Bill Treacher

Acting

Bill Treacher

Born June 4, 1930London, England, UK31 credits

Bill Treacher (born 4 June 1930, died 5 November 2022) was an English actor. He was known for portraying the role of Arthur Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 1996, and was the first person to be cast for the show. Treacher grew up in the East End of London. After his national service in the Royal Air Force, he worked as a steward with P&O, where he saved enough money to attend drama school. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Treacher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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2009Coming Home
as Father AlistairMovie
George and the Dragon
2004George and the Dragon
as ElmendorfMovie
Diggity: A Home at Last
2002Diggity: A Home at Last
as Malcolm SleeMovie
The Musketeer
2001The Musketeer
as BonacieuxMovie
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2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Arthur Fowler (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Tale of the Mummy
1998Tale of the Mummy
as StuartMovie
My Brother David
1989My Brother David
as Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)Movie
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Howard BoylanTV
EastEnders
1985EastEnders
as Arthur FowlerTV
Pop Pirates
1984Pop Pirates
as Mr CarpenterMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergerac
as Security GuardTV
Minder
1979Minder
as PunterTV
Dinner at the Sporting Club
1978Dinner at the Sporting Club
as Benham's Coach (uncredited)Movie
Grange Hill
1978Grange Hill
as Mr. McMahonTV
Gambitt's Move
1975Gambitt's Move
as Removal ManMovie
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1974The Aweful Mr Goodall
as Dispatch RiderTV
Centre Play
1973Centre Play
as Removal ManTV
Crown Court
1972Crown Court
as Sergeant BarnetTV
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1970Codename
as Taxi DriverTV
Dad's Army
1968Dad's Army
as SailorTV
Redcap
1964Redcap
as CorporalTV