Cast & creator
Peter Bowles
Best known for Agatha Christie's Poirot, The Avengers, The Avengers
Peter Bowles (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as Callan: A Magnum for Schneider and I, Claudius. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television dramadies, including: Rumpole of the Bailey, Only When I Laugh, To the Manor Born, The Bounder, The Irish R.M., Lytton's Diary, Executive Stress and Perfect Scoundrels. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
51
film credits
75
television credits
122
1951–2024 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (126)
Showing 126 of 126 credits
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Sir Roderick Horsfield
1989
The Avengers
Thyssen
1961The Avengers
Ezdorf
1961The Avengers
Neil Anstice
1961
Crown Court
1972Crown Court
Gerald Somerville
1972
The Saint
Serge
1962The Saint
Maurice Kerr
1962
Tales of the Unexpected
Major Haddock
1979
BBC Play of the Month
Insp. Hounslow
1965
No Hiding Place
1959
Space: 1999
Balhor
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey
Guthrie Featherstone
1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Jack Campbell-Barnes
1969
Danger Man
Gamal
1960
The Persuaders!
Mitchell
1971
Victoria
Duke of Wellington
2016
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Lionel Carson
2007
Public Eye
Croxley
1965
Screen One
George Grant
1989
NET Playhouse
Razumikhin
1966
The Prisoner
'A'
1967
Churchill's People
Thistlewood
1974Drama 61-67
Capt. Buckley
1961
Thriller
Supt. Lucas
1973
The Protectors
Gregor Kofax
1972
Out of the Unknown
Policeman
1965
The Bank Job
Miles Urquhart
2008
I, Claudius
Caractacus
1976
The Main Chance
Roger Lamb
1969
Callan
1967
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Saunders
1971
Department S
Borowitsch
1969
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Joe
1959
Survivors
David Grant
1975Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
The Protectors
Dr Fothergill
1964
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Peter
1971The Sunday Drama
Prince Borodski
1977W. Somerset Maugham
Robert Crosbie
1969
Lytton's Diary
Neville Lytton
1985Lytton's Diary
Idea
1985Lytton's Diary
Creator
1985
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Harry Deacon
1967
The Informer
Jack Hart
1966
Rising Damp
Hilary
1974
Only When I Laugh
Archie Glover
1979
Storyboard
Neville Lytton
1983Storyboard
Writer
1983Crane
Nikkolai Drax
1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Melville
1951
Napoleon and Love
Captain Joachim Murat
1974
To the Manor Born
Richard DeVere
1979The Ten Commandments
Tommy Radd
1971
Blow-Up
Ron
1966
Armchair Theatre
Simpson
1956Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatre
Pete
1956Armchair Theatre
Morgan
1956Armchair Theatre
Dermot Llewelyn
1956Armchair Theatre
Sgt. Howlett
1956Armchair Theatre
Toby Meres
1956
The Irish R.M.
Major Sinclair Yeates
1983
Pennies from Heaven
Prosecuting Counsel
1978
Jericho
Fleming
2005
Perfect Scoundrels
Guy Buchanan
1990
The Bounder
Howard Booth
1982
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Paymaster Capt. Duberly
1968
The Legend of Hell House
Hanley
1973Happy Ever After
Tony Bulstrode
1969Happy Ever After
Michael
1969
Executive Stress
1986
Ballet Shoes
Sir Donald Houghton
2008
Endless Night
Reuben
1972
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
The Offence
Detective Inspector Cameron
1973
Murder
Greville Cotterall
2016
Gangster No. 1
Executive Producer
2000Chéri
Patron
1973
The Crezz
Ken Green
1976
Off the Rails
Vicar
2021
Vice Versa
Paul Bultitude
1981
The Masqueraders
Mitchell
1980
Love's Kitchen
Max Templeton
2011
Lilting
Alan
2014
The Assassination Bureau
Jealous lover at 'La Belle Amie' (uncredited)
1969
Eyewitness
Victor Grazzini
1970A Roof Over My Head
1977
Peterman
Old Boy
2015
Colour Me Kubrick
Cyril
2005
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Lord Jack Carberry
1988The Quarry
Melville
1966
One of the Hollywood Ten
Jack Warner
2002
For the Love of Benji
Ronald
1977
Talking Proper
Self
1985
Three Hats for Lisa
Pepper
1965
Try This One for Size
Igor
1989Good Girl
Colin Peale
1974
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
2015
The Informers
Peter The Pole (uncredited)
1963
Dead Man's Chest
Joe
1965
Stigma
Peter
1977
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Freddie
1972
Some Lapse of Time
Policeman
1965
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise
Major Todd Milligan
1973
The Disappearance
Jefferies
1977
Running Late
George Grant
1992
In Love and War
Melville
2001
The Steal
Lord Childwell
1995
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
Self /Richard DeVere (archive footage)
2024
Great in Britain: The Movie
Julian
2019
Laughter in the Dark
Paul
1969Don't Utter a Note
Sgt. Howlett
1966
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
Self
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Paris Singer
1966
A Magnum for Schneider
Toby Meres
1967
Little White Lies
Oliver
1998
The Crunch
Captain Buckley
1964
A Thinking Man as Hero
Frank Cordroy
1973
Passport to Murder
Inspector Bullion
1993
Rumpole's Return
Guthrie Featherstone
1980
Together
2018
Freebird
The Chairman
2008
Taste of Excitement
Guardi
1969Murder: Lost Weekend
Greville Cotterall
2016Shelley
Byron
1972