Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

1936–2022·Deceased·Active 1956–2020

Though he had a long and varied career on stage and screen, Peter Bowles achieved his greatest popular success on mainstream TV as the debonair nouveau riche tycoon Richard De Vere, head of a supermarket and catering chain, forever matching wits with Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton (

Career stats
74Films
816Posters
64Years active
1990Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

82 posters
Blow-Up
Blow-Up · 1967
The Bank Job
The Bank Job · 2008
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House · 1973
The Offence
The Offence · 1972
Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1 · 2000
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade · 1968
The Saint
The Saint · 1962
Freebird
Freebird · 2008
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! · 1971
Lilting
Lilting · 2014
Eyewitness
Eyewitness · 1970
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg · 1972

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Geoffrey Palmer(1927-2020)
Geoffrey Palmer(1927-2020)
Actor · 19 films together
Jane Asher(I)
Jane Asher(I)
Actor · 17 films together
Patrick Troughton(1920-1987)
Patrick Troughton(1920-1987)
Actor · 17 films together
John Horsley
John Horsley
Actor · 16 films together
Mark Eden
Mark Eden
Actor · 16 films together
George Pravda
George Pravda
Actor · 15 films together
John Carson
John Carson
Actor · 15 films together
Joss Ackland(1928-2023)
Joss Ackland(1928-2023)
Actor · 15 films together