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      Ricky Tomlinson Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...
      • Before pursuing acting, Ricky Tomlinson worked as a trade union activist and served a prison sentence for his involvement in a strike, which later influenced his acting career and political activism.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ricky_TomlinsonRicky Tomlinson - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › ricky-tomlinsonRicky Tomlinson Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

    Sep 26, 2019 · Before pursuing acting, Ricky Tomlinson worked as a trade union activist and served a prison sentence for his involvement in a strike, which later influenced his acting career and political activism.

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  5. www.thesun.co.uk › tvandshowbiz › 2365719The full lowdown on Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson

    Dec 24, 2018 · What did Ricky do before he became an actor? As a qualified plasterer, he worked on several building sites but then got into politics and joined the National Front which supported less...

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  6. liverpoolbuzz.co.uk › ricky-tomlinsonRicky Tomlinson: A Working-Class Legend of British Television

    May 8, 2024 · Q: What did Ricky Tomlinson do before acting? A: Before becoming an actor in his mid-forties, Ricky worked as a plasterer for many years. Q: Was Ricky Tomlinson in a band? A: Yes! He played the banjo in several bands during the 1950s and 60s, including The Guitanjos, Hobo Rick & The City Slickers, and Hobo Rick and the Hi-Free Three. Q: How did ...

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  8. www.imdb.com › name › nm0866870Ricky Tomlinson - Biography - IMDb

    Before becoming an actor, Ricky Tomlinson was a militant trade unionist. In 1973 he was imprisoned for 15 months for organising flying pickets as part of a building workers' strike. An MI5 / Special Branch file at the time described him as "a subversive... a left-wing activator, prone to violence, and a political thug".

    • September 26, 1939

  9. www.screenonline.org.uk › people › idBFI Screenonline: Tomlinson, Ricky (1939-) Biography

    Already past 40 when he made his professional acting debut, the stocky, often bearded Ricky Tomlinson has since become one of Britain's most popular character actors, his local fame noted by a surprised Hollywood megastar Samuel L. Jackson when they co-starred in The 51st State (d. Ronny Yu, Canada/UK, 2000).

  10. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk › jason-holmes › rickyRicky Tomlinson, a Northern Soul | HuffPost UK Entertainment

    Oct 10, 2014 · In 1973, Tomlinson was sentenced to two years in prison for his role as one of the Shrewsbury Two, taking up acting on his release.