Bill Treacher
Birthday
1930/06/04
Day of death
2022/11/05 (92 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
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Biography
Bill Treacher (born 4 June 1930, died 5 November 2022) was an English actor. He was known for portraying the role of Arthur Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 1996, and was the first person to be cast for the show. Treacher grew up in the East End of London. After his national service in the Royal Air Force, he worked as a steward with P&O, where he saved enough money to attend drama school. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Treacher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(2004) George and the Dragon
as Elmendorf
(2001) The Musketeer
as Bonacieux
(2002) Diggity: A Home at Last
as Malcolm Slee
(1984) Pop Pirates
as Mr Carpenter
(1989) My Brother David
as Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)
(1975) Gambitt's Move
as Removal Man
(1965) No Place Like Earth
as Harris
(2009) Coming Home
as Father Alistair
(1998) Tale of the Mummy
as Stuart
(1978) Dinner at the Sporting Club
as Benham's Coach (uncredited)
(1975) The Sweeney
as Tom
Sweet Sixteen
as ---
(1981) The Chinese Detective
as ---
(1980) The Enigma Files
as Cyril
(1959) No Hiding Place
as ---
(1970) Codename
as Taxi Driver
(1979) Minder
as Punter
(1972) Crown Court
as Sergeant Barnet
(1965) Out of the Unknown
as Harris
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(1985) EastEnders
as Arthur Fowler
(1978) Grange Hill
as Mr. McMahon
(1981) Bergerac
as Security Guard
(1986) Casualty
as Howard Boylan
(1977) The Professionals
as Dave