Michael Bates, Bill Owen and Peter Sallis in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

Michael Bates, Bill Owen and Peter Sallis in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)


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Caption: Michael Bates, Bill Owen and Peter Sallis in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

About William John Owen Rowbotham

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
Born: March 14, 1914
Star sign: Pisces
Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Known for: Last of the Summer Wine (1973), Georgy Girl (1966), O Lucky Man! (1973), Carry on Sergeant (1958)
Source: IMDB

This Britisher was born of humble, working class beginnings and became well-known for playing the same kind of blokes on both film and TV. Born William Rowbotham, he was the son of a tram driver and laundress. He knew early on that entertaining was the life for him. He worked in odd jobs as a printer's apprentice and band vocalist to make do and, ...


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