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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.
William John Owen Rowbotham (14 de marzo de 1914 – 12 de julio de 1999), más conocido como Bill Owen, fue un actor y compositor británico. Biografía [ editar ] Nacido en Londres , Inglaterra , debutó en el cine en 1945, aunque no consiguió una fama duradera hasta la década de 1970, cuando hizo el papel protagonista de Compo Simmonite en ...
Bill Owen (1914-1999) was an English actor, writer and composer, best known for playing Compo in the TV series Last of the Summer Wine. He also appeared in films, musicals, plays and TV shows, and wrote songs for Pat Boone, Harry Secombe and others.
Bill Owen was an English actor, singer and songwriter who starred in films, theatre and TV. He was best known for playing Compo in Last of the Summer Wine (1973), a role that earned him the MBE and a loyal fan base.
8 de nov. de 2022 · Tom Owen, who played Tom Simmonite, the son of Compo, in the long-running BBC sitcom, passed away peacefully. He was the son of Bill Owen, who played Compo, and joined the show after his father's death in 1999.
12 de jul. de 2015 · 919 subscribers. 610K views 8 years ago. ...more. On the 16th anniversary of the death of actor Bill Owen, some previously unseen footage of Bill with fellow cast members from Last of the...
13 de jul. de 1999 · Owen was a veteran of almost 50 post-war feature films, best known for his roles as forthright Cockneys. He was always on the edge of stardom but was never quite elevated beyond character roles....
