Bill Owen
演员
46
电影
17
电视节目
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 was injured in an explosion during a battle training course. Returning to acting, he started making a name for himself in such films as Johnny in the Clouds (1945), When the Bough Breaks (1947), Maniacs on Wheels (1949), and The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952). He continued to perform in the theatre limelight and peaked in roles with Katharine Hepburn in "As You Like It" in 1950, and with "The Threepenny Opera" and "The Mikado", which made use of his musical talents. A writer at heart, he penned songs, musicals and plays over the years. Partnered with Mike Sammes, he wrote songs recorded by Pat Boone, Harry Secombe, Engelbert Humperdinck and Sir Cliff Richard, who had a hit with his 1980 song "Marianne". In the 60s he produced the stage musical, "The Matchgirl", and focused heavily on film slapstick with the 'Carry On' series.
TV stardom came late, in the role of Compo in the BBC's 1973 series "Last of the Summer Wine". When he died of pancreatic cancer in 1999, he asked to be buried in the Yorkshire village of Holmfirth, where the TV series was filmed.
Owen was awarded the MBE in 1976 for his steadfast work for the National Association of Boys Clubs and for his role as chairman of the Performing Arts Advising Panel.
作为演员/演员
意想不到的故事
Meakins
夏日最后的酒
Compo (archive footage)
表现
Billy Rice
英国独立电视台剧场
Mr Milner
天使
这就是你的生活
自己
英国独立电视台周六晚剧院
Mr. Hanley
毯子 空白
The Buccaneers
Clip West
Catweazle
Pickle
诺埃尔之家派对
Compo
手提箱里的男人
那些可能的小伙子发生了什么?
George Chambers
西拉
自己
雪莉的世界
半小时故事
R.J.Smellies
扶手椅剧院
射线
Carry On Nurse
Percy "Perc" Hickson
Carry On Sergeant
Corporal Bill Copping
O Lucky Man!
Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
乔治女孩
特德
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
斯图特利
Hotel Sahara
Private Binns
Carry On Cabby
"Smiley" Sims
That's Carry On!
Corporal Bill Copping (archive footage) (uncredited)
On the Fiddle
Cpl. Gittens
Carry On Regardless
Mike Weston
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
自我(存档)
My Brother's Keeper
Syd Evans
Carve Her Name with Pride
NCO Instructor