Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-03-15

Deathday

2014-03-08 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Belfast, Ireland

James Ellis

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

7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

6.3%

Priest

Mar 24, 1995

6.0%

Casualty

Sep 6, 1986

7.3%

Lovejoy

Jan 10, 1986

6.2%

Best

May 10, 2000

7.7%

All Creatures Great and Small

Jan 8, 1978

6.7%

The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

7.0%

Heartbeat

Apr 10, 1992

6.7%

The Detectives

Jan 27, 1993

6.1%

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sep 26, 1955

7.8%

In Sickness and in Health

Sep 1, 1985

7.7%

Boys from the Blackstuff

Oct 10, 1982

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Acting

2007

James Ellis: An Actor's Life as Himself

2003

Conspiracy of Silence

2000

Best as Dickie Beal

1999

Big Bad World

1998

Resurrection Man as Ivor Coppinger

1997

The Near Room as Pat

1996		Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns as Patrick
1996		Crossing the Floor as Andrew Carson
1996		The Precious Blood as Albert McVea

1995		Shadow of a Gunman as The Landlord
1995		Leapin' Leprechauns as Patrick
1995		Priest as Father Ellerton

1994

Common As Muck

1993		The Detectives as Customs Officer
1993		Magic Grandad as Johnny

1992

Heartbeat as Bagger / Winston Parker

1991

So You Think You've Got Troubles as Charlie Adamson

1990

Nightingales as Sarge

1989

Doctor Who: Battlefield as Peter Warmsley

1988		Troubles as Murphy
1988		A Question Of Entertainment

1987		The Marksman as Doyle
1987		Lorna as Norman Martin
1987		Naming the Names as Mr McCoy

1986		Casualty as Reg
1986		Lovejoy as Niall Sheehan

1985		No Surrender as Paddy Burke
1985		In Sickness and in Health

1984		The Bill
1984		Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Father Dowd
1984		Mark of the Devil as Father Dowd
1984		A Coming to Terms for Billy as Norman Martin
1984		One by One

1983		The Gathering Seed as Jim Larkin
1983		A Matter of Choice for Billy as Norman Martin

1982		Boys from the Blackstuff as Wino
1982		The Glory Hole as Barney McArdle
1982		Wogan as Self
1982		Too Late to Talk to Billy as Norman Martin

1980		The Long March as Joe Walsh
1980		High Rise Donkey as Policeman

1978

All Creatures Great and Small as Roddy Travers

1970

Play for Today

1966		King of the River
1966		Softly, Softly

1963

Doctor Who as Peter Warmsly

1962		The Scales of Justice as Bill Kenton
1962		Z-Cars as PC Bert Lynch
1962		Z-Cars as Bert Lynch

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood as Thin Man