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	\| birth_place = London, England		\| birth_place = London, England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2022\|3\|17\|1936\|10\|16\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2022\|03\|17\|1936\|10\|16\|df=yes}}
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	* RADA Scholarship (1954)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/penelope-keith-bbc-nottingham-old-vic-theatre-peter-hall-b2037963.html\|title=To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref>		* RADA Scholarship (1954)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/penelope-keith-bbc-nottingham-old-vic-theatre-peter-hall-b2037963.html\|title=To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref>
	* [[Madge Kendal\|Madge Kendal]] Prize (1955)~~{{cn\|date=March 2022}}~~		* [[Madge Kendal\|Madge Kendal]] Prize (1955)
	* Male Comedy Star Award (1983)~~{{cn\|date=March 2022}}~~		* Male Comedy Star Award (1983)
	* ITV Personality of the Year (1984)<ref name="coveney"/>		* ITV Personality of the Year (1984)<ref name="coveney"/>
	* The Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/peter-bowles-to-the-manor-born-actor-dies-85-tv-shows-star-3616294\|title=The life and career of actor Peter Bowles, who has died aged 85\|website=www.nationalworld.com}}</ref>		* The Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/peter-bowles-to-the-manor-born-actor-dies-85-tv-shows-star-3616294\|title=The life and career of actor Peter Bowles, who has died aged 85\|website=www.nationalworld.com}}</ref>

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	'''Peter Bowles''' (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as ''[[w:Callan (TV series)\|Callan: A Magnum for Schneider]]'' and ''[[w:I, Claudius (TV series)\|I, Claudius]]''. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television [[w:Dramedy\|dramadies]], including: ''[[w:Rumpole of the Bailey\|Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[w:Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]]'', ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', ''[[w:The Bounder\|The Bounder]]'', ''[[w:The Irish R.M.\|The Irish R.M.]]'', ''[[w:Lytton's Diary\|Lytton's Diary]]'', ''[[w:Executive Stress\|Executive Stress]]'' and ''[[w:Perfect Scoundrels\|Perfect Scoundrels]]''.		'''Peter Bowles''' (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as ''[[Callan (TV series)\|Callan: A Magnum for Schneider]]'' and ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)\|I, Claudius]]''. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television [[Dramedy\|dramadies]], including: ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey\|Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]]'', ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', ''[[The Bounder\|The Bounder]]'', ''[[The Irish R.M.\|The Irish R.M.]]'', ''[[Lytton's Diary\|Lytton's Diary]]'', ''[[Executive Stress\|Executive Stress]]'' and ''[[Perfect Scoundrels\|Perfect Scoundrels]]''.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Bowles was born in [[w:London\|London]], England, the son of Herbert Reginald Bowles,<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x4RoDwZEzdsC\|author=Peter Bowles \|title=Ask Me if I'm Happy: An Actor's Life \|chapter=Chapter 1; The Beginning\|date=6 May 2010 \|isbn=9781847377685 }}</ref> was a valet-companion and chauffeur to Drogo Montagu, son of the [[w:George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich\|George Montagu]], and later butler to Montagu’s widow, a daughter of [[w:Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook\|Lord Beaverbrook]]. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Harrison), was from Scotland, and served as a nanny to the family of the [[w:Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll\|Duke of Argyll]], before working for Beaverbrook's family in England, which is how they met.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bowles-leaves-behind-the-manor-for-the-browning-version-and-swan-song-whp939kjj6w\|title = Peter Bowles leaves behind the Manor for the Browning Version & Swan Song\|last1 = Grove\|first1 = Valerie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12692546.smoothly-to-the-manner-moulded/\|title=SMOOTHLY TO THE MANNER MOULDED\|website=HeraldScotland}}</ref> In October 1939 the family lived in [[w:Brackley\|Brackley]], [[w:Northamptonshire\|Northamptonshire]], moving to [[w:Nottingham\|Nottingham]] a few months later.<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> In Nottingham, they lived in the working-class area of [[w:Hyson Green\|Hyson Green]]. He attended Berridge Road Juniors and High Pavement Grammar School.