Peter Bowles

Born: 1936-10-16

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


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as Miles Urquhart
Released: 2008-02-28

Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family....

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Paymaster Capt. Duberly
Released: 1968-04-10

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led...

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The Offence

as Detective Inspector Cameron
Released: 1973-01-11

A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

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Blow-Up

as Ron
Released: 1966-12-18

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana,...

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The Legend of Hell House

as Hanley
Released: 1973-06-15

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the...

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Lilting

as Alan
Released: 2014-08-07

A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover...

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Ballet Shoes

as Sir Donald Houghton
Released: 2008-08-26

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and...

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The Assassination Bureau

as Jealous lover at 'La Belle Amie' (uncredited)
Released: 1969-03-09

In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an...

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Love's Kitchen

as Max Templeton
Released: 2011-06-24

Rob Haley, an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his...

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The Disappearance

as Jefferies
Released: 1977-11-30

The wife of a contract killer disappears. When he is hired by an international organisation to...

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The Steal

as Lord Childwell
Released: 1995-05-05

A young American computer hackeress is hired by a liberal British lawyer to right the wrong done...

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Colour Me Kubrick

as Cyril
Released: 2005-10-06

The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's...

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The Informers

as Peter The Pole (uncredited)
Released: 1963-11-29

When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close...

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Endless Night

as Reuben
Released: 1972-10-05

Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a...

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Off the Rails

as Vicar
Released: 2021-07-23

Now in their 50’s, three friends recreate an inter-rail journey across Europe, but this time...

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Freebird

as The Chairman
Released: 2008-02-01

A Rock and Roll Road Movie Comedy set in Wales

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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

as Freddie
Released: 1972-05-01

A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly...

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Sean Connery: In His Own Words

as Self
Released: 2015-08-18

Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends,...

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Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

as Lord Jack Carberry
Released: 1988-05-15

The singular life of Beryl Markham - renowned aviatrix, author and adventurer

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Eyewitness

as Victor Grazzini
Released: 1970-06-05

A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone...

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Stigma

as Peter
Released: 1977-12-28

A young couple move into a remote country house in the middle of a stone circle. They employ...

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I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

as Self
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A documentary which explores the life and the career of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the...

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Taste of Excitement

as Guardi
Released: 1969-11-01

A man has been killed on the Dover/Boulogne car ferry. What is the connection between him and...

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For the Love of Benji

as Ronald
Released: 1977-06-10

Benji gets lost after a flight overseas and becomes a stray in Athens, Greece. He then tries...

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Peterman

as Old Boy
Released: 2015-04-01

The death of his safe cracking grandfather has landed Johnny as the only one left alive who can...

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Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

as Paris Singer
Released: 1966-01-02

The outrageous life of the American dancer of the 1920s, Isadora Duncan, whom Ken Russell...

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In Love and War

as Melville
Released: 2001-11-18

After being released from an Italian prison, British officer Eric Newby (Blue) must find his way...

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The Masqueraders

as Mitchell
Released: 1980-01-01

Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair...

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A Magnum for Schneider

as Toby Meres
Released: 1967-02-04

Introducing David Callan, in his first case after being invalided out of the special services.

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Little White Lies

as Oliver
Released: 1998-06-17

The tragic, unexpected death of David in a car-crash causes the cozy, safe life of gardener Beth...

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One of the Hollywood Ten

as Jack Warner
Released: 2002-06-07

Herbert Biberman struggles as a Hollywood writer and director blacklisted as one of The...

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Try This One for Size

as Igor
Released: 1989-09-22

The story (based on a novel by James Hadley Chase) concerns the efforts of the genial and...

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Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise

as Major Todd Milligan
Released: 1973-11-30

Just before copywriter Victor Dean fell to his death, he wrote to his supervisors at Pym's...

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Dead Man's Chest

as Joe
Released: 1965-10-27

Two young journalists simulate a murder, but the scheme backfires when the mock victim disappears.

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The Crunch

as Captain Buckley
Released: 1964-01-19

A megalomaniac dictator, in charge of a former colony, installs a nuclear bomb in its London...

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Three Hats for Lisa

as Pepper
Released: 1965-01-01

French movie pin up Sophie Hardy is Lisa Milan, a gorgeous Continental film star who's just...

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Passport to Murder

as Inspector Bullion
Released: 1993-03-07

After her divorce is final, socialite Helen Hollander heads to Paris and finds herself caught up...

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Together

as uncredited
Released: 2018-06-22

An elderly couple face separation when one of them is admitted to a care home.

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Running Late

as George Grant
Released: 1992-10-11

Television interviewer George Grant, renowned for his ability to get at the truth, is at the...

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Laughter in the Dark

as Paul
Released: 1969-05-11

Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Sir Roderick Horsfield
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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The One Show

as Self
First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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The Avengers

as Thyssen
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The Avengers

as Ezdorf
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The Saint

as Serge
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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The Saint

as Maurice Kerr
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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Space: 1999

as Balhor
First aired: 1975-09-04

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon...

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Crown Court

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Crown Court

as Gerald Somerville
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Victoria

as Duke of Wellington
First aired: 2016-08-28

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and...

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Major Haddock
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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The Persuaders!

as Mitchell
First aired: 1971-09-17

An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

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Rumpole of the Bailey

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-12-17

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...

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No Hiding Place

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...

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The Prisoner

as 'A'
First aired: 1967-09-29

After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but...

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Callan

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-07-08

Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage....

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Thriller

as Supt. Lucas
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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The Protectors

as Gregor Kofax
First aired: 1972-09-29

The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It...

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Public Eye

as Croxley
First aired: 1965-01-23

Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC...

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The Main Chance

as Roger Lamb
First aired: 1969-06-18

The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972...

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Department S

as Borowitsch
First aired: 1969-09-09

Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The...

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Inspector Saunders
First aired: 1971-09-20

Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-03-18

A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who...

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A Ghost Story for Christmas

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-12-24

A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing...

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To the Manor Born

as Richard DeVere
First aired: 1979-09-30

Sitcom about the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey fforbes Hamilton and Richard...

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Rising Damp

as Hilary
First aired: 1974-09-02

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Melville
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Jericho

as Fleming
First aired: 2005-10-16

Jericho is an ITV British crime drama series which was transmitted in 2005. It was created and...

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The Bounder

as Howard Booth
First aired: 1982-04-16

The Bounder is a British sitcom which ran from 16 April 1982 to 28 October 1983, made by...

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The Irish R.M.

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-01-06

The Irish R.M. refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross, and...

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Lytton's Diary

as Neville Lytton
First aired: 1985-01-09

Peter Bowles gives a memorable performance as Fleet Street's most successful gossip columnist,...

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Murder

as Greville Cotterall
First aired: 2016-03-03

Three different deaths. Three unique stories. Who is lying and who is telling the truth?

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Executive Stress

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-10-20

Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1986 to 1988. Produced by Thames...

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Pennies from Heaven

as Prosecuting Counsel
First aired: 1978-03-07

Pennies From Heaven is a 1978 BBC television drama serial written by Dennis Potter. The title is...

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Napoleon and Love

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-03-05

Napoleon and Love was a 1974 British television series originally aired on ITV and lasting for 9...

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The Crezz

as Ken Green
First aired: 1976-09-16

The Crezz is a British television drama produced by Thames Television and shown on the ITV...

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Only When I Laugh

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-10-29

Only When I Laugh is a British television sitcom. It is set in the ward of an NHS hospital. The...

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Vice Versa (1981)

as Paul Bultitude
First aired: 1981-09-29

This seven-part series from ATV was set in the Victorian era and based on a story published in...

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