Bill Owen

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Bill Owen was an English actor best known for his long-running role as Compo Simmonite in the BBC sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine."

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instanceOf English actor
film actor
human
songwriter
stage actor
television actor
alsoKnownAs Bill Owen NERFINISHED
William Owen NERFINISHED
associatedWith BBC One NERFINISHED
birthName William John Owen Rowbotham NERFINISHED
burialPlace St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Upperthong, West Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
child Tom Owen NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn Second World War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1914-03-14
dateOfDeath 1999-07-12
employer BBC
familyName Rowbotham NERFINISHED
genre comedy
givenName William
languageSpoken English
militaryService British Army
notableRole Compo Simmonite NERFINISHED
notableWork Last of the Summer Wine NERFINISHED
occupation actor
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Acton, London, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Highgate, London, England NERFINISHED
portrayedCharacter Compo Simmonite in Last of the Summer Wine NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence London, England
spouse Kathleen O’Donoghue NERFINISHED
workedOn Carry On Nurse NERFINISHED
Carry On Regardless NERFINISHED
Carry On Sergeant NERFINISHED
Coronation Street NERFINISHED
Georgy Girl NERFINISHED
Last of the Summer Wine NERFINISHED
The Larkins (TV series) NERFINISHED
The Secret of My Success (1965 film) NERFINISHED
The Ship That Died of Shame NERFINISHED
The Square Peg NERFINISHED
The Way to the Stars NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1940s–1999

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Compo Simmonite portrayedBy Bill Owen