Ricky Tomlinson

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Ricky Tomlinson
Tomlinson in 2011
Born	Eric Tomlinson[1] (1939-09-26) 26 September 1939 (age 85) Bispham, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouses	Marlene Clifton ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1986)​ Rita Cumiskey ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	3

Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson^[2] (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in the soap opera Brookside (1982–1988), DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker (1993–2006) and Jim Royle in The Royle Family (1998–2012). He also played the titular character in the 2001 football mockumentary Mike Bassett: England Manager.