Portrait of Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Acting

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

Born: October 16, 1936

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2024
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy

as Self /Richard DeVere (archive footage)

2021
2016
Victoria

as Duke of Wellington

2016
Murder

as Greville Cotterall

2015
Peterman

as Old Boy

2014
Lilting

as Alan

2011
Love's Kitchen

as Max Templeton

2008
Ballet Shoes

as Sir Donald Houghton

2008
The Bank Job

as Miles Urquhart

2008
Freebird

as The Chairman

2007
2005
Jericho

as Fleming

2005
2002
2001
In Love and War

as Melville

1998
1995
The Steal

as Lord Childwell

1993
Passport to Murder

as Inspector Bullion

1992
Running Late

as George Grant

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Sir Roderick Horsfield

1988
1985
Lytton's Diary

as Neville Lytton

1983
The Irish R.M.

as Major Sinclair Yeates

1982
The Bounder

as Howard Booth

1981
Vice Versa

as Paul Bultitude

1980
Rumpole's Return

as Guthrie Featherstone

1980
The Masqueraders

as Mitchell

1979
Only When I Laugh

as Archie Glover

1979
To the Manor Born

as Richard DeVere

1979
Tales of the Unexpected

as Major Haddock

1978
Pennies from Heaven

as Prosecuting Counsel

1977
Stigma

as Peter

1977
The Disappearance

as Jefferies

1976
I, Claudius

as Caractacus

1976
The Crezz

as Ken Green

1975
Rumpole of the Bailey

as Guthrie Featherstone

1975
Space: 1999

as Balhor

1974
Churchill's People

as Thistlewood

1974
Rising Damp

as Hilary

1973
Thriller

as Supt. Lucas

1973
The Offence

as Detective Inspector Cameron

1972
Crown Court

as Gerald Somerville

1972
Endless Night

as Reuben

1972
The Protectors

as Gregor Kofax

1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Inspector Saunders

1971
The Persuaders!

as Mitchell

1970
Eyewitness

as Victor Grazzini

1969
1969
Department S

as Borowitsch

1969
The Main Chance

as Roger Lamb

1969
The Assassination Bureau

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

1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Paymaster Capt. Duberly

1967
1967
1967
1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

as Harry Deacon

1966
Blow-Up

as Ron

1966
The Informer

as Jack Hart

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Insp. Hounslow

1965
Public Eye

as Croxley

1965
1964
The Crunch

as Captain Buckley

1963
The Informers

as Peter The Pole (uncredited)

1962
The Saint

as Serge

1962
The Saint

as Maurice Kerr

1961
The Avengers

as Thyssen

1961
The Avengers

as Ezdorf

1960
Danger Man

as Gamal

1951