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William John Owen Rowbotham (14 March 1914 – 12 July 1999) was an English actor and songwriter. 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 being shown in April 2000.
Kathy Staff (born Minnie Higginbottom; 12 July 1928 – 13 December 2008) was an English actress known for her work on British television.She is best known for her portrayal of Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine, the longest running sitcom in the world.
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 ...
His right-wing political views contrasted to Compo's left wing views. (In real life Bill Owen's and Michael Bates's political views were similar to their onscreen characters and, in turn, both conflicted.) Despite this, Compo and Cyril were still close and Compo was very miserable about his departure.
Thomas William Stevenson Rowbotham (8 April 1949 – 7 November 2022), [1] known professionally as Tom Owen, was a British actor best known for playing Tom Simmonite in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. He was the son of Bill Owen, who played William "Compo" Simmonite (the father of Tom Simmonite) in the show.
Peter John Sallis (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor. [1] [2] He was the original voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace & Gromit films and played Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes.
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite is a 1950 British drama film directed by Norman Lee and starring Bill Owen, Elizabeth Henson and Iris Hoey. [2] The screenplay was by Norman Lee and Marjorie Deans based on the 1947 stage play of the same name by Leo Marks .
Not So Dusty is a 1956 black and white British 'B' movie [1] comedy film directed and written by Maclean Rogers and starring Bill Owen, Leslie Dwyer and Joy Nichols. [ 2 ] Plot