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Last Of The Summer Wine. William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen). Copyright: BBC
Bill Owen

Bill Owen

  • English
  • Actor
Last Of The Summer Wine. William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen). Copyright: BBC

Bill Owen was an English actor.

Year Production Role
2010 Last Of The Last Of The Summer Wine Self (Archive Material)
2003 30 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine Self (Archive Material)
2000 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 21
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  1. E1 - Lipstick And Other Problems
  2. E2 - Under The Rug
  3. E3 - Magic And The Morris Minor
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
2000 Bill Owen: A Tribute Self (Archive Material)
2000 Last Of The Summer Wine - Last Post And Pigeon William 'Compo' Simmonite
1999 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 20
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  1. E1 - The Pony Set
  2. E2 - How Errol Flynn Discovered The Secret Of Nora Batt
  3. E3 - Who's Thrown Her Tom Cruise Photographs Away?
  4. E4 - What Happened To Barry's Nose?
  5. E5 - Optimism In The Housing Market
  6. E6 - Will Barry Go Septic Despite Listening To Classical Music?
  7. E7 - Beware The Vanilla Slice
  8. E8 - Howard Throws A Wobbler
  9. E9 - The Phantom Number 14 Bus
  10. E10 - Ironing Day
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1998 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 19
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  1. E1 - Beware Of The Oglethorpe
  2. E2 - Tarzan Of The Towpath
  3. E3 - Truly And The Hole Truth
  4. E4 - Oh Howard, We Should Get One Of Those
  5. E5 - The Suit That Attracts Blondes
  6. E6 - The Only Diesel Powered Saxophone In Captivity
  7. E7 - Perfection - Thy Name Is Ridley
  8. E8 - Nowhere Particular
  9. E9 - From Audrey Nash To The Widow Dilhooley
  10. E10 - Support Your Local Skydiver
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1997 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 18
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  1. E1 - The Love Mobile
  2. E2 - A Clean Sweep
  3. E3 - The Mysterious C.W. Northrop
  4. E4 - A Double For Howard
  5. E5 - How To Create A Monster
  6. E6 - Deviations With Davenport
  7. E7 - According To The Prophet Bickerdyke
  8. E8 - Next Kiss Please
  9. E9 - Destiny And Six Bananas
  10. E10 - A Sidecar Named Desire
  11. Special - There Goes The Groom
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1997 25 Years Of Last Of The Summer Wine Self
1996 Last Of The Summer Wine - Extra! Extra! William 'Compo' Simmonite
1995 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 17
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  1. E1 - Leaving Home Forever, Or Till Teatime
  2. E2 - Bicycle Bonanza
  3. E3 - The Glamour Of The Uniform
  4. E4 - The First Human Being To Ride A Hill
  5. E5 - Captain Clutterbuck's Treasure
  6. E6 - Desperate For A Duffield
  7. E7 - The Suit That Turned Left
  8. E8 - Beware Of The Elbow
  9. E9 - The Thing In Wesley's Shed
  10. E10 - Brushes At Dawn
  11. Special - A Leg Up For Christmas
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1995 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 16
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  1. E1 - The Glory Hole
  2. E2 - Adopted By A Stray
  3. E3 - The Defeat Of The Stoneworm
  4. E4 - Once In A Moonlit Junkyard
  5. E5 - The Space Ace
  6. E6 - The Most Powerful Eyeballs In West Yorkshire
  7. E7 - The Dewhirsts Of Ogleby Hall
  8. E8 - The Sweet Smell Of Excess
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1995 Last Of The Summer Wine - The Man Who Nearly Knew Pavarotti William 'Compo' Simmonite
1993 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 15
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  1. E1 - How To Clear Your Pipes
  2. E2 - Where There's Smoke There's Barbecue
  3. E3 - The Black Widow
  4. E4 - Have You Got A Light Mate?
  5. E5 - Stop That Bath
  6. E6 - Springing Smiler
  7. E7 - Concerto For Solo Bicycle
  8. E8 - There Are Gypsies At The Bottom Of Our Garden
  9. E9 - Aladdin Gets On Your Wick
  10. Special - Welcome To Earth
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1992 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 14
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  1. E1 - By The Magnificent Thighs Of Ernie Burniston
  2. E2 - Errol Flynn Used To Have A Pair Like That
  3. E3 - The Phantom Of The Graveyard
  4. E4 - The Self-Propelled Salad Strainer
  5. E5 - Ordeal By Trousers
  6. E6 - Happy Birthday, Howard
  7. E7 - Who's Got Rhythm?
  8. E8 - Camera Shy
  9. E9 - Wheelies
  10. E10 - Stop That Castle!
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1991 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 13
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  1. E1 - Quick, Quick, Slow
  2. E2 - Give Us A Lift
  3. E3 - Was That Nora Batty Singing?
  4. E4 - Cashflow Problems
  5. E5 - Passing The Earring
  6. E6 - Pole Star
  7. Special - Situations Vacant
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1990 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 12
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  1. E1 - Return Of The Warrior
  2. E2 - Come In Sunray Major
  3. E3 - The Charity Balls
  4. E4 - Walking Stiff Can Make You Famous
  5. E5 - That's Not Captain Zero
  6. E6 - Das (Welly) Boot
  7. E7 - The Empire That Foggy Nearly Built
  8. E8 - The Last Surviving Maurice Chevalier Impression
  9. E9 - Roll On
  10. E10 - A Landlady For Smiler
  11. Special - Barry's Christmas
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1989 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 11
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  1. E1 - Come Back Jack Harry Teesdale
  2. E2 - The Kiss And Mavis Poskit
  3. E3 - Oh Shut Up And Eat Your Choc-Ice
  4. E4 - Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?
  5. E5 - Happy Anniversary, Gough And Jessie
