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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-06-04

Day of Death

2022-11-05 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Bill Treacher

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

George and the Dragon

2004

George and the Dragon

as

Elmendorf

The Musketeer

2001

The Musketeer

as

Bonacieux

Diggity: A Home at Last

2002

Diggity: A Home at Last

as

Malcolm Slee

Pop Pirates

1984

Pop Pirates

as

Mr Carpenter

My Brother David

1989

My Brother David

as

Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)

Gambitt's Move

1975

Gambitt's Move

as

Removal Man

Coming Home

2009

Coming Home

as

Father Alistair

Tale of the Mummy

1998

Tale of the Mummy

as

Stuart

Dinner at the Sporting Club

1978

Dinner at the Sporting Club

as

Benham's Coach (uncredited)

Codename

Codename

as

Taxi Driver

Minder

Minder

as

Punter

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Sergeant Barnet

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Arthur Fowler

Grange Hill

Grange Hill

as

Mr. McMahon

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Security Guard

Casualty

Casualty

as

Howard Boylan

Production

Crew

Directing