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Bill Treacher

Bill Treacher

Actor · 1930–2022 · London, England, UK

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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.

Acted in 30

2000s

  1. 2004
  2. 2002

    Diggity: A Home at Last

    Malcolm Slee

  3. 2001
  4. Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

    Arthur Fowler (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

  1. 1998

    Tale of the Mummy

    Stuart

1980s

  1. 1989

    My Brother David

    Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)

  2. 1986
  3. 1985
  4. 1984

    Pop Pirates

    Mr Carpenter

  5. 1982
  6. 1981
  7. Till Death...

    Man · 1 episode

  8. The Chinese Detective

    TV

  9. 1980

    The Enigma Files

    Cyril · 1 episode

1960s

  1. 1968
  2. 1965

    No Place Like Earth

    Harris

  3. 1964

    Redcap

    Corporal · 1 episode

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