George Rossi

• Name — George Rossi • Born — 28 September 1961 • Birthplace — Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland • Died — 5 January 2022 • Place of death — London, England • Occupation — Actor • Education — East 15 Acting School • Children — 2

Rossi was born in Govan, Glasgow, on 28 September 1961. 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.

Besides The Bill, Rossi also played Kevin in Roughnecks and appeared in Taggart, Holby City, Boon, Local Hero, The Singing Detective, and Whitechapel.

On 5 January 2022, Rossi died, aged 60, from pancreatic cancer.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1984 — The Chain — Removal man • Comfort and Joy — Bruno • 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 • 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