Bill Owen
Acting • AGE 85
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...
Acting
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Self (archive)
2022
What's a Carry On?
Corporal Bill Copping / Perc Hickson / Mike Weston (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
The Entertainer
Billy Rice
1993
Noel's House Party
Compo
1991
Performance
Billy Rice
1991
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Compo
1984
Laughterhouse
Amos
1984
Getting Sam Home
Compo Simmonite
1983
The Funny Side of Christmas
Compo
1982
Tales of the Unexpected
Meakins
1979
Blankety Blank
1979
The Comeback
Mr. B
1978
That's Carry On!
Corporal Bill Copping (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
Angels
1975
In Celebration
Mr. Shaw
1975
O Lucky Man!
Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding
1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
George Chambers
1973
Last of the Summer Wine
Compo (archive footage)
1973
Shirley's World
1972
Catweazle
Pickle
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Mr. Hanley
1969
Cilla
Self
1968
Man in a Suitcase
1967
ITV Playhouse
Mr Milner
1967
Half Hour Story
R.J.Smellies
1967
The Fighting Prince of Donegal
Officer Powell
1966
Georgy Girl
Ted
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Henry Jay
1965
The Secret of Blood Island
George Bludgin
1964
Kiss Me, Kate
Gangster
1964
Carry On Cabby
"Smiley" Sims
1963
On the Fiddle
Cpl. Gittens
1961
Carry On Regardless
Mike Weston
1961
The Hellfire Club
Martin
1961
The Shakedown
David Spettigue
1960
Carry On Nurse
Percy "Perc" Hickson
1959
Carry On Sergeant
Corporal Bill Copping
1958
Carve Her Name with Pride
NCO Instructor
1958
Davy
Eric
1958
The Buccaneers
Clip West
1956
Armchair Theatre
Ray
1956
Not So Dusty
1956
This Is Your Life
Self
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
Birdie
1955
The Rainbow Jacket
Sam
1954
A Day to Remember
Shorty Sharpe
1953
The Square Ring
Happy Burns
1953
There Was a Young Lady
Joe
1953
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Stutely
1952
Hotel Sahara
Private Binns
1951
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite
Tim
1950
Trottie True
Joe Jugg
1949
Diamond City
Pinto
1949
Once a Jolly Swagman
Lag Gibbon
1949
Trouble in the Air
1948
The Weaker Sex
Soldier with Chicken
1948
My Brother's Keeper
Syd Evans
1948
Daybreak
Ron
1948
Easy Money
Mr. Lee
1948
Dancing with Crime
Dave Robinson
1947
School for Secrets
Paratroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham)
1946
The Way to the Stars
Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke
1945
A City Reborn
1945
Breathing Space
(uncredited)
1943