Acting

Bill Treacher

Born 1930-06-04 · London, England, UK

Died 2022-11-05

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.

Credits

Newest first

Coming Home
as Father Alistair
2009
George and the Dragon
as Elmendorf
2004
Diggity: A Home at Last
as Malcolm Slee
2002
The Musketeer
as Bonacieux
2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
as Arthur Fowler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
as Stuart
1998
My Brother David
as Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)
1989
Casualty
as Howard Boylan
1986
EastEnders
as Arthur Fowler
1985
Pop Pirates
as Mr Carpenter
1984
The Agatha Christie Hour
as Station Porter
1982
Bergerac
as Security Guard
1981
Till Death...
as Man
1981
The Chinese Detective
1981
The Enigma Files
as Cyril
1980
Minder
as Punter
1979
Spooner's Patch
as Car Owner
1979
Dinner at the Sporting Club
as Benham's Coach (uncredited)
1978
Grange Hill
as Mr. McMahon
1978
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
The Professionals
as Dave
1977
Gambitt's Move
as Removal Man
1975
The Sweeney
as Tom
1975
The Aweful Mr Goodall
as Dispatch Rider
1974
Centre Play
as Removal Man
1973
Crown Court
as Sergeant Barnet
1972
New Scotland Yard
as Jack Rooney
1972
Bless This House
as Arnold
1971
Codename
as Taxi Driver
1970
Dad's Army
as Sailor
1968
No Place Like Earth
as Harris
1965
Out of the Unknown
as Harris
1965
Redcap
as Corporal
1964
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
as Harry
1964
No Hiding Place
1959
Sweet Sixteen
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