What is Ricky Tomlinson?
'''Ricky Tomlinson''' (born 26 September 1939) is a [[British people|British]] [[actor]] and [[political]] [[activist]]. He was born Eric Tomlinson in [[Bispham, Blackpool|Bispham]], [[Blackpool]], [[Lancashire]]. He is best known for his [[role]]s as Bobby Grant in ''[[Brookside]]'', DCI Charlie Wise in ''[[Cracker (UK TV series)|Cracker]]'' and Jim Royle in ''[[The Royle Family]]''. Tomlinson is a close friend of [[Arthur Scargill]] and often appears on party political broadcasts for Scargill's [[Socialist Labour Party]], most recently for the 2009 [[European Parliament]] elections. He is a long-time member of the Socialist Labour Party,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ricky Tomlinson 'to stand for parliament against Labour candidate'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/7165655/Ricky-Tomlinson-to-stand-for-parliament-against-Labour-candidate.html|access-date=2023-06-05|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> <!-- Someone please add his period leading up to his involvement in the shrewsbury six, his period in prison, and his astonishing emergence as an television actor.--> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{imdb|0866870}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomlinson, Ricky}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English activists]] [[Category:Political activists]] [[Category:Actors from Liverpool]]