Bill Owen
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-03-14 (85 years old)
Deathday
1999-07-12
Place of Birth
Acton, London, England, UK
Also known As
Билл Оуэн
William John Owen Rowbotham
Bill Owen
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 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 ...
Acting
1958
as Corporal Bill Copping
1959
as Percy 'Perc' Hickson
1961
as Mike Weston
1952
1964
as George Bludgin
1966
as Ted
1958
as NCO Instructor
1945
as Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
1951
as Private Binns
1948
as Ron
1960
as David Spettigue
1963
as Smiley Sims
1954
as Sam
1948
as Syd Evans
1947
as Dave Robinson
1949
as Pinto
1953
as Happy Burns
1955
as Birdie
1961
as Martin
1984
as Amos
1948
as Mr. Lee
1949
as Lag Gibbon
2022
as Self (archive)
1978
as Mr. B
1975
as Mr. Shaw
1961
as Cpl. Gittens
1958
as Eric
1947
as Bill Collins
1953
as Shorty Sharpe
1983
as Compo
1970
as Worker
1956
1949
as Joe Jugg
1945
1950
1953
as Joe
1968
1969
1973
as Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
1941
as Geordie
1948
as Soldier with Chicken
1964
as Gangster
1993
as Billy Rice
1946
as Paratroop Sergeant
1943
as (uncredited)
1966
as Officer Powell
1964
as Ray
1986
as Compo
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