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ntualumni.org.uk/your_alumni_association/notable_alumni/honorary_graduates/peter_bowles \| title=Peter Bowles - Honorary graduates - Your Alumni Association - Alumni - Nottingham Trent University }}</ref>		Bowles was born in [[London\|London]], England, the son of Herbert Reginald Bowles,<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x4RoDwZEzdsC\|author=Peter Bowles \|title=Ask Me if I'm Happy: An Actor's Life \|chapter=Chapter 1; The Beginning\|date=6 May 2010 \|isbn=9781847377685 }}</ref> was a valet-companion and chauffeur to Drogo Montagu, son of the [[George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich\|George Montagu]], and later butler to Montagu’s widow, a daughter of [[Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook\|Lord Beaverbrook]]. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Harrison), was from Scotland, and served as a nanny to the family of the [[Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll\|Duke of Argyll]], before working for Beaverbrook's family in England, which is how they met.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bowles-leaves-behind-the-manor-for-the-browning-version-and-swan-song-whp939kjj6w\|title = Peter Bowles leaves behind the Manor for the Browning Version & Swan Song\|last1 = Grove\|first1 = Valerie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12692546.smoothly-to-the-manner-moulded/\|title=SMOOTHLY TO THE MANNER MOULDED\|website=HeraldScotland}}</ref> In October 1939 the family lived in [[Brackley\|Brackley]], [[Northamptonshire\|Northamptonshire]], moving to [[Nottingham\|Nottingham]] a few months later.<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> In Nottingham, they lived in the working-class area of [[Hyson Green\|Hyson Green]]. He attended Berridge Road Juniors and High Pavement Grammar School.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ntualumni.org.uk/your_alumni_association/notable_alumni/honorary_graduates/peter_bowles \| title=Peter Bowles - Honorary graduates - Your Alumni Association - Alumni - Nottingham Trent University }}</ref>

	== Personal life and death ==		== Personal life and death ==
	Bowles married Susan Bennett on 8 April 1961.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Volume Number: 5d Page Number: 701</ref> The couple lived in [[w:Barnes, London\|Barnes]], south-west London<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cover-story-barnes-bounder-changes-his-manor-ls02gqlph28\|title=Cover story: Barnes Bounder changes his manor\|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> and had three children together, Guy, Adam and Sasha. He died on 17 March 2022, aged 85, from cancer.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60777622\|title=Peter Bowles: To The Manor Born actor dies aged 85\|work=BBC News\|date=17 March 2022\|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peter-bowles-death-age-to-the-manor-born-b2037977.html\|title=To the Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies, aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/03/17/peter-bowles-raffish-actor-found-fame-alongside-penelope-keith/\|title = Peter Bowles, raffish actor who found fame alongside Penelope Keith in to the Manor Born – obituary\|newspaper = The Telegraph\|date = 17 March 2022\|last1 = Obituaries\|first1 = Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="coveney">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/17/peter-bowles-obituary\|title=Peter Bowles obituary\|date=17 March 2022\|website=the Guardian}}</ref>		Bowles married Susan Bennett on 8 April 1961.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Volume Number: 5d Page Number: 701</ref> The couple lived in [[Barnes, London\|Barnes]], south-west London<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cover-story-barnes-bounder-changes-his-manor-ls02gqlph28\|title=Cover story: Barnes Bounder changes his manor\|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> and had three children together, Guy, Adam and Sasha. He died on 17 March 2022, aged 85, from cancer.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60777622\|title=Peter Bowles: To The Manor Born actor dies aged 85\|work=BBC News\|date=17 March 2022\|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peter-bowles-death-age-to-the-manor-born-b2037977.html\|title=To the Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies, aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/03/17/peter-bowles-raffish-actor-found-fame-alongside-penelope-keith/\|title = Peter Bowles, raffish actor who found fame alongside Penelope Keith in to the Manor Born – obituary\|newspaper = The Telegraph\|date = 17 March 2022\|last1 = Obituaries\|first1 = Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="coveney">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/17/peter-bowles-obituary\|title=Peter Bowles obituary\|date=17 March 2022\|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	* RADA Scholarship (1954)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/penelope-keith-bbc-nottingham-old-vic-theatre-peter-hall-b2037963.html\|title=To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref>		* RADA Scholarship (1954)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/penelope-keith-bbc-nottingham-old-vic-theatre-peter-hall-b2037963.html\|title=To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref>
