharlieMovie
Al's Lads
2002Al's Ladsas BillyMovie
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2002Nice Guy Eddieas Eddie McMullenTV
Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die
2002Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Dieas Dead Man (voice)Movie
Another Audience With Ken Dodd
2002Another Audience With Ken Doddas SelfMovie
The 51st State
2001The 51st Stateas Leopold DurantMovie
Strange Relations
2001Strange Relationsas Uncle AlfredMovie
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001Mike Bassett: England Manageras Mike BassettMovie
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2000Nasty Neighboursas Harold PeachMovie
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2000Lounge ActMovie
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fireas Santa Claus (voice)Movie
The Greatest Store in the World
1999The Greatest Store in the Worldas SantaMovie
Loose Women
1999Loose Womenas SelfTV
Dockers
1999Dockersas Macca MacauleyMovie
Cold Feet
1998Cold FeetTV
The Royle Family
1998The Royle Familyas Jim RoyleTV
Playing the Field
1998Playing the FieldTV
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
Mojo
1997Mojoas EzraMovie
Preaching to the Perverted
1997Preaching to the Pervertedas Fibbin' GibbinsMovie
Life Is All You Get
1997Life Is All You Getas BuddyMovie
The Fix
1997The Fixas GordonMovie
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocksas SelfTV
Cracker: White Ghost
1996Cracker: White Ghostas WiseMovie
Hillsborough
1996Hillsboroughas John GloverMovie
Bob's Weekend
1996Bob's Weekendas JackMovie
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & PascoeTV
Hollyoaks
1995Hollyoaksas Bobby GrantTV
Butterfly Kiss
1995Butterfly Kissas RobertMovie
Roughnecks
1994Roughnecksas CindersTV
Cracker
1993Crackeras WiseTV
Raining Stones
1993Raining Stonesas TommyMovie
GMTV
1993GMTVas SelfTV
Riff-Raff
1991Riff-Raffas LarryMovie
Dear Sarah
1990Dear Sarahas Warder #1Movie
This Morning
1988This Morningas SelfTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Countdown
1982CountdownTV
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982Boys from the Blackstuffas DoctorTV
United Kingdom
1981United Kingdomas DennisMovie
The Late Late Show
1962The Late Late Showas SelfTV
Ricky Tomlinson: Football My Arse
—Ricky Tomlinson: Football My ArseMovie