Peter Bowles

Person

Peter Bowles

Born 16 October 1936 Died 17 March 2022, aged 85 London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
15age in their first credit on record (1951)
70years on screen and counting
9credits in 1969, their busiest year
115dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Off the Rails poster Age: 84

Off the Rails

2021
as Vicar
Great in Britain: The Movie poster Age: 82

Great in Britain: The Movie

2019
as Julian
Together poster Age: 81

Together

2018
No poster
Age: 79

Murder: Lost Weekend

2016
as Greville Cotterall
Peterman poster Age: 78

Peterman

2015
as Old Boy
Lilting poster Age: 77

Lilting

2014
as Alan
Love's Kitchen poster Age: 74

Love's Kitchen

2011
as Max Templeton
Ballet Shoes poster Age: 71

Ballet Shoes

2008
as Sir Donald Houghton
The Bank Job poster Age: 71

The Bank Job

2008
as Miles Urquhart
Freebird poster Age: 71

Freebird

2008
as The Chairman
Colour Me Kubrick poster Age: 68

Colour Me Kubrick

2005
as Cyril
One of the Hollywood Ten poster Age: 65

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002
as Jack Warner
In Love and War poster Age: 65

In Love and War

2001
as Melville
Little White Lies poster Age: 61

Little White Lies

1998
as Oliver
The Steal poster Age: 58

The Steal

1995
as Lord Childwell
Passport to Murder poster Age: 56

Passport to Murder

1993
as Inspector Bullion
Running Late poster Age: 55

Running Late

1992
as George Grant
Try This One for Size poster Age: 52

Try This One for Size

1989
as Igor
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun poster Age: 51

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988
as Lord Jack Carberry
Rumpole's Return poster Age: 44

Rumpole's Return

1980
as Guthrie Featherstone
The Masqueraders poster Age: 43

The Masqueraders

1980
as Mitchell
Stigma poster Age: 41

Stigma

1977
as Peter
The Disappearance poster Age: 41

The Disappearance

1977
as Jefferies
For the Love of Benji poster Age: 40

For the Love of Benji

1977
as Ronald
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise poster Age: 37

Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise

1973
as Major Todd Milligan
The Legend of Hell House poster Age: 36

The Legend of Hell House

1973
as Hanley
The Offence poster Age: 36

The Offence

1973
as Detective Inspector Cameron
A Thinking Man as Hero poster Age: 36

A Thinking Man as Hero

1973
as Frank Cordroy
Endless Night poster Age: 35

Endless Night

1972
as Reuben
No poster
Age: 35

Shelley

1972
as Byron
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg poster Age: 35

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

1972
as Freddie
Eyewitness poster Age: 33

Eyewitness

1970
as Victor Grazzini
Taste of Excitement poster Age: 33

Taste of Excitement

1969
as Guardi
Laughter in the Dark poster Age: 32

Laughter in the Dark

1969
as Paul
The Assassination Bureau poster Age: 32

The Assassination Bureau

1969
as Jealous lover at 'La Belle Amie' (uncredited)
The Charge of the Light Brigade poster Age: 31

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968
as Paymaster Capt. Duberly
A Magnum for Schneider poster Age: 30

A Magnum for Schneider

1967
as Toby Meres
Blow-Up poster Age: 30

Blow-Up

1966
as Ron
No poster
Age: 29

Don't Utter a Note

1966
as Sgt. Howlett
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World poster Age: 29

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

1966
as Paris Singer
Some Lapse of Time poster Age: 29

Some Lapse of Time

1965
as Policeman
Dead Man's Chest poster Age: 29

Dead Man's Chest

1965
as Joe
Three Hats for Lisa poster Age: 28

Three Hats for Lisa

1965
as Pepper
The Crunch poster Age: 27

The Crunch

1964
as Captain Buckley
The Informers poster Age: 27

The Informers

1963
as Peter The Pole (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Victoria poster Age: 79

Victoria

2016
as Duke of Wellington
Murder poster Age: 79

Murder

2016
as Greville Cotterall
The Sarah Jane Adventures poster Age: 70

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007
as Lionel Carson
Jericho poster Age: 69

Jericho

2005
as Fleming
No poster
Age: 63

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000
Perfect Scoundrels poster Age: 53

Perfect Scoundrels

1990
as Guy Buchanan
Screen One poster Age: 52

Screen One

1989
as George Grant
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster Age: 52

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989
as Sir Roderick Horsfield
Executive Stress poster Age: 50

Executive Stress

1986
Lytton's Diary poster Age: 48

Lytton's Diary

1985
as Neville Lytton
ITV Christmas Comedy poster Age: 46

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983
The Irish R.M. poster Age: 46

The Irish R.M.

