Bill Owen
Birthday
1914/03/14
Day of death
1999/07/12 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Acton, London, England, UK
Also know as
Билл Оуэн, William John Owen Rowbotham
Biography
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 camps and performed in repertory, joining the Unity Theatre where he attained respect as a stage producer. His career was interrupted by military service with the Royal Army Ordinance Corps where he ...Read more
Acting
(1958) Carry On Sergeant
as Corporal Bill Copping
(1959) Carry On Nurse
as Percy "Perc" Hickson
(1961) Carry On Regardless
as Mike Weston
(1952) The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Stutely
(1964) The Secret of Blood Island
as George Bludgin
(1966) Georgy Girl
as Ted
(1958) Carve Her Name with Pride
as NCO Instructor
(1945) The Way to the Stars
as Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
(1951) Hotel Sahara
as Private Binns
(1948) Daybreak
as Ron
(1960) The Shakedown
as David Spettigue
(1963) Carry On Cabby
as "Smiley" Sims
(1954) The Rainbow Jacket
as Sam
(1948) My Brother's Keeper
as Syd Evans
(1947) Dancing with Crime
as Dave Robinson
(1949) Diamond City
as Pinto
(1953) The Square Ring
as Happy Burns
(1955) The Ship That Died of Shame
as Birdie
(1961) The Hellfire Club
as Martin
(1984) Laughterhouse
as Amos
(1948) Easy Money
as Mr. Lee
(1949) Once a Jolly Swagman
as Lag Gibbon
(2022) Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
as Self (archive)
(1978) The Comeback
as Mr. B
(1975) In Celebration
as Mr. Shaw
(1961) On the Fiddle
as Cpl. Gittens
(1958) Davy
as Eric
(1947) When The Bough Breaks
as Bill Collins
(1953) A Day to Remember
as Shorty Sharpe
(1983) Getting Sam Home
as Compo Simmonite
(1970) Unfair!
as Worker
(1956) Not So Dusty
as ---
(1949) Trottie True
as Joe Jugg
(1945) A City Reborn
as ---
(1950) The Girl Who Couldn't Quite
as Tim
(1953) There Was a Young Lady
as Joe
(1968) Headline Hunters
as ---
(1969) Mischief
as ---
(1973) O Lucky Man!
as Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
(1948) Trouble in the Air
as ---
(1941) Tank Patrol
as Geordie
(1948) The Weaker Sex
as Soldier with Chicken
(1964) Kiss Me, Kate
as Gangster
(1993) The Entertainer
as Billy Rice
(1946) School for Secrets
as Paratroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham)
(1943) Breathing Space
as (uncredited)
(1966) The Fighting Prince of Donegal
as Officer Powell
(1964) The Last Word on Julie
as Ray
(1984) Royal Variety Performance 1984
as Compo
(1982) The Funny Side of Christmas
as Compo
(1978) Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
as Compo
(1977) That's Carry On!
as Corporal Bill Copping (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1998) What's a Carry On?
as Corporal Bill Copping / Perc Hickson / Mike Weston (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1973) Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as George Chambers
(1979) Tales of the Unexpected
as Meakins
(1973) Last of the Summer Wine
as Compo (archive footage)
(1956) The Buccaneers
as Clip West
(1970) Catweazle
as Pickle
(1972) Shirley's World
as ---
(1975) Angels
as ---
(1967) Man in a Suitcase
as ---
(1991) Performance
as Billy Rice
(1979) Blankety Blank
as ---
(1968) Cilla
as Self
(1951) Sherlock Holmes
as Inspector Lestrade
(1991) Noel's House Party
as Compo
(1973) Last of the Summer Wine
as Compo
(1963) Taxi!
as Fred Cuddel
(1963) Taxi!
as Fred Cuddell
(1971) Coppers End
as Sgt. Sam Short
(1977) The Val Doonican Music Show
as Self
(1996) Smillie's People
as Self
(1955) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1982) The Kids International Show
as Compo