Ricky Tomlinson

Eric Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in the soap opera ''Brookside'' (1982–1988), DCI Charlie Wise in ''Cracker'' (1993–2006) and Jim Royle in ''The Royle Family'' (1998–2012). He also played the titular character in the 2001 football mockumentary ''Mike Bassett: England Manager''. Provided by Wikipedia