Peter Bowles

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Biography

English actor, born 16 October 1936 in London, England, UK.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·writer·producer
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 16 October 1936
  • Place of birth
  • London
  • Death age
  • 86
  • Education
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

He has performed at the Bristol Old Vic.

He is an Associate of RADA.

He was offered Paul Eddington s part on "The Good Life" , but passed because of a dates clash. He later found out from Richard Briers that he would have been able to do both jobs.

He published his autobiography, "Ask Me if Im Happy. An Actors Life", in April 2010.

Friends with actors Bryan Pringle and James Villiers for many years.

His TV debut in 1958 was memorable for him in an unexpected and gruesome way - during the live transmission of the play ("Underground"), one of the other actors, Gareth Jones, died suddenly whilst off-camera.

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