Portrait of James Ellis

James Ellis

Acting

Biography

Legendary Northern Irish actor who came to prominence in the 1960s for his role of Bert Lynch in the BBC TV series Z Cars.

Born: March 15, 1931

Place of Birth: Belfast, Ireland

Filmography

2000
Best

as Dickie Beal

1998
Resurrection Man

as Ivor Coppinger

1997
1996
Crossing the Floor

as Andrew Carson

1996
The Precious Blood

as Albert McVea

1995
Shadow of a Gunman

as The Landlord

1995
1995
Priest

as Father Ellerton

1993
The Detectives

as Customs Officer

1992
Heartbeat

as Bagger / Winston Parker

1991
1991
Performance

as The Landlord

1990
Nightingales

as Sarge

1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield

as Peter Warmsley

1988
Troubles

as Murphy

1987
The Marksman

as Doyle

1987
Lorna

as Norman Martin

1987
Naming the Names

as Mr McCoy

1986
Casualty

as Reg

1986
Lovejoy

as Niall Sheehan

1985
No Surrender

as Paddy Burke

1984
Tripper's Day

as The Grazer

1984
Mark of the Devil

as Father Dowd

1984
1983
The Gathering Seed

as Jim Larkin

1983
1982
Wogan

as Self

1982
1980
The Long March

as Joe Walsh

1978
1966
Till Death Us Do Part

as Police Sergeant

1963
Doctor Who

as Peter Warmsly

1962
The Scales of Justice

as Bill Kenton

1962
Z-Cars

as PC Bert Lynch

1962
Z-Cars

as Bert Lynch