Beloved British actor Peter Bowles, who starred in BBC sitcom To The Manor Born, has died aged 85, his agent has confirmed.
In a statement to the BBC, Bowles’ agent said he had “sadly passed away from cancer.” He is survived by wife Susan Bennett and three children Guy, Adam and Sasha.
“Starting his career at the Old Vic Theatre in 1956, he starred in 45 theatrical productions ending at the age of 81 in The Exorcist at the Phoenix Theatre,” said the statement, reflecting on an incredible and lengthy career.
“He worked consistently on stage and screen, becoming a household name on TV as the archetypal English gent in To The Manor Born, Only When I Laugh, The Bounder and Lytton’s Diary, which he devised himself.”
Born in 1936, Bowles’ career began in theater for several years before he featured in an episode of Rising Damp.
He became recognized as a comic actor...
In a statement to the BBC, Bowles’ agent said he had “sadly passed away from cancer.” He is survived by wife Susan Bennett and three children Guy, Adam and Sasha.
“Starting his career at the Old Vic Theatre in 1956, he starred in 45 theatrical productions ending at the age of 81 in The Exorcist at the Phoenix Theatre,” said the statement, reflecting on an incredible and lengthy career.
“He worked consistently on stage and screen, becoming a household name on TV as the archetypal English gent in To The Manor Born, Only When I Laugh, The Bounder and Lytton’s Diary, which he devised himself.”
Born in 1936, Bowles’ career began in theater for several years before he featured in an episode of Rising Damp.
He became recognized as a comic actor...
- 3/17/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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