Deceased
How Did Bill Owen Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 85Also known asБилл Оуэн, William John Owen RowbothamGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn14/03/1914Born inActon, London, England, UKDied12/07/1999Died inHighgateCausepancreatic cancerWikidataQ2903321 ↗Buried atChurch of St JohnTMDb#84405 ↗
William John Owen Rowbotham 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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovie | Compo Simmonite (archive footage) (uncredited) | 91 |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On?Movie | Corporal Bill Copping / Perc Hickson / Mike Weston (archive footage) (uncredited) | 84 |
| 1993 | The EntertainerMovie | Billy Rice | 79 |
| 1991 | PerformanceSeries | Billy Rice | 77 |
| 1991 | Noel's House PartySeries | Compo | 77 |
| 1984 | Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie | Compo | 70 |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedSeries | Meakins | 65 |
| 1979 | Blankety BlankSeries | — | 65 |
| 1977 | That's Carry On!Movie | Corporal Bill Copping (archive footage) (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1975 | AngelsSeries | — | 61 |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer WineSeries | Compo | 59 |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man!Movie | Supt. Barlow / Insp. Carding | 59 |
| 1973 | Away from It AllSeries | Robert | 59 |
| 1972 | Shirley's WorldSeries | — | 58 |
| 1972 | Late Night TheatreSeries | William | 58 |
| 1971 | Coppers EndSeries | Sgt. Sam Short | 57 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | Mr. Hanley | 55 |
| 1968 | CillaSeries | Self | 54 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Mr Milner | 53 |
| 1967 | Man in a SuitcaseSeries | — | 53 |
| 1967 | Half Hour StorySeries | R.J.Smellies | 53 |
| 1964 | Kiss Me, KateMovie | Gangster | 50 |
| 1964 | The Secret of Blood IslandMovie | George Bludgin | 50 |
| 1963 | Carry On CabbyMovie | "Smiley" Sims | 49 |
| 1963 | Taxi!Series | Fred Cuddell | 49 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67Series | Bailey | 47 |
| 1961 | On the FiddleMovie | Cpl. Gittens | 47 |
| 1961 | The Hellfire ClubMovie | Martin | 47 |
| 1959 | Carry On NurseMovie | Percy "Perc" Hickson | 45 |
| 1958 | Carry On SergeantMovie | Corporal Bill Copping | 44 |
| 1958 | DavyMovie | Eric | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Ray | 42 |
| 1956 | The BuccaneersSeries | Clip West | 42 |
| 1955 | This Is Your LifeSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1953 | There Was a Young LadyMovie | Joe | 39 |
| 1953 | A Day to RememberMovie | Shorty Sharpe | 39 |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenMovie | Stutely | 38 |
| 1949 | Trottie TrueMovie | Joe Jugg | 35 |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly SwagmanMovie | Lag Gibbon | 35 |
| 1948 | Easy MoneyMovie | Mr. Lee | 34 |
| 1948 | The Weaker SexMovie | Soldier with Chicken | 34 |
| 1948 | DaybreakMovie | Ron | 34 |
| 1948 | My Brother's KeeperMovie | Syd Evans | 34 |
| 1947 | Dancing with CrimeMovie | Dave Robinson | 33 |
| 1946 | School for SecretsMovie | Paratroop Sergeant (as Bill Rowbotham) | 32 |
| 1945 | The Way to the StarsMovie | Sgt. 'Nobby' Clarke | 31 |