AKA William John Owen Rowbotham

Born: 14-Mar-1914
Birthplace: Acton, Middlesex, England
Died: 12-Jul-1999
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: Cancer - Pancreatic

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Last of the Summer Wine

Military service: British Army (Ordinance Corps)

Wife: Edith Stevenson (m. 1946, div. 1964, two children)
Son: Tom Owen (actor, b. 8-Apr-1949)
Wife: Kathleen O'Donoghue (m. 1977, until his death)

    Member of the British Empire 1976

    TELEVISION
    Last of the Summer Wine William "Compo" Simmonite (1973-2000)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Handmaid's Tale (15-Feb-1990)
    Brideshead Revisited (12-Oct-1981)
    O Lucky Man! (20-Jun-1973)
    Georgy Girl (Jun-1966)
    Carry On Cabby (1963)
    Carry On Regardless (4-Apr-1961)
    On the Fiddle (1961)
    Carry On Nurse (21-Jul-1959)
    Carve Her Name with Pride (8-Sep-1958)
    Carry On Sergeant (Aug-1958)
    The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (26-Jun-1952)
    Hotel Sahara (12-Oct-1951)
    Once a Jolly Swagman (2-Jan-1949)
    When the Bough Breaks (1947)
    The Way to the Stars (16-Jun-1945)

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