Peter Bowles

ActorProducerWriter Oct 16 (died age 85) London, England, UK 1951–2024 (73 year career)

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Biography

Peter Bowles (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as Callan: A Magnum for Schneider and I, Claudius. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television dramadies, including: Rumpole of the Bailey, Only When I Laugh, To the Manor Born, The Bounder, The Irish R.M., Lytton's Diary, Executive Stress and Perfect Scoundrels. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Film

The Bank Job

Miles Urquhart

Film

Blow-Up

Ron

Film

The Legend of Hell House

Hanley

Film

Ballet Shoes

Sir Donald Houghton

Film

The Offence

Detective Inspector Cameron

Film

Gangster No. 1

Executive Producer

Film

Lilting

Alan

Film

The Assassination Bureau

Jealous lover at 'La Belle Amie' (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (99)

Movies (47)

To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy

2024

as Self /Richard DeVere (archive footage)

Off the Rails

as Vicar

Together

Murder: Lost Weekend

as Greville Cotterall

Peterman

2015

as Old Boy

6.7

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

as Self

Lilting

as Alan

Love's Kitchen

as Max Templeton

The Bank Job

as Miles Urquhart

Ballet Shoes

as Sir Donald Houghton

Freebird

as The Chairman

Colour Me Kubrick

as Cyril

One of the Hollywood Ten

as Jack Warner

In Love and War

as Melville

Little White Lies

as Oliver

The Steal

as Lord Childwell

Passport to Murder

as Inspector Bullion

Running Late

as George Grant

Try This One for Size

1989

as Igor

7.1

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

as Lord Jack Carberry

3.0

Talking Proper

1985

as Self

Rumpole's Return

1980

as Guthrie Featherstone

5.7

The Masqueraders

1980

as Mitchell

For the Love of Benji

as Ronald

The Disappearance

as Jefferies

Stigma

as Peter

The Offence

as Detective Inspector Cameron

6.8

The Legend of Hell House

1973

as Hanley

6.6

Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise

1973

as Major Todd Milligan

Endless Night

as Reuben

Shelley

as Byron

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

as Freddie

Eyewitness

as Victor Grazzini

Laughter in the Dark

as Paul

The Assassination Bureau

1969

as Jealous lover at 'La Belle Amie' (uncredited)

6.6

Taste of Excitement

1969

as Guardi

5.9

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968

as Paymaster Capt. Duberly

6.0

A Magnum for Schneider

1967

as Toby Meres

Blow-Up

1966

as Ron

7.3

Don't Utter a Note

1966

as Sgt. Howlett

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

as Paris Singer

Dead Man's Chest

as Joe

Some Lapse of Time

as Policeman

Three Hats for Lisa

1965

as Pepper

5.0

The Crunch

1964

as Captain Buckley

The Informers

1963

as Peter The Pole (uncredited)

6.5

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

as Self

Television (52)

Victoria

2016

as Duke of Wellington

7.3

Murder

2016

as Greville Cotterall

4.8

The Sarah Jane Adventures

as Lionel Carson

Jericho

as Fleming

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Perfect Scoundrels

as Guy Buchanan

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

as Sir Roderick Horsfield

Executive Stress

Lytton's Diary

as Neville Lytton

The Irish R.M.

as Major Sinclair Yeates

ITV Christmas Comedy

The Bounder

as Howard Booth

Vice Versa

as Paul Bultitude

Tales of the Unexpected

as Major Haddock

To the Manor Born

as Richard DeVere

Only When I Laugh

as Archie Glover

Pennies from Heaven

as Prosecuting Counsel

A Roof Over My Head

I, Claudius

as Caractacus

The Crezz

as Ken Green

Space: 1999

1975

as Balhor

7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

as Guthrie Featherstone

Survivors

as David Grant

Churchill's People

as Thistlewood

Rising Damp

as Hilary

Napoleon and Love

as Captain Joachim Murat

Good Girl

1974

as Colin Peale

Thriller

as Supt. Lucas

Crown Court

The Protectors

as Gregor Kofax

The Persuaders!

as Mitchell

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971

as Peter

7.4

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

as Inspector Saunders

7.4

The Ten Commandments

1971

as Tommy Radd

The Main Chance

as Roger Lamb

Department S

as Borowitsch

Callan

The Prisoner

as 'A'

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967

as Harry Deacon

The Informer

1966

as Jack Hart

BBC Play of the Month

as Insp. Hounslow

Public Eye

as Croxley

Out of the Unknown

as Policeman

The Protectors

as Dr. Fothergill

Crane

1963

as Nikkolai Drax

The Saint

as Maurice Kerr

The Avengers

as Thyssen

Drama 61-67

as Capt. Buckley

Danger Man

as Gamal

No Hiding Place

Armchair Theatre

as Simpson

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Melville

8.6

Crew (2)

Movies (1)

Gangster No. 1

2000

Executive Producer

6.4

Television (1)

Lytton's Diary

1985

Idea

5.0