Bill Treacher
Born in London, England, UK — Jun 04 1930• Died Nov 05 2022
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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.
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EastEnders
Arthur Fowler
Casualty
Howard Boylan
The Professionals
Dave
Minder
Punter
Bergerac
Security Guard
Crown Court
Sergeant Barnet
Grange Hill
Mr. McMahon
The Sweeney
Tom
No Hiding Place
Out of the Unknown
Harris
Dad's Army
Sailor
Redcap
Corporal
Centre Play
Removal Man
The Chinese Detective
Codename
Taxi Driver
The Enigma Files
Cyril
The Musketeer
Bonacieux
Till Death...
Man
The Aweful Mr Goodall
Dispatch Rider
George and the Dragon
Elmendorf
Tale of the Mummy
Stuart
Dinner at the Sporting Club
Benham's Coach (uncredited)
Sweet Sixteen
Pop Pirates
Mr Carpenter
My Brother David
Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)
Diggity: A Home at Last
Malcolm Slee
No Place Like Earth
Harris
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
Arthur Fowler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gambitt's Move
Removal Man
Coming Home
Father Alistair