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Peter Bowles

1936 - 2022

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Peter John Bowles (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English screen and stage actor, best known for playing Richard DeVere in To the Manor Born, as well as Guthrie Featherstone in Rumpole of the Bailey and Archie Glover in Only When I Laugh. He gained prominence for television dramas such as Callan: A Magnum for Schneider and I, Claudius, before becoming becoming recognised for his roles in sitcoms and television comedy dramas, such as The Bounder, The Irish R.M., Lytton's Diary, Executive Stress and Perfect Scoundrels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Bowles is the 9,210th most popular actor (down from 8,894th in 2024), the 6,294th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,998th in 2019) and the 1,022nd most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Peter Bowles ranks 9,210 out of 13,578. Before him are Tuva Novotny, Bernard Blancan, Torri Higginson, Rie Tanaka, Rainie Yang, and Wendy Moniz. After him are Olaf Lubaszenko, Roberto Accornero, Mark Metcalf, Archie Kao, Ashley Scott, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste.

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Among people born in 1936, Peter Bowles ranks 578. Before him are Delio Gamboa, Chilla Porter, Walter D'Hondt, Bob Graham, Marj Dusay, and John Danforth. After him are Francine York, Don Cornelius, Martha Layne Collins, Juris Upatnieks, Saginaw Grant, and Marge Piercy. Among people deceased in 2022, Peter Bowles ranks 650. Before him are Bappi Lahiri, Howard Hesseman, Grace Alele-Williams, Roman Kutuzov, Darya Dugina, and Volodymyr Struk. After him are Estela Rodríguez, Kirk Baptiste, Gábor Csapó, June Brown, Shane Warne, and Charlotte Valandrey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Bowles ranks 6,296 out of 8,785. Before him are Sara Ahmed (1969), C. H. Douglas (1879), Peter Serafinowicz (1972), Stephen Hough (1961), Frank Adams (1930), and William Regal (1968). After him are Paul Green (1983), John Parr (1952), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987), Guy Henry (1960), Irving Finkel (1951), and Andrew Ng (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Bowles ranks 1,022. Before him are Lee Evans (1964), George K. Arthur (1899), Anne Reid (1935), George Formby (1904), Katie Price (1978), and Peter Serafinowicz (1972). After him are Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987), Guy Henry (1960), John Laurie (1897), Keeley Hawes (1976), Andrew Tiernan (1965), and Saskia Reeves (1961).

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