Bill Owen

Bill Owen

British born actor known for playing working class characters on film and TV. Born William Rowbotham, the son of a tram driver and laundress, he started playing drums in London nightclubs and toured music halls with his own cabaret act to pay for acting classes. He entertained at Butlin's holiday …

Filmography

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · TV
as Meakins
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 · TV
as Compo (archive footage)
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 · TV
as Compo
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV
as Mr Milner
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV
as Henry Jay
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank
1979 · TV
Performance
Performance
1991 · TV
as Billy Rice
Angels
Angels
1975 · TV
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · TV
as Mr. Hanley
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
1956 · TV
as Clip West
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
1955 · TV
as Self
Catweazle
Catweazle
1970 · TV
as Pickle
Noel's House Party
Noel's House Party
1991 · TV
as Compo
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase
1967 · TV
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973 · TV
as George Chambers
Cilla
Cilla
1968 · TV
as Self
Half Hour Story
Half Hour Story
1967 · TV
as R.J.Smellies
Shirley's World
Shirley's World
1972 · TV
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Movie
as Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV
as Ray
Carry On Nurse
Carry On Nurse
1959 · Movie
as Percy "Perc" Hickson
The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club
1961 · Movie
as Martin
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl
1966 · Movie
as Ted
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 · Movie
as Stutely