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William John Owen Rowbotham, MBE (14 March 1914 – 12 July 1999) was an English actor and songwriter. He was the father of actor Tom Owen. He is best known for portraying Compo Simmonite in the Yorkshire -based BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine for over a quarter of a century. He died on 12 July 1999, his last appearance on-screen ...
Bill Owen. Actor: Last of the Summer Wine. This English actor was born of humble, working class beginnings and became well-known for playing the same kind of blokes on both film and TV. Born William Rowbotham, he was the son of a tram driver and laundress. He knew early on that entertaining was the life for him.
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Jan 2, 2000 · Last Post and Pigeon: Directed by Alan J.W. Bell. With Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Jane Freeman. A trip to France to honour the dead from World War 2.
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Nov 8, 2022 · Entertainment reporter. Last Of The Summer Wine actor Tom Owen has died at the age of 73, his family has confirmed. Owen played Tom Simmonite, the long lost son of Compo - who was played by the ...
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Bill Owen. Actor: Last of the Summer Wine. This English actor was born of humble, working class beginnings and became well-known for playing the same kind of blokes on both film and TV. Born William Rowbotham, he was the son of a tram driver and laundress. He knew early on that entertaining was the life for him. He worked in odd jobs as a printer's apprentice and band vocalist to...
Jul 13, 1999 · The actor Bill Owen, who starred in Britain's longest running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine, died yesterday at the age of 85. Owen, who played the loveable rogue Compo in the BBC comedy, had ...
