ACTOR · FROM LONDON, UK
Bill Treacher
1930–202234 credits since 19591 coming up
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ABOUT BILL
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born4 June 1930
Died5 November 2022
BirthplaceLondon, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora13 of 34 titles
Known for
The titles people know Bill from.
Series
MovieComing up
What Bill is working on next.
- Sweet SixteenDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 13
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- The SweeneyIMDb 8.1
- Working since
- 1959
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
5 titles · IMDb 5.2 on averageComing Home
Not on Cineoraas Father Alistair
Movieas Elmendorf
as Malcolm Slee
Movieas Bonacieux
as Arthur Fowler (archive footage) (uncredited)
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 4.1 on average
Movieas Stuart
The 1980s
9 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
as Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)
Seriesas Howard Boylan · 1 episode
Seriesas Arthur Fowler · 1354 episodes
as Mr Carpenter
Seriesas Station Porter · 1 episode
Seriesas Security Guard · 1 episode
as Man · 1 episode
1 episode
The 1970s
13 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average
Seriesas Punter · 1 episode
as Car Owner · 1 episode
as Benham's Coach (uncredited)
Seriesas Mr. McMahon · 1 episode
Seriesas Dave · 1 episode
as Removal Man
Seriesas Tom · 1 episode
The Aweful Mr Goodall
Not on Cineoraas Dispatch Rider · 1 episode
The 1960s
5 titles · IMDb 8.1 on average
Seriesas Sailor · 1 episode
as Harris
as Harris · 1 episode
as Corporal · 1 episode
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
Not on Cineoraas Harry · 1 episode
The 1950s
1 title
1 episode
