George Rossi
{{Short description|Scottish actor (1961–2022)}}
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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.
Early life and education
Rossi was born in Govan, Glasgow, on 28 September 1961.{{cite web |title=ROSSI, George, 644/10 1394 |url=https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=People&surname=Rossi&forename=George&forename_so=starts&from_year=1960&to_year=1961&surname_so=exact&record_type=stat_births |website=Scotland's People |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013430/https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=People&surname=Rossi&forename=George&forename_so=starts&from_year=1960&to_year=1961&surname_so=exact&record_type=stat_births |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://www.east15.ac.uk/alumni-notable.asp Notable alumni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629231254/http://www.east15.ac.uk/alumni-notable.asp |date=29 June 2015 }}, East 15 Acting School.
Career
Besides The Bill, Rossi also played Kevin in Roughnecks and appeared in Taggart, Holby City, Boon, Local Hero, The Singing Detective, and Whitechapel.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744193/|title=George Rossi|website=IMDB|access-date=7 January 2022}}
Death
On 5 January 2022, Rossi died, aged 60, from pancreatic cancer.{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/07/george-rossi-cause-of-death-revealed-after-the-bill-star-died-aged-60-15884863/|title=George Rossi's cause of death revealed after The Bill star died aged 60|website=Metro|last=Novak|first=Kim|date=7 January 2022|access-date=7 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/07/george-rossi-dead-the-bill-actor-dies-aged-60-15879832/|title=The Bill star George Rossi dies aged 60|website=Metro|last=Patterson|first=Stephen|date=7 January 2022|access-date=7 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bill-actor-george-rossi-dies-22673686|title=The Bill actor George Rossi dies age 60, family confirm|website=My London|last=Sigodo|first=Melissa|date=7 January 2022|access-date=7 January 2022}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|1984
| The Chain | Removal man | |
| Comfort and Joy
| Bruno | |
| rowspan="3"|1985
| Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future | Mahler | Television film |
| Ties of Blood
| Les Hynd | Episode: Invitation to a Party" |
| Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
| | |
| rowspan="2"| 1986
| The Monacled Mutineer | | Episode: Before the Shambles" |
| The Singing Detective
| Second Mysterious Man | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|1987
| The Houseman's Tale | Luigi Barclay | |
| First Sight
| Danny Salmon | Episode: "Extras" |
| Boon
| Des | Episode: "Texas Rangers" |
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| Small World | Rodrigo | |
| A Very British Coup
| The Media - Photographer | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3"| 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" |
| rowspan="3"| 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" |
| rowspan="2"| 1992
| Zeropoulos | Episode: "Death in the Clouds" |
| Taggart
| Ewan Robb | Episode: "Double Exposure Part 1" |
| rowspan="2"| 1993
| The Bill | Tony | Episode: "Bright Lights" |
| Casualty
| Giovanni Fachetti | Episode: "Out to Lunch" |
| 1994
| Staggered | Waiter | |
| 1994-1995
| Kevin | 13 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 1996
| Bugs | Alkmaar | Episode: "Newton's Run" |
| In Love and War
| Triage medic | |
| rowspan="5"| 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 |
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| Jeff Francis | Episode: "Holding On" |
| Call Me
| Husband | Short film |
| rowspan="6"| 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
| DC John McCormack | 6 episodes |
| 2011
| Hustle | Marco | Episode: "The Delivery" |
| rowspan="2"| 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 | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|name=George Rossi|id=0744193}}
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Category:Alumni of East 15 Acting School
Category:Male actors from Glasgow
Category:Scottish male film actors
Category:Scottish male television actors
Category:Scottish people of Italian descent
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in England
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