	* [[w:Madge Kendal\|Madge Kendal]] Prize (1955){{cn\|date=March 2022}}		* [[Madge Kendal\|Madge Kendal]] Prize (1955){{cn\|date=March 2022}}
	* Male Comedy Star Award (1983){{cn\|date=March 2022}}		* Male Comedy Star Award (1983){{cn\|date=March 2022}}
	* ITV Personality of the Year (1984)<ref name="coveney"/>		* ITV Personality of the Year (1984)<ref name="coveney"/>
	* The Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/peter-bowles-to-the-manor-born-actor-dies-85-tv-shows-star-3616294\|title=The life and career of actor Peter Bowles, who has died aged 85\|website=www.nationalworld.com}}</ref>		* The Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/peter-bowles-to-the-manor-born-actor-dies-85-tv-shows-star-3616294\|title=The life and career of actor Peter Bowles, who has died aged 85\|website=www.nationalworld.com}}</ref>
	* Hon. Doctor of Literature, for contributions to the theatre, television drama and entertainment. ([[w:Nottingham Trent University\|Nottingham Trent University]], 2002)<ref name="coveney"/>		* Hon. Doctor of Literature, for contributions to the theatre, television drama and entertainment. ([[Nottingham Trent University\|Nottingham Trent University]], 2002)<ref name="coveney"/>

	==Books==		==Books==

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	*[http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays_all?forename=Peter&surname=BOWLES&job=Actor&pid=1364&image_view=Yesamp;x=19amp;y=17 Selected roles in Bristol University Theatre Archive]		*[http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays_all?forename=Peter&surname=BOWLES&job=Actor&pid=1364&image_view=Yesamp;x=19amp;y=17 Selected roles in Bristol University Theatre Archive]
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	'''Peter Bowles''' (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as ''[[Callan (TV series)\|Callan: A Magnum for Schneider]]'' and ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)\|I, Claudius]]''. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television [[Dramedy\|dramadies]], including: ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]]'', ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', ''[[The Bounder]]'', ''[[The Irish R.M.]]'', ''[[Lytton's Diary]]'', ''[[Executive Stress]]'' and ''[[Perfect Scoundrels]]''.		'''Peter Bowles''' (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as ''[[w:Callan (TV series)\|Callan: A Magnum for Schneider]]'' and ''[[w:I, Claudius (TV series)\|I, Claudius]]''. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television [[w:Dramedy\|dramadies]], including: ''[[w:Rumpole of the Bailey\|Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[w:Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]]'', ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', ''[[w:The Bounder\|The Bounder]]'', ''[[w:The Irish R.M.\|The Irish R.M.]]'', ''[[w:Lytton's Diary\|Lytton's Diary]]'', ''[[w:Executive Stress\|Executive Stress]]'' and ''[[w:Perfect Scoundrels\|Perfect Scoundrels]]''.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Bowles was born in [[London]], England, the son of Herbert Reginald Bowles,<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x4RoDwZEzdsC\|author=Peter Bowles \|title=Ask Me if I'm Happy: An Actor's Life \|chapter=Chapter 1; The Beginning\|date=6 May 2010 \|isbn=9781847377685 }}</ref> was a valet-companion and chauffeur to Drogo Montagu, son of the [[George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich]], and later butler to Montagu’s widow, a daughter of [[Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook\|Lord Beaverbrook]]. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Harrison), was from Scotland, and served as a nanny to the family of the [[Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll\|Duke of Argyll]], before working for Beaverbrook's family in England, which is how they met.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bowles-leaves-behind-the-manor-for-the-browning-version-and-swan-song-whp939kjj6w\|title = Peter Bowles leaves behind the Manor for the Browning Version & Swan Song\|last1 = Grove\|first1 = Valerie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12692546.smoothly-to-the-manner-moulded/\|title=SMOOTHLY TO THE MANNER MOULDED\|website=HeraldScotland}}</ref> In October 1939 the family lived in [[Brackley]], [[Northamptonshire]], moving to [[Nottingham]] a few months later.<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> In Nottingham, they lived in the working-class area of [[Hyson Green]]. He attended Berridge Road Juniors and High Pavement Grammar School.