Ricky Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor and comedian, best known for his roles in Brookside, Cracker and The Royle Family.

Filmography

• 2026Semolina Pilchard — Train Passenger
• 2025Creatures of the Night
• 2025Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
• 2024The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
• 2023Our Kid — Phil Reilly
• The Witchfinder — Crockett
• 2021Tales of the Creeping Death — Dad
• Celebrity Gogglebox
• 2019Testosterone: Volume Three
• Made in Britain — Narrator
• 2018The More You Ignore Me — Bert Wildgoose
• The Production Line — Narrator
• 2017Boys On Film 17: Love Is the Drug — Dad (segment "Tellin' Dad")
• 2017Gloves Off — Mick
• 2017Tellin' Dad — Dad
• 2016Grimsby — Paedo Pete
• 2016The Last Dragonslayer — Moobin
• Duck Quacks Don't Echo
• 2014Northern Soul — John's Grandad
• Great Night Out — Warren
• In the Flesh — Ken Burton
• 2012The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring — Jim Royle
• 2011Overtime — Original Music Composer
• 2010The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers — Jim
• Angela and Friends
• 2009Nativity! — Mayor
• 2009The Golden Egg Cup — Jim Royle
• 2008The Royle Family: The New Sofa — Jim Royle
• 2006Carry On Ken
• Petrolheads
• Mike Bassett: Manager — Mike Bassett
• Monkey Trousers
• 2003The Virgin of Liverpool — Frank Conlon
• 2002Al's Lads — Billy
• 2002Five Ways John Wayne Didn't Die — Dead Man (voice)
• Nice Guy Eddie — Eddie McMullen
• 2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlands — Charlie
• 2001Mike Bassett: England Manager — Mike Bassett
• 2001Strange Relations — Uncle Alfred
• 2001The 51st State — Leopold Durant
• 2000Lounge Act
• 2000Nasty Neighbours — Harold Peach
• 1999Dockers — Macca Macauley
• 1999Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire — Santa Claus (voice)
• 1999The Greatest Store in the World — Santa
• Cold Feet — Cabbie
• Playing the Field
• The Royle Family — Jim Royle
• 1997Life Is All You Get — Buddy
• 1997Mojo — Ezra
• 1997Preaching to the Perverted — Fibbin' Gibbins
• 1997The Fix — Gordon
• 1996Bob's Weekend — Jack
• 1996Cracker: White Ghost — Wise
• Dalziel and Pascoe — Rowan Priestley
• 1996Hillsborough — John Glover
• TFI Friday
• 1995Butterfly Kiss — Robert
• Hollyoaks — Bobby Grant
• Roughnecks — Cinders
• Cracker — Wise
• 1993Raining Stones — Tommy
• 1991Riff-Raff — Larry
• 1990Dear Sarah — Warder #1
• The Bill
• Boys from the Blackstuff — Doctor
• Countdown
• 1981United Kingdom — Dennis
• Ricky Tomlinson: Football My Arse

Appearances as themselves (30)

• Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two — Himself
• 2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy — Self
• 2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family — Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
• 2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa — Self / Jim Royle (archive footage)
• Remembers… — Self
• Ricky and Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip — Himself
• DNA Journey — Self
• 2018Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were — Self
• 2017Kenny — Himself
• We Have Been Watching — Self
• Celebrity Advice Bureau — Self
• 2016Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach — Self - Actor
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self - Guest
• 2013Ragged — Himself
• Tipping Point: Lucky Stars — Self - Contestant
• Playhouse Presents — Self
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant
• 2011Christmas with the Loose Women — Self
• 2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa — Self
• Live from Studio Five — Self
• The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self
• The One Show — Self
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• 2002Another Audience With Ken Dodd — Self
• Loose Women — Self
• Parkinson — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self
• GMTV — Self
• This Morning — Self
• The Late Late Show — Self