George Rossi | |
Birth Date: | 1961 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Death Place: | London, England |
Occupation: | Actor |
Alma Mater: | East 15 Acting School |
Children: | Two |
George Rossi (28 September 1961 – 5 January 2022) was a Scottish actor, best known for playing Duncan Lennox in The Bill from 1998 to 2003.
Rossi was born in Govan, Glasgow, on 28 September 1961.[1] He was of Italian descent, with his parents originating from Valvori, a commune of Vallerotonda in Lazio, Italy. Growing up, he worked in the family ice-cream van. His brother, Peter, appeared alongside him in the film Comfort and Joy.
Rossi trained at East 15 Acting School in Debden, Essex.[2]
Besides The Bill, Rossi also played Kevin in Roughnecks and appeared in Taggart, Holby City, Boon, Local Hero, The Singing Detective, and Whitechapel.[3]
On 5 January 2022, Rossi died, aged 60, from pancreatic cancer.[4] [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | The Chain | Removal man | |
Comfort and Joy | Bruno | ||
1985 | Mahler | Television film | |
Ties of Blood | Les Hynd | Episode: Invitation to a Party" | |
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire | |||
1986 | The Monacled Mutineer | Episode: Before the Shambles" | |
The Singing Detective | Second Mysterious Man | 6 episodes | |
1987 | The Houseman's Tale | Luigi Barclay | |
First Sight | Danny Salmon | Episode: "Extras" | |
Boon | Des | Episode: "Texas Rangers" | |
1988 | Small World | Rodrigo | |
A Very British Coup | The Media - Photographer | 2 episodes | |
1989 | At the Cafe Continental | Rob | Episode: "Ave Maria" |
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Pathologist | Episode: "A Sleeping Life: Part 1"; uncredited | |
4 Play | Main-Ian | Episode: "The Book Liberator | |
1990 | I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle | Chopper | |
The Big Man | Eddie | ||
Boon | Dilkes | Episode: "Tales from the River Bank" | |
1991 | T. Bag and the Rings of Olympus | Grizzly McMoose | Episode: "The Yukon" |
1992 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Zeropoulos | Episode: "Death in the Clouds" |
Taggart | Ewan Robb | Episode: "Double Exposure Part 1" | |
1993 | The Bill | Tony | Episode: "Bright Lights" |
Casualty | Giovanni Fachetti | Episode: "Out to Lunch" | |
1994 | Staggered | Waiter | |
1994-1995 | Roughnecks | Kevin | 13 episodes |
1996 | Bugs | Alkmaar | Episode: "Newton's Run" |
In Love and War | Triage medic | ||
1997 | The Bill | Jack Gardner | Episode: "Crying Wolf" |
Roseanna's Grave | Sgt. Baggio | ||
Trial & Retribution | Det. Sgt. Donaldson | Episode: "Trial & Retribution I - Part 1" | |
Thief Takers | Maximo Corona | 2 episodes | |
RPM | Zantos | ||
1998 | Taggart | DI Pete Skinner | Episode: "Berserker Part 1" |
1998-2003 | The Bill | DC Duncan Lennox | Regular role, 190 episodes |
2004 | Holby City | Jeff Francis | Episode: "Holding On" |
Call Me | Husband | Short film | |
2006 | The Number One Girl | Control Room Producer | Video |
Hotel Babylon | Lenny | 2 episodes | |
Ultimate Force | Mejia | Episode: "Charlie Bravo" | |
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup | McBrayne | Television film | |
Respectable | Eddie | Series 1 Episode 6 | |
Wild Romance | Bruce McFadden | ||
2009-2010 | Whitechapel | DC John McCormack | 6 episodes |
2011 | Hustle | Marco | Episode: "The Delivery" |
2012 | The Hot Potato | Pete | |
Sinbad | Akbari's Captain | Episode: "Hunted" | |
2013 | Doctors | Gianpaolo Albertini | Episode: "Floor Routine" |
2017 | Casualty | Steve Perry | Series 32 Episode 1 |
2020 | Le Cineaste - A Director's Journey | David | |