Bill Owen
Biography
This Britisher was born of humble, working class beginnins and became well - known for playing the same kind of blokes on both film…moreBorn
3/14/1914, London ,England, UKDied
7/12/1999Birth Name
William John Owen RowbothamGender
MaleCredits
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Star (3)
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Last of the Summer Wine
Himself/Compo Simmonite (1973-2000)
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S 24:
Ep 12
Thirty Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine
4/13/03
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S 24:
Ep 12
Thirty Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine
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Last of the Summer Wine
Compo Simmonite (1973-2000)
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S 21:
Ep 3
Magic And The Morris Minor
4/16/00
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S 21:
Ep 2
Under The Rug
4/9/00
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S 21:
Ep 1
Lipstick And Other Problems
4/2/00
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S 20:
Ep 11
Last Post And Pigeon
1/2/00
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S 20:
Ep 10
Ironing Day
6/27/99
- + 180 More Credits
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S 21:
Ep 3
Magic And The Morris Minor
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What Ever Happened to the Likely Lads
George Chambers
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S 2:
Ep 14
Christmas Special
12/24/74
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S 2:
Ep 13
The Shape of Things to Come
4/9/74
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S 2:
Ep 12
Conduct Unbecoming
4/1/74
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S 2:
Ep 11
The Go-Between
3/25/74
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S 2:
Ep 9
The Expert
3/11/74
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S 2:
Ep 14
Christmas Special
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Last of the Summer Wine
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Guest Star (19)
Role-
Last of the Summer Wine
Compo Simmonite
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S 29:
Ep 10
It's Never Ten Years
8/24/08
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S 29:
Ep 10
It's Never Ten Years
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Light Lunch
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 58
Let's Get Nissed as a Pewt
1/13/98
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S 2:
Ep 58
Let's Get Nissed as a Pewt
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Children in Need
Himself
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S 3:
Ep 7
1992 [2 Parts]
11/20/92
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S 2:
Ep 1
1980 [6 Parts]
11/23/80
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S 3:
Ep 7
1992 [2 Parts]
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Pebble Mill
Himself
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S 2:
Ep 4
Episode 54
1/9/92
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S 2:
Ep 4
Episode 54
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Saturday Superstore
Himself
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S 5:
Ep 24
Series 5, Episode 24
3/7/87
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S 5:
Ep 24
Series 5, Episode 24
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Tales of the Unexpected
Meakins
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S 5:
Ep 6
The Moles
5/30/82
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S 5:
Ep 6
The Moles
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Brideshead Revisited
Lunt
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S 1:
Ep 1
Et in Arcadia Ego
10/12/81
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S 1:
Ep 1
Et in Arcadia Ego
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This is Your Life (UK)
Himself
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S 21:
Ep 14
Bill Owen
1/7/81
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S 21:
Ep 14
Bill Owen
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Angels
Guest Star
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S 1:
Ep 14
Confrontation
12/1/75
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S 1:
Ep 8
On the Mat
10/20/75
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S 1:
Ep 14
Confrontation
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What Ever Happened to the Likely Lads
George Chambers
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Shirley's World
Joe Burns
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S 1:
Ep 6
The Colonel
5/12/72
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S 1:
Ep 6
The Colonel
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Catweazle
Pickle
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S 2:
Ep 2
Duck Halt
1/17/71
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S 2:
Ep 2
Duck Halt
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Dial 999
Freddy Haldane
- S 1: Ep 21 Mined Area
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Man in a Suitcase
Lord Gormond
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S 1:
Ep 13
The Bridge
12/20/67
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S 1:
Ep 13
The Bridge
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 14
R.S.V.P.
1/11/67
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S 2:
Ep 14
R.S.V.P.
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Man from Interpol
Tim Stout
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S 1:
Ep 4
Odds on Murder
2/20/60
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S 1:
Ep 4
Odds on Murder
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Playhouse 90
Peters
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S 3:
Ep 37
Dark as the Night
6/18/59
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S 3:
Ep 37
Dark as the Night
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The Buccaneers
Clip West
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S 1:
Ep 15
Marooned
12/29/56
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S 1:
Ep 15
Marooned
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Mark
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S 2:
Ep 9
The Hero
11/26/56
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S 2:
Ep 9
The Hero
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Last of the Summer Wine
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Wrote songs for singers including British pop star, Cliff Richard. Father of actor Tom Owen Although a Londoner, his last wish was to be buried in Holmfirth,Yorkshire - filming location for the long-running sitcom, "ast Of The Summer Wine", in which he played Compo. A strong supporter of the Labour Party and socialism, he wrote a number of political plays and revues, including "Babes in the Wood" and "What's Left?"
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