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Tom Bell
Deceased

When Did Tom Bell Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73
Also known asThomas George Bell, Том БеллGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn02/08/1933Born inLiverpool, Lancashire, England, UKDied04/10/2006 (aged 73)Died inBrightonWikidataQ615309 ↗TMDb#22169 ↗

Thomas George Bell was an English actor on stage, film and television. He often played menacing or seedy roles, perhaps most memorably playing sexist Detective Sergeant Bill Otley, antagonist to Helen Mirren's DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.

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Filmography80 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019BrassicSeriesPriest86
2012BBC Comedy FeedsSeriesMatthew79
2011Comedy BlapsSeries—78
2008Love Me StillMovieLenny Ronson75
2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireSeriesNasica73
2004Devil's GateMovieJake71
2003Oh Marbella!MovieRonnie Ackerman70
2003Blue MurderSeriesVinny McAteer70
2002Long Time DeadMovieBecker69
2001Waking the DeadSeriesProf Hugh Cullen68
2001Dr Terrible's House of HorribleSeriesCI Ellis68
2001LavaMovieEric68
2001My KingdomMovieQuick68
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of DoomMovieCol. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck66
1998Swept from the SeaMovieIsaac Foster65
1997The BoxerMovieMr Maguire (uncredited)64
1996Dalziel and PascoeSeriesOliver Fisher63
1996No BananasSeriesThomas Slater63
1995The Great KandinskyMovieThe Professor62
1995Feast of JulyMovieBen Wainwright62
1994The Cinder PathSeriesEdward MacFell61
1993Spender : The French CollectionMovieTommy Thornton60
1992AngelsMovieMichael59
1991Prime SuspectSeriesBill Otley58
1991Let Him Have ItMovieFairfax58
1991Prospero's BooksMovieAntonio58
1990The KraysMovieJack 'The Hat' McVitie57
1990Dark RiverMovieJohnny Deacon57
1989Screen OneSeriesJack Travis56
1989ResurrectedMovieMr Deakin56
1989Red King, White KnightMovieTulayev56
1988The RainbowSeriesOld Tom Brangwen55
1987Wish You Were HereMovieEric54
1986ScreenPlaySeriesGrant53
1986Hidden TalentsMovieHarold53
1985The DetectiveSeriesCdr. Kenneth Crocker52
1985Summer LightningMovieMr Clark52
1985The InnocentMovieFrank Dobson52
1984Desert of LiesMovieAbel Broom51
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesSeriesDzerzhinsky50
1983TaggartSeries—50
1981Sons and LoversMovieWalter Morel48
1980Sweet NothingsSeriesTom Fearon47
1978HolocaustSeriesAdolf Eichmann45
1978The Sailor's ReturnMovieWilliam Targett45
1978Stronger Than the SunMovieAlan45
1978OutSeriesFrank Ross45
1975Royal FlashMovieDe Gautet42
1974Little FearsMovieThe Man41
1974Sea SongMovieRay Carter41
1973Second City FirstsSeriesSidney40
1972The ProtectorsSeriesShadbolt39
1972The FrightenersSeriesBender39
1972Van der ValkSeriesFreddie Brugmans39
1972Late Night TheatreSeriesThe Man39
1972The Folk SingerMovieDanny Blake39
1972Straight On Till MorningMovieJimmy Lindsay39
1972A Man without FriendsMovieMarcus Wayne39
1971The Ten CommandmentsSeriesMike Lee38
1971Quest for LoveMovieColin Trafford38
1970Play for TodaySeriesMichael Biddle37
1970All the Right NoisesMovieLen Lewin37
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesVic Crawley36
1969Lock Up Your DaughtersMovieShaftoe36
1968In Enemy CountryMovieIan35
1968The Long Day's DyingMovieTom Cooper35
1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesLarry34
1967The Violent EnemyMovieSean Rogan34
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesEilert Lovborg32
1965He Who Rides a TigerMoviePeter Rayston32
1964Theatre 625SeriesBilly Mack31
1964Sands of BeershebaMovieDan31
1962The VirginianSeriesCpl. Johnny Moon29
1962The L-Shaped RoomMovieToby29
1961The KitchenMoviePaul28
1961Drama 61-67SeriesTom Knowles28
1961Echo of BarbaraMovieBen28
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreSeriesRod Copley27
1960The CriminalMovieFlynn27
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesJohnny Harris23