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Born at Acton Green, London to a working-class family (his father a staunchly left-wing tram driver), [1] [2] Owen made his first film appearance in 1945, but did not achieve lasting fame until 1973, when he took the co-starring role of William "Compo" Simmonite in the long-running British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.
Bill Owen: Compo Simmonite: Last of the Summer Wine: 186 1999-07-12 Pancreatic cancer: 21 Character killed off with a heart attack and addressed in a season 22 episode. Bill Owen's son Tom Owen plays character's on screen son Tom Simmonite in following episodes. Mary Kay Bergman: Liane Cartman, Sheila Broflovski, et al. South Park: 44 1999-11 ...
Bill Owen was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on February 1, 1931. His father Owen T. Owen (born in Milbank, South Dakota on September 15, 1890) was an outstanding track star at the University of North Dakota where he graduated from law school. He held many public offices including state tax commissioner and chairman of the state's Workman's ...
He continued a family tradition by playing the on-screen son of his father, fellow actor Bill Owen. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
This was Bill Owen's last episode as Compo (Owen died around 9 months before this episode was aired). Audience of 7.96m - 32nd most watched programme of the week. Elegy for Fallen Wellies 23 April Nora, in "sexy" costume for a church pageant, takes a dare from Ivy to call Compo's bluff and present herself on his doorstep.
Bill Owen may refer to: Bill Owen (actor) (1914–1999), English actor and songwriter; Bill Owen (American football) (1903–1975), American football player; Bill Owen (writer and announcer) (born 1931), hosted the ABC television documentary series, Discovery, 1966–1971; Bill Owen, a fictional character in The Old Man in the Corner stories by ...
Bill Cobbs -- a veteran actor best known for his roles in The Bodyguard, Air Bud and Night at the Museum -- has died. He was 90."We are saddened to share the passing of Bill Cobbs. On Tuesday ...
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