Peter Bowles
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.
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Acting History
2024
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy as Self /Richard DeVere (archive footage)
2021Off the Rails as Vicar
2018Together
2016Victoria as Duke of Wellington
2016Murder: Lost Weekend as Greville Cotterall
2016Murder as Greville Cotterall
2015Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self
2015Peterman as Old Boy
2014Lilting as Alan
2011Love's Kitchen as Max Templeton
2008Ballet Shoes as Sir Donald Houghton
2008The Bank Job as Miles Urquhart
2008Freebird as The Chairman
2007The Sarah Jane Adventures as Lionel Carson
2005Jericho as Fleming
2005Colour Me Kubrick as Cyril
2002One of the Hollywood Ten as Jack Warner
2001In Love and War as Melville
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
1998Little White Lies as Oliver
1995The Steal as Lord Childwell
1993Passport to Murder as Inspector Bullion
1992Running Late as George Grant
1990Perfect Scoundrels as Guy Buchanan
1989Try This One for Size as Igor
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot as Sir Roderick Horsfield
1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Lord Jack Carberry
1986Executive Stress
1985Lytton's Diary as Neville Lytton
1983ITV Christmas Comedy
1983The Irish R.M. as Major Sinclair Yeates
1982The Bounder as Howard Booth
1981Vice Versa as Paul Bultitude
1980Rumpole's Return as Guthrie Featherstone
1980The Masqueraders as Mitchell
1979Only When I Laugh as Archie Glover
1979To the Manor Born as Richard DeVere
1979Tales of the Unexpected as Major Haddock
1978Pennies from Heaven as Prosecuting Counsel
1977Stigma as Peter
1977The Disappearance as Jefferies
1977A Roof Over My Head
1977For the Love of Benji as Ronald
1976I, Claudius as Caractacus
1976The Crezz as Ken Green
1975Rumpole of the Bailey as Guthrie Featherstone
1975Space: 1999 as Balhor
1974Churchill's People as Thistlewood
1974Rising Damp as Hilary
1974Good Girl
1974Napoleon and Love
1973Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise as Major Todd Milligan
1973The Legend of Hell House as Hanley
1973Thriller as Supt. Lucas
1973The Offence as Detective Inspector Cameron
1972Crown Court
1972Crown Court as Gerald Somerville
1972Endless Night as Reuben
1972The Protectors as Gregor Kofax
1972Shelley as Byron
1972A Day in the Death of Joe Egg as Freddie
1971A Ghost Story for Christmas as Peter
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Saunders
1971The Persuaders! as Mitchell
1971The Ten Commandments as Tommy Radd
1970Eyewitness as Victor Grazzini
1969Taste of Excitement as Guardi
1969Department S as Borowitsch
1969The Main Chance as Roger Lamb
1969Laughter in the Dark as Paul
1969The Assassination Bureau as Jealous lover at 'La Belle Amie' (uncredited)
1968The Charge of the Light Brigade as Paymaster Capt. Duberly
1967The Prisoner as 'A'
1967Callan
1967A Magnum for Schneider as Toby Meres
1967Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as Harry Deacon
1966Blow-Up as Ron
1966The Informer as Jack Hart
1966Don't Utter a Note as Sgt. Howlett
1966Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World as Paris Singer
1965Some Lapse of Time as Policeman
1965Dead Man's Chest as Joe
1965BBC Play of the Month as Insp. Hounslow
1965Public Eye as Croxley
1965Three Hats for Lisa as Pepper
1964The Protectors as Dr. Fothergill
1964The Crunch as Captain Buckley
1963The Informers as Peter The Pole (uncredited)
1963Crane as Nikkolai Drax
1962The Saint as Serge
1962The Saint as Maurice Kerr
1961The Avengers as Thyssen
1961The Avengers as Ezdorf
1960Danger Man as Gamal
1959No Hiding Place
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Melville
—I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni as Self