Bill Owen: Bill Owen. Actor: Last of the Summer Wine. This English actor 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...
Known For: Last of the Summer Wine (Compo), Not So Dusty (Dusty), Georgy Girl (Ted), Sherlock Holmes (Inspector Lestrade)