Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson
Tomlinson in 2011
Born
Eric Tomlinson[1]

(1939-09-26) 26 September 1939 (age 85)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Spouses
Marlene Clifton
(m. 1962; div. 1986)
Rita Cumiskey
(m. 2003)
Children3

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.

  1. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  2. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".