1983
as Major Sinclair Yeates
The Bounder poster Age: 45

The Bounder

1982
as Howard Booth
Vice Versa poster Age: 44

Vice Versa

1981
as Paul Bultitude
Only When I Laugh poster Age: 43

Only When I Laugh

1979
as Archie Glover
To the Manor Born poster Age: 42

To the Manor Born

1979
as Richard DeVere
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 42

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Major Haddock
Pennies from Heaven poster Age: 41

Pennies from Heaven

1978
as Prosecuting Counsel
No poster
Age: 40

A Roof Over My Head

1977
No poster
Age: 40

The Sunday Drama

1977
as Prince Borodski
I, Claudius poster Age: 39

I, Claudius

1976
as Caractacus
The Crezz poster Age: 39

The Crezz

1976
as Ken Green
Rumpole of the Bailey poster Age: 39

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975
as Guthrie Featherstone
Space: 1999 poster Age: 38

Space: 1999

1975
as Balhor
Survivors poster Age: 38

Survivors

1975
as David Grant
Churchill's People poster Age: 38

Churchill's People

1974
as Thistlewood
Rising Damp poster Age: 37

Rising Damp

1974
as Hilary
No poster
Age: 37

Good Girl

1974
as Colin Peale
Napoleon and Love poster Age: 37

Napoleon and Love

1974
as Captain Joachim Murat
No poster
Age: 36

Chéri

1973
as Patron
Thriller poster Age: 36

Thriller

1973
as Supt. Lucas
Crown Court poster Age: 35

Crown Court

1972
Crown Court poster Age: 35

Crown Court

1972
as Gerald Somerville
The Protectors poster Age: 35

The Protectors

1972
as Gregor Kofax
A Ghost Story for Christmas poster Age: 35

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971
as Peter
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 34

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
as Inspector Saunders
The Persuaders! poster Age: 34

The Persuaders!

1971
as Mitchell
No poster
Age: 34

The Ten Commandments

1971
as Tommy Radd
No poster
Age: 33

Happy Ever After

1969
as Tony Bulstrode
No poster
Age: 33

Happy Ever After

1969
as Michael
Department S poster Age: 32

Department S

1969
as Borowitsch
The Main Chance poster Age: 32

The Main Chance

1969
as Roger Lamb
No poster
Age: 32

W. Somerset Maugham

1969
as Robert Crosbie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 32

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Jack Campbell-Barnes
The Prisoner poster Age: 30

The Prisoner

1967
as 'A'
Callan poster Age: 30

Callan

1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle poster Age: 30

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967
as Harry Deacon
NET Playhouse poster Age: 29

NET Playhouse

1966
as Razumikhin
The Informer poster Age: 29

The Informer

1966
as Jack Hart
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 29

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Insp. Hounslow
Out of the Unknown poster Age: 28

Out of the Unknown

1965
as Policeman
Public Eye poster Age: 28

Public Eye

1965
as Croxley
No poster
Age: 27

The Protectors

1964
as Dr. Fothergill
No poster
Age: 26

Crane

1963
as Nikkolai Drax
The Saint poster Age: 25

The Saint

1962
as Serge
The Saint poster Age: 25

The Saint

1962
as Maurice Kerr
No poster
Age: 24

Drama 61-67

1961
as Capt. Buckley
The Avengers poster Age: 24

The Avengers

1961
as Thyssen
The Avengers poster Age: 24

The Avengers

1961
as Ezdorf
Danger Man poster Age: 23

Danger Man

1960
as Gamal
No Hiding Place poster Age: 22

No Hiding Place

1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries poster Age: 22

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959
as Joe
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 19

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Simpson
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 19

Armchair Theatre

1956
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 19

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Pete
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 19

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Morgan
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 19

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Dermot Llewelyn
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 19

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Sgt. Howlett
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 19

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Toby Meres
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 15

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Melville
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