James Ellis
Birthdate
March 15, 1931 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Ireland
Date of Death
March 8, 2014
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
March 15, 1931 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Ireland
Date of Death
March 8, 2014
Known For
Acting
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.
James Ellis's LGBTQ+ Titles
Priest
Father Ellerton
Acting (50)
2007
James Ellis: An Actor's Life as Himself
2003
Conspiracy of Silence
2000
Best as Dickie Beal
1999
Big Bad World (3 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
1993
The Detectives as Customs Officer (1 episode)
1993
Magic Grandad as Johnny (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat as Bagger / Winston Parker (1 episode)
1991
So You Think You've Got Troubles as Charlie Adamson (6 episodes)
1990
Nightingales as Sarge (13 episodes)
1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield as Peter Warmsley
1988
Troubles as Murphy (2 episodes)
1988
A Question Of Entertainment (1 episode)
1987
The Marksman as Doyle (3 episodes)
1987
Lorna as Norman Martin
1987
Naming the Names as Mr McCoy
1986
Casualty as Reg (2 episodes)
1986
Lovejoy as Niall Sheehan (1 episode)
1985
No Surrender as Paddy Burke
1985
In Sickness and in Health (42 episodes)
1984
The Bill (1 episode)
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Father Dowd (1 episode)
1984
Mark of the Devil as Father Dowd
1984
A Coming to Terms for Billy as Norman Martin
1984
One by One (32 episodes)
1983
The Gathering Seed as Jim Larkin (6 episodes)
1983
A Matter of Choice for Billy as Norman Martin
1982
Boys from the Blackstuff as Wino (5 episodes)
1982
The Glory Hole as Barney McArdle
1982
Wogan as Self (1 episode)
1982
Too Late to Talk to Billy as Norman Martin
1980
High Rise Donkey as Policeman
1980
The Long March as Joe Walsh
1978
All Creatures Great and Small as Roddy Travers (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today (3 episodes)
1966
King of the River (1 episode)
1966
Softly, Softly (1 episode)
1963
Doctor Who as Peter Warmsly (3 episodes)
1962
The Scales of Justice as Bill Kenton (1 episode)
1962
Z-Cars as Bert Lynch (800 episodes)
1962
Z-Cars as PC Bert Lynch (2 episodes)
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood as Thin Man (1 episode)