James Ellis

September 15, 2025 - Ellis died of a stroke on 8 March 2014 in Lincoln, aged 82. He is interred in Castlereagh Presbyterian Churchyard in Belfast. The James Ellis Bridge in East Belfast, on a route between CS Lewis Square and Victoria Park, was opened in March 2017 by his widow Robina, three years after Ellis' death.

He was an actor and writer, known for Nightingales (1990), Z Cars (1962) and Playing the Field (1998). He was married to Robina Ellis and Beth Ellis. He died on 8 March 2014 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Later in life Ellis suffered great personal tragedy when predeceased by his two sons from his first marriage: Adam was murdered in London in 1988 and Hugo, an actor and director, died by suicide in 2011. James Ellis died on 8 March 2014 in Lincoln, England. The funeral service was held in St ...

March 10, 2014 - Born: 15 March, 1931, in Belfast. Died: 8 March, 2014, in Lincoln, aged 82

He was an actor and writer, known for Nightingales (1990), Playing the Field (1998) and Z Cars (1962). He was married to Robina Ellis and Beth Ellis. He died on 8 March 2014 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

March 9, 2014 - The Belfast-born actor Jimmy Ellis, best known for his roles in Z Cars and alongside a young Kenneth Branagh in BBC Northern Ireland's series of "Billy" plays, has died.

March 10, 2014 - James Ellis was an actor and stage director, best known for his role as Bert Lynch, the longest-serving character in the cast of Z-Cars, the popular police television drama which ran for 16 years during the 1960s and '70s.

December 18, 2019 - The actor James Ellis (also known as Jimmy), who has died aged 82, was the longest-serving original cast member of the hugely popular BBC television series Z-Cars. When Z-Cars began in 1962, it represented a major change in the way the police ...

The Belfast-born actor died at the age of 82 from a stroke in Lincoln County Hospital early yesterday. Ellis became a familiar face through his role in the BBC police drama, which was a household favourite between 1962 and 1978.

March 8, 2014 - Actor James "Jimmy" Ellis, who has died aged 82, received an honorary degree from Queen's University in Belfast

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March 16, 2019 - James Ellis. Actor: Heat Pump. James W. Ellis III was transformed from a skinny high school nerd to 180 lbs. of rippling muscle and a body of steel. He captured one of the most esteemed awards at Indiana State University, "Mr. ISU", bodybuilding champion and then moved on to capture the Mr.

We are delighted to announce online events to remember well known east Belfast actor James Ellis on his 90th birthday (15th March), and to mark the 4th anniversary of the opening of the James Ellis Bridge on the Connswater Community Greenway.Actor, director, writer and famous son of east Belfast ...

James Ellis was a Northern Irish actor, known for Nightingales.

March 9, 2014 - Ellis, who performed alongside a young Branagh in BBC Northern Ireland's series of Billy plays in the early 1980s, died from a stroke in Lincoln Hospital on Saturday. Branagh, who went on to become a star in front of and behind the camera, said: ...

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

Irish actor and director who had his breakout role as Inspector Bert Lynch on the English series Z-Cars. His other credits include Birds of a Feather, Lovejoy, and Boon. He performed in stage productions with the Ulster Group Theatre in the 1950s. He became known for his roles in the thrillers Re-Animator and Priest. He had three children with his first wife Beth Ellis and he had one son with his second wife Robina Ellis.

His works include Nightingales (1990-1993), Playing the Field (1998-2002), and Z Cars (1962-1978). He died on March 8, 2014, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom due to a stroke.

October 29, 2024 - James Ellis (15 March 1931-8 March 2014[1]) played Peter Warmsly in the Doctor Who television story Battlefield. He was previously considered for the roles of Halrin Login in Full Circle, Packard in Warriors' Gate, Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam in ...