James Ellis
ActingMarch 15, 1931 – March 8, 2014 (aged 82)
Belfast, Ireland
Legendary Northern Irish actor who came to prominence in the 1960s for his role of Bert Lynch in the BBC TV series Z Cars.
Filmography
Secrets in the Sand2023
Broken Gargoyles2023
Hitler's Most Wanted2019
Cemetery Tales: Tales from Morningview Cemetery2018
James Ellis: An Actor's Life2007 · Himself
Conspiracy of Silence2003 · Jim O'Brien
Best2000 · Dickie Beal
Big Bad World1999
Dragonworld: The Legend Continues1999
Resurrection Man1998 · Ivor Coppinger
Playing the Field1998 · Mr Mullen
The Near Room1997 · Pat
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns1996 · Patrick
Crossing the Floor1996 · Andrew Carson
The Precious Blood1996 · Albert McVea
Jakten på monsterkveita1995 · The Landlord
Leapin' Leprechauns1995 · Patrick
Oliver's Travels1995 · Ned
Priest1995 · Father Ellerton
Common As Muck1994
The Detectives1993 · Customs Officer
Raaz1993 · Johnny
Heartbeat1992 · Bagger / Winston Parker
So You Think You've Got Troubles1991 · Charlie Adamson
Performance1991 · The Landlord
Nightingales1990 · Sarge
Doctor Who: Battlefield1989 · Peter Warmsley
Troubles1988 · Murphy
A Question of Entertainment
A Question of Entertainment1988
The Marksman1987 · Doyle
Lorna1987 · Norman Martin
Naming the Names1987 · Mr McCoy
Casualty1986 · Reg
Lovejoy1986 · Niall Sheehan
No Surrender1985 · Paddy Burke
In Sickness and in Health1985 · Michael
Screen Two1985 · Albert McVea
The Bill1984
Black Beauty1984 · The Grazer
Mark of the Devil1984 · Father Dowd
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense1984 · Father Dowd
A Coming to Terms for Billy1984 · Norman Martin
One by One
One by One1984
The Gathering Seed1983 · Jim Larkin
A Matter of Choice for Billy1983 · Norman Martin
Chekhov in Derry
Chekhov in Derry1983 · Self
Too Late to Talk to Billy1982
The Glory Hole
The Glory Hole1982
The Long March1980
Z-Cars1962 · PC/DC/Sgt./Insp. Bert Lynch (1962–1965, 1967–1978)