  6. E6 - Getting Barry Higher In The World
  7. E7 - Three Men And A Mangle
  8. Special - What's Santa Brought For Nora Then?
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1988 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 10
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  1. E1 - The Experiment
  2. E2 - The Treasure Of The Deep
  3. E3 - Dancing Feet
  4. E4 - That Certain Smile
  5. E5 - Downhill Racer
  6. E6 - The Day Of The Welsh Ferret
  7. Special - Crums
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1987 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 9
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  1. E1 - Why Does Norman Clegg Buy Ladies' Elastic Stockings?
  2. E2 - The Heavily Reinforced Bottom
  3. E3 - Dried Dates And Codfanglers
  4. E4 - The Really Masculine Purse
  5. E5 - Who's Feeling Ejected Then?
  6. E6 - The Ice-Cream Man Cometh
  7. E7 - Set The People Free
  8. E8 - Go With The Flow
  9. E9 - Jaws
  10. E10 - Edie And The Automobile
  11. E11 - Wind Power
  12. E12 - When You Take A Good Bite, Yorkshire Tastes Terrible
  13. Special - Big Day At Dream Acre
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1986 Last Of The Summer Wine - 1986 Specials
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  1. Special - Uncle Of The Bride
  2. Special - Merry Christmas Father Christmas
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1985 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 8
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  1. E1 - The Mysterious Feet Of Nora Batty
  2. E2 - Keeping Britain Tidy
  3. E3 - Enter The Phantom
  4. E4 - Catching Digby's Donkey
  5. E5 - The Woollen Mills Of Your Mind
  6. E6 - Who's Looking After The Café Then?
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1984 Last Of The Summer Wine - The Loxley Lozenge William 'Compo' Simmonite
1983 Last Of The Summer Wine - Getting Sam Home William 'Compo' Simmonite
1983 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 7
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  1. E1 - The Frozen Turkey Man
  2. E2 - The White Man's Grave
  3. E3 - The Waist Land
  4. E4 - Cheering Up Ludovic
  5. E5 - The Three Astaires
  6. E6 - The Arts Of Concealment
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1982 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 6
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  1. E1 - In The Service Of Humanity
  2. E2 - Car And Garter
  3. E3 - The Odd Dog Men
  4. E4 - A Bicycle Made For Three
  5. E5 - One Of The Last Few Places Unexplored By Man
  6. E6 - Serenade For Tight Jeans And Metal Detector
  7. E7 - From Wellies To Wet Suit
  8. Special - All Mod Conned
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1981 Last Of The Summer Wine - Whoops William 'Compo' Simmonite
1979 Give Or Take
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
 Fred
1979 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Full Steam Behind
  2. E2 - The Flag And Its Snag
  3. E3 - The Flag And Further Snags
  4. E4 - Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire
  5. E5 - Earnshaw Strikes Again
  6. E6 - Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder
  7. E7 - Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder
  8. Special - And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1978 Last Of The Summer Wine - Small Tune On A Penny Wassail William 'Compo' Simmonite
1977 That's Carry On! Self (Archive Material)
1977 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Ferret Come Home
  2. E2 - Getting On Sidney's Wire
  3. E3 - Jubilee
  4. E4 - Flower Power Cut
  5. E5 - Who Made A Bit Of A Splash In Wales Then?
  6. E6 - Greenfingers
  7. E7 - A Merry Heatwave
  8. E8 - The Bandit From Stoke-On-Trent
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1976 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 3
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  1. E1 - The Man From Oswestry
  2. E2 - Mending Stuart's Leg
  3. E3 - The Great Boarding-House Bathroom Caper
  4. E4 - Cheering Up Gordon
  5. E5 - The Kink In Foggy's Niblick
  6. E6 - Going To Gordon's Wedding
  7. E7 - Isometrics And After
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1975 Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
  1. E11 - Count Down
 Mr. Chambers
1975 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Forked Lightning
  2. E2 - Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?
  3. E3 - The Changing Face Of Rural Blamire
  4. E4 - Some Enchanted Evening
  5. E5 - A Quiet Drink
  6. E6 - Ballad For Wind Instruments And Canoe
  7. E7 - Northern Flying Circus
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1974 Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Absent Friends
  2. E8 - Affairs And Relations
 George Chambers
1974 Romance With A Double Bass Writer
1973 Last Of The Summer Wine - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Short Back And Palais Glide
  2. E2 - Inventor Of The Forty Foot Ferret
  3. E3 - Pate And Chips
  4. E4 - Spring Fever
  5. E5 - The New Mobile Trio
  6. E6 - Hail Smiling Morn Or Thereabouts
 William 'Compo' Simmonite
1973 Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? - Series 1
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  1. E11 - Count Down
  2. E13 - The End Of An Era
 George Chambers
1973 Last Of The Summer Wine - Comedy Playhouse William 'Compo' Simmonite
1963 Taxi! - Series 1 Fred Cuddell
1963 Carry On Cabby Smiley
1962 Alfie Elkins And His Little Life Alfie
1961 Carry On Regardless Mike Weston
1961 On The Fiddle Corporal Gittens
1959 Carry On Nurse Percy Hickson
1958 Carry On Sergeant Corporal Copping
1958 Davy Eric
1956 Not So Dusty Dusty Grey
1954 Happy Holiday Charlie Unkers
1953 A Day To Remember Alfred 'Shorty' Sharpe
1953 There Was A Young Lady Joe
1950 The Girl Who Couldn't Quite Tim
1949 Trottie True Joe Jugg
1948 Easy Money Mr. Lee

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Bill Owen on IMDb

Born
Saturday 14th March 1914
Died
Monday 12th July 1999 (aged 85)
Nationality
English
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