Ray Ashcroft
Ray Ashcroft is known for Birth of the Beatles (1979), The Four Minute Mile (1988), Criminal (1994).
Biography
Raymond John Ashcroft is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000, and Ronnie Marsden on Emmerdale from March to December 2003.
In the late 1970s Ashcroft was the frontman of The Push, a Sheffield band. He started acting in repertory theatre before working in television and film productions.
He played Ringo Starr in the biopic TV film Birth of the Beatles (1979),and he has also appeared in various television productions including Coronation Street.
Ashcroft played DS Geoff Daly in The Bill from 1996 to 2000 before portraying Ronnie Madsen in Emmerdale (2003).
In 2018, he portrayed Tom Jackson, a Yorkshire miner, in the play On Behalf of The People.
In 2021, he played the lead role of Horace in the short film Mr Wong's Lullaby.
Questions about Ray Ashcroft
How many Ray Ashcroft films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 5 films with Ray Ashcroft, from 1979 to 1994.
What was the first Ray Ashcroft film?
The first Ray Ashcroft film in the catalogue is Birth of the Beatles, from 1979.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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10.0 Full filmography
7 films — 5 in the catalogue
7.3 Series and TV shows
10 titles
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7.5
The Long Shadow
2023 · Mr. Neale
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Survivors
2008 · Don
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The Royal
2003 · Sid
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Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Dave Compton
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Steve Lennox
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Heartbeat
1992 · Jim Swaby
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The Bill
1984 · Cast
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All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Bowling
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The Professionals
1977 · Turner
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Emmerdale
1972 · Cast · 3,446 ep.
People data: TMDb.
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