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ntualumni.org.uk/your_alumni_association/notable_alumni/honorary_graduates/peter_bowles \| title=Peter Bowles - Honorary graduates - Your Alumni Association - Alumni - Nottingham Trent University }}</ref>		Bowles was born in [[w:London\|London]], England, the son of Herbert Reginald Bowles,<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x4RoDwZEzdsC\|author=Peter Bowles \|title=Ask Me if I'm Happy: An Actor's Life \|chapter=Chapter 1; The Beginning\|date=6 May 2010 \|isbn=9781847377685 }}</ref> was a valet-companion and chauffeur to Drogo Montagu, son of the [[w:George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich\|George Montagu]], and later butler to Montagu’s widow, a daughter of [[w:Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook\|Lord Beaverbrook]]. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Harrison), was from Scotland, and served as a nanny to the family of the [[w:Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll\|Duke of Argyll]], before working for Beaverbrook's family in England, which is how they met.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bowles-leaves-behind-the-manor-for-the-browning-version-and-swan-song-whp939kjj6w\|title = Peter Bowles leaves behind the Manor for the Browning Version & Swan Song\|last1 = Grove\|first1 = Valerie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12692546.smoothly-to-the-manner-moulded/\|title=SMOOTHLY TO THE MANNER MOULDED\|website=HeraldScotland}}</ref> In October 1939 the family lived in [[w:Brackley\|Brackley]], [[w:Northamptonshire\|Northamptonshire]], moving to [[w:Nottingham\|Nottingham]] a few months later.<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> In Nottingham, they lived in the working-class area of [[w:Hyson Green\|Hyson Green]]. He attended Berridge Road Juniors and High Pavement Grammar School.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.ntualumni.org.uk/your_alumni_association/notable_alumni/honorary_graduates/peter_bowles \| title=Peter Bowles - Honorary graduates - Your Alumni Association - Alumni - Nottingham Trent University }}</ref>

	== Personal life and death ==		== Personal life and death ==
	Bowles married Susan Bennett on 8 April 1961.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Volume Number: 5d Page Number: 701</ref> The couple lived in [[Barnes, London\|Barnes]], south-west London<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cover-story-barnes-bounder-changes-his-manor-ls02gqlph28\|title=Cover story: Barnes Bounder changes his manor\|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> and had three children together, Guy, Adam and Sasha. He died on 17 March 2022, aged 85, from cancer.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60777622\|title=Peter Bowles: To The Manor Born actor dies aged 85\|work=BBC News\|date=17 March 2022\|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peter-bowles-death-age-to-the-manor-born-b2037977.html\|title=To the Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies, aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/03/17/peter-bowles-raffish-actor-found-fame-alongside-penelope-keith/\|title = Peter Bowles, raffish actor who found fame alongside Penelope Keith in to the Manor Born – obituary\|newspaper = The Telegraph\|date = 17 March 2022\|last1 = Obituaries\|first1 = Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="coveney">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/17/peter-bowles-obituary\|title=Peter Bowles obituary\|date=17 March 2022\|website=the Guardian}}</ref>		Bowles married Susan Bennett on 8 April 1961.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Volume Number: 5d Page Number: 701</ref> The couple lived in [[w:Barnes, London\|Barnes]], south-west London<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cover-story-barnes-bounder-changes-his-manor-ls02gqlph28\|title=Cover story: Barnes Bounder changes his manor\|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> and had three children together, Guy, Adam and Sasha. He died on 17 March 2022, aged 85, from cancer.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60777622\|title=Peter Bowles: To The Manor Born actor dies aged 85\|work=BBC News\|date=17 March 2022\|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peter-bowles-death-age-to-the-manor-born-b2037977.html\|title=To the Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies, aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/03/17/peter-bowles-raffish-actor-found-fame-alongside-penelope-keith/\|title = Peter Bowles, raffish actor who found fame alongside Penelope Keith in to the Manor Born – obituary\|newspaper = The Telegraph\|date = 17 March 2022\|last1 = Obituaries\|first1 = Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="coveney">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/17/peter-bowles-obituary\|title=Peter Bowles obituary\|date=17 March 2022\|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	* RADA Scholarship (1954)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/penelope-keith-bbc-nottingham-old-vic-theatre-peter-hall-b2037963.html\|title=To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref>		* RADA Scholarship (1954)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/penelope-keith-bbc-nottingham-old-vic-theatre-peter-hall-b2037963.html\|title=To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85\|date=17 March 2022\|website=The Independent}}</ref>
	* [[Madge Kendal]] Prize (1955){{cn\|date=March 2022}}		* [[w:Madge Kendal\|Madge Kendal]] Prize (1955){{cn\|date=March 2022}}
	* Male Comedy Star Award (1983){{cn\|date=March 2022}}		* Male Comedy Star Award (1983){{cn\|date=March 2022}}
	* ITV Personality of the Year (1984)<ref name="coveney"/>		* ITV Personality of the Year (1984)<ref name="coveney"/>
	* The Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/peter-bowles-to-the-manor-born-actor-dies-85-tv-shows-star-3616294\|title=The life and career of actor Peter Bowles, who has died aged 85\|website=www.nationalworld.com}}</ref>		* The Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/peter-bowles-to-the-manor-born-actor-dies-85-tv-shows-star-3616294\|title=The life and career of actor Peter Bowles, who has died aged 85\|website=www.nationalworld.com}}</ref>
	* Hon. Doctor of Literature, for contributions to the theatre, television drama and entertainment. ([[Nottingham Trent University]], 2002)<ref name="coveney"/>		* Hon. Doctor of Literature, for contributions to the theatre, television drama and entertainment. ([[w:Nottingham Trent University\|Nottingham Trent University]], 2002)<ref name="coveney"/>

	==Books==		==Books==

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{{short description|English actor (1936–2022)}}
{{refimprove|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Bowles
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|10|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|3|17|1936|10|16|df=yes}}
| years_active = 1956–2021
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Susan Bennett|1961}}
| children = 3
}}
'''Peter Bowles''' (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan: A Magnum for Schneider]]'' and ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]''. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television [[Dramedy|dramadies]], including: ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]'', ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', ''[[The Bounder]]'', ''[[The Irish R.M.]]'', ''[[Lytton's Diary]]'', ''[[Executive Stress]]'' and ''[[Perfect Scoundrels]]''.

==Early life and education==
Bowles was born in [[London]], England, the son of Herbert Reginald Bowles,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x4RoDwZEzdsC|author=Peter Bowles |title=Ask Me if I'm Happy: An Actor's Life |chapter=Chapter 1; The Beginning|date=6 May 2010 |isbn=9781847377685 }}</ref> was a valet-companion and chauffeur to Drogo Montagu, son of the [[George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich]], and later butler to Montagu’s widow, a daughter of [[Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook|Lord Beaverbrook]]. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Harrison), was from Scotland, and served as a nanny to the family of the [[Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll|Duke of Argyll]], before working for Beaverbrook's family in England, which is how they met.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bowles-leaves-behind-the-manor-for-the-browning-version-and-swan-song-whp939kjj6w|title = Peter Bowles leaves behind the Manor for the Browning Version & Swan Song|last1 = Grove|first1 = Valerie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12692546.smoothly-to-the-manner-moulded/|title=SMOOTHLY TO THE MANNER MOULDED|website=HeraldScotland}}</ref> In October 1939 the family lived in [[Brackley]], [[Northamptonshire]], moving to [[Nottingham]] a few months later.<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> In Nottingham, they lived in the working-class area of [[Hyson Green]]. He attended Berridge Road Juniors and High Pavement Grammar School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ntualumni.org.uk/your_alumni_association/notable_alumni/honorary_graduates/peter_bowles | title=Peter Bowles - Honorary graduates - Your Alumni Association - Alumni - Nottingham Trent University }}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Bowles married Susan Bennett on 8 April 1961.<ref>England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Volume Number: 5d Page Number: 701</ref> The couple lived in [[Barnes, London|Barnes]], south-west London<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cover-story-barnes-bounder-changes-his-manor-ls02gqlph28|title=Cover story: Barnes Bounder changes his manor|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> and had three children together, Guy, Adam and Sasha. He died on 17 March 2022, aged 85, from cancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60777622|title=Peter Bowles: To The Manor Born actor dies aged 85|work=BBC News|date=17 March 2022|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peter-bowles-death-age-to-the-manor-born-b2037977.html|title=To the Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies, aged 85|date=17 March 2022|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/03/17/peter-bowles-raffish-actor-found-fame-alongside-penelope-keith/|title = Peter Bowles, raffish actor who found fame alongside Penelope Keith in to the Manor Born – obituary|newspaper = The Telegraph|date = 17 March 2022|last1 = Obituaries|first1 = Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="coveney">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/17/peter-bowles-obituary|title=Peter Bowles obituary|date=17 March 2022|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1961
| ''Wings of Death''
| Williams
| Short
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Live Now, Pay Later]]''
| Reginald Parker
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[The Informers (1963 film)|The Informers]]''
| Peter the Pole
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2"|1965
| ''[[Three Hats for Lisa]]''
| Pepper
|
|-
| ''Dead Man's Chest''
| Joe
| ''[[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"|1966
| ''[[Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World]]''
| Paris Singer
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Blowup|Blow-Up]]''
| Ron
|
|-
| 1968
| ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]''
| Paymaster Captain Duberly
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|1969
| ''[[The Assassination Bureau]]''
| Jealous lover of 'La Belle Amie'
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Laughter in the Dark (film)|Laughter in the Dark]]''
| Paul
|
|-
| ''The Stiffkey Scandals of 1932''
| [[Roland Oliver (judge)|Roland Oliver]], KC
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Taste of Excitement]]''
| Guardi
|
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Eyewitness (1970 film)|Eyewitness]]''
| Victor Grazzini
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1972
| ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (film)|A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]''
| Freddie
|
|-
| ''Shelley''
| Byron
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Endless Night (1972 film)|Endless Night]]''
| Reuben
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1973
| ''[[The Offence]]''
| Cameron
|
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Hell House]]''
| Hanley
|
|-
| ''Thinking Man As Hero''
| Frank Cordroy
| TV film
|-
| rowspan="3"|1977
| ''[[For the Love of Benji]]''
| Ronald
|
|-
| ''[[The Disappearance (film)|The Disappearance]]''
| Jefferies
|
|-
| ''[[Stigma (1977 film)|Stigma]]''
| Peter
| TV film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun]]''
| Lord Jack Carberry
| TV film
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Try This One for Size]]''
| Igor
|
|-
| 1993
| ''Passport to Murder''
| Inspector Bullion
| TV film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Steal (film)|The Steal]]''
| Lord Childwell
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Little White Lies''
| Oliver
| TV film
|-
| 1999
| ''Tumbled''
| Mr. Gilzean
| Short
|-
| 2000
| ''[[One of the Hollywood Ten]]''
| Jack Warner
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[In Love and War (2001 film)|In Love and War]]''
| Melville
| TV film
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Colour Me Kubrick]]''
| Cyril
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Ballet Shoes (film)|Ballet Shoes]]''
| Sir Donald Houghton
| TV film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| ''[[Freebird (2008 film)|Freebird]]''
| The Chairman
|
|-
| ''[[The Bank Job]]''
| Miles Urquart
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Love's Kitchen]]''
| Max Templeton
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[Lilting (film)|Lilting]]''
| Alan
|
|-
| ''Peterman''
| Old Boy
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie''
| Sir Edward Mead
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Not Waving''
| Archie
| Short
|-
| 2017
| ''We Are Tourists''
| William
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Together (2018 film)|Together]]''
| Philip
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Off the Rails (2021 film)|Off the Rails]]''
| Vicar
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1958
| ''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
| Simpson
| Episode: [[Underground (Armchair Theatre)|"Underground"]]
|-
| 1959
| ''[[The Last Chronicle of Barset]]''
| Constable
| Episode: "How Did He Get It?"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1961
| ''Doctor Knock''
| First Countryman
| Episode: "Act 2"
|-
| ''Magnolia Street''
| Benny Edelman
| Series regular
|-
| ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]''
| Lieutenant Myers
| Episode: "Conflict in the Sun"
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
| Pete
| Episode: "Thank You and Goodnight"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1963
| ''It Happened Like This''
| Edwardes
| Episode: "Superstitions"
|-
| ''[[Crane (TV series)|Crane]]''
| Nikkolai Drax
| Episode: "Three Days to Die"
|-
| ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''
| Neil Anstice
| Episode: "Second Sight"
|-
| rowspan="9"|1964
| ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''
| Maurice Kerr
| Episode: "Lida"
|-
| ''[[Drama 61-67]]''
| Captain Buckley
| Episode: "The Crunch"
|-
| ''The Protectors''
| Dr. Fothergill
| Episode: "The Bottle Shop"
|-
| ''[[The Great War (TV series)|The Great War]]''
| Winston Churchill
| Episode: "So Sleep Easy in Your Beds"
|-
| ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]''
| Razumikhin
| Episode: "Crime and Punishment"
|-
| ''[[Danger Man]]''
| Gamal
| Episode: "Fish on the Hook"
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
| Morgan
| Episode: "The Pretty English Girls"
|-
| Dermot Llewelyn
| Episode: "A Certain Kind of Silence"
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[No Hiding Place]]''
| Joe Bask
| Episode: "Real Class"
|-
| rowspan="10"|1965
| Machin
| Episode: "A Fistful of Trouble"
|-
| ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]''
| Freddy
| Episode: "A Harsh World for Zealots"
|-
| ''[[Love Story (British TV series)|Love Story]]''
| Jack Everett
| Episode: "Never Sup at Home"
|-
| ''[[Crane (TV series)|Crane]]''
| Vincent Morrow
| Episode: "A Cargo of Cornflour"
|-
| ''[[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]''
| Joe
| Episode: "Dead Man's Chest"
|-
| ''Jury Room''
| Detective-Inspector
| Episode: "The Side of Mercy"
|-
| ''Six of the Best''
| Tom Brown
| Episode: "Me and My Big Mouth"
|-
| ''Famous Gossips''
| Garçon de café
| Episode: "Oscar Wilde: Monsieur Sebastian Melmoth"
|-
| ''[[Out of the Unknown]]''
| Policeman
| Episode: "Some Lapse of Time"
|-
| ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''
| John Harvey
| Episode: "Dial a Deadly Number"
|-
| rowspan="6"|1966
| ''[[Emergency Ward 10]]''
| Philip Royston
| Recurring role
|-
| ''Sunday Night''
| Melville
| Episode: "The Quarry: Portrait of a Man as a Paralysed Artist"
|-
| ''[[Redcap (TV series)|Redcap]]''
| Butros
| Episode: "Buckingham Palace"
|-
| ''[[The Informer (TV series)|The Informer]]''
| Jack Hart
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Baron (TV series)|The Baron]]''
| Jim Gaynor
| Episode: "You Can't Win Them All"
|-
| ''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
| Sergeant Howlett
| Episode: "Don't Utter a Note"
|-
| rowspan="7"|1967
| ''[[The Avengers (TV programme)|The Avengers]]''
| Thyssen
| Episode: "Escape in Time"
|-
| ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''
| Serge
| Episode: "The Art Collectors"
|-
| ''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
| Toby Meres
| Episode: "A Magnum for Schneider" (Pilot of "Callan" series)
|-
| ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]''
| D.K. Davies
| Episode: "Another Little Drink"
|-
| ''[[The Troubleshooters]]''
| Abbas Ramzi
| Episode: "My Daughter Knows Her Way Around"
|-
| ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''
| Harvey Deacon
| Episode: "Playing with Fire"
|-
| ''[[The Prisoner]]''
| 'A'
| Episode: "A. B. and C."
|-
| rowspan="5"|1968
| ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]''
| Professor Baxter
| Episode: "The Dynamizer"
|-
| ''[[The Avengers (TV programme)|The Avengers]]''
| Ezdorf
| Episode: "Get-A-Way!"
|-
| ''[[Champion House]]''
| Degnos
| Episode: "The Golden Fleece"
|-
| ''[[Love Story (British TV series)|Love Story]]''
| Brian
| Episode: "The Egg on the Face of the Tiger"
|-
| ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]''
| Joseph Harrison
| Episode: "The Naval Treaty"
|-
| rowspan="6"|1969
| ''Happy Ever After''
| Tony Bulstrode
| Episode: "The Party Piece"
|-
| ''[[Department S (TV series)|Department S]]''
| Borowitsch
| Episode: "Six Days"
|-
| ''[[W. Somerset Maugham]]''
| Robert Crosbie
| Episode: "The Letter"
|-
| ''The Gold Robbers''
| Stockbroker
| Mini-series
|-
| ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]''
| Conn
| Episode: "One Thing Leads to Another"
|-
| ''[[Take Three Girls]]''
| Jeremy Mandl-Fry
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|1970
| ''Ryan International''
| Alain
| Episode: "The Dead Live Longer"
|-
| ''[[The Main Chance]]''
| Roger Lamb
| Episode: "The Best Legal System in the World"
|-
| ''Happy Ever After''
| Michael
| Episode: "The Ambassador"
|-
| rowspan="6"|1971
| ''[[Hadleigh (TV series)|Hadleigh]]''
| Robert Charlton
| Episode: "Breakdown"
|-
| ''The Ten Commandments''
| Tommy Radd
| Episode: "Black Eye on Sunday"
|-
| ''Brett''
| William Saxby
| Series regular
|-
| ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''
| Inspector Saunders
| Episode: "The Woman in the Big Hat"
|-
| ''[[The Persuaders!]]''
| Mitchell
| Episode: "Element of Risk"
|-
| ''[[ITV Sunday Night Theatre]]''
| Jack Campbell-Barnes
| Episode: "Who Killed Santa Claus"
|-
| rowspan="4"|1972
| ''[[The Shadow of the Tower]]''
| Bernard de Vignolles
| Episode: "A Fly in the Ointment"
|-
| ''[[Alexander the Greatest]]''
| Paul Clutton-Browne
| Episode: "Renata's Secret Affair"
|-
| ''[[Harriet's Back in Town]]''
| Jack
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Protectors]]''
| Gregor Kofax
| Episode: "Triple Cross"
|-
| rowspan="6"|1973
| ''[[The Adventures of Black Beauty]]''
| Mr. Duffield
| Episode: "Wild Justice"
|-
| ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]''
| Gerald Somerville
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''Cheri''
| Patron
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Arthur of the Britons]]''
| Hecla
| Episode: "Rowena"
|-
| ''[[Omnibus (British TV programme)|Omnibus]]''
| Oscar
| Episode: "The Runaway"
|-
| ''[[Lord Peter Wimsey (TV series)|Murder Must Advertise]]''
| Major Todd Milligan
| Mini-series
|-
| rowspan="3"|1974
| ''[[Napoleon and Love]]''
| Captain Murat
| Mini-series
|-
| ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]''
| Igor
| Episode: "Downwind of Angels"
|-
| ''Good Girl''
| Colin Peale
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="6"|1975
| ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]''
| Croxley
| Episode: "They All Sound Simple at First"
|-
| ''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]''
| Superintendent Lucas
| Episode: "The Double Kill"
|-
| ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]''
| David Grant
| Episode: "The Fourth Horseman"
|-
| ''[[Churchill's People]]''
| Thistlewood
| Episode: "Death of Liberty"
|-
| ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''
| Patrick
| Episode: "Only on Sundays"
|-
| ''[[Space: 1999]]''
| Balor
| Episode: "End of Eternity"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1976
| ''[[The Crezz]]''
| Ken Green
| Series regular
|-
| ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]''
| Caractacus
| Mini-series
|-
| rowspan="2"|1977
| ''A Roof Over My Head''
| Jack Askew
| Episode: "A Roof Over My Head"
|-
| ''[[Rising Damp]]''
| Hilary
| Episode: "Stage Struck"
|-
| rowspan="4"|1978
| ''[[BBC Play of the Month]]''
| Inspector Hounslow
| Episode: "Flint"
|-
| ''[[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|Pennies from Heaven]]''
| Prosecuting Counsel
| Episode: "Says My Heart"
|-
| ''The Sunday Drama''
| Prince Borodski
| Episode: "The Marrying Kind"
|-
| ''[[Bless Me, Father]]''
| Fred Bowlby
| Episode: "The Doomsday Chair"
|-
| 1978–1992
| ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]''
| Guthrie Featherstone
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2"|1979
| ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]''
| Major Haddock
| Episode: "Neck"
|-
| ''[[Turtle's Progress]]''
| Superintendent Percy Weston
| 1 episode
|-
| 1979–1982
| ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]''
| Archie Glover
| Series regular
|-
| 1979–2007
| ''[[To the Manor Born]]''
| Richard DeVere
| Series regular
|-
| 1980
| ''Nanny Knows Best''
| Billy Benson
|
|-
| 1981
| ''Vice Versa''
| Paul Bultitude
| Series regular
|-
| 1982–1983
| ''[[The Bounder]]''
| Howard Booth
| Series regular
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Storyboard (TV series)|Storyboard]]''
| Neville Lytton
| Episode: "Lytton's Diary"
|-
| 1983–1985
| ''[[The Irish R.M.]]''
| Major Sinclair Yeates
| Series regular
|-
| 1985–1986
| ''[[Lytton's Diary]]''
| Neville Lytton
| Series regular
|-
| 1987–1988
| ''[[Executive Stress]]''
| Donald Fairchild
| Series regular
|-
| 1990–1992
| ''[[Perfect Scoundrels]]''
| Guy Buchanan
| Series regular
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Screen One]]''
| George Grant
| Episode: "Running Late"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)]]''
| Captain Graves
| Episode