ACTOR · FROM BELFAST, IRELAND
James Ellis
1931–201450 credits since 1955
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ABOUT JAMES
Legendary Northern Irish actor who came to prominence in the 1960s for his role of Bert Lynch in the BBC TV series Z Cars.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born15 March 1931
Died8 March 2014
BirthplaceBelfast, Ireland
Known forActing
On Cineora20 of 50 titles
Known for
The titles people know James from.
Series
Series
Movie
Series
Series
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 20
- Average IMDb
- 7.0
- Highest rated
- Boys from the BlackstuffIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1955
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
2 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
Movieas Jim O'Brien
Movieas Dickie Beal
The 1990s
17 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
3 episodes
Movieas Ivor Coppinger
Movieas Pat
as Patrick
as Andrew Carson
as Albert McVea
as The Landlord
as Patrick
The 1980s
24 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Peter Warmsley
as Murphy · 2 episodes
as Doyle · 3 episodes
as Norman Martin
as Mr McCoy
Seriesas Reg · 2 episodes
Seriesas Niall Sheehan · 1 episode
Seriesas Norman · 1 episode
The 1970s
2 titles · IMDb 8.1 on average
Seriesas Roddy Travers · 1 episode
Series3 episodes
The 1960s
4 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average
Seriesas Police Sergeant · 1 episode
Seriesas Peter Warmsly · 3 episodes
as Bill Kenton · 1 episode
as PC Bert Lynch · 2 episodes
The 1950s
1 title · IMDb 7.6 on average
Seriesas Thin Man · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in James’s titles.
Linus RoachePriest and Best
David HaymanBest and The Near Room
Brenda FrickerResurrection Man and Conspiracy of Silence
Sean McGinleyResurrection Man and Conspiracy of Silence
Una StubbsTill Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health
Bernard HillBoys from the Blackstuff and No Surrender
Tom GeorgesonBoys from the Blackstuff and No Surrender
John LynchBest and Conspiracy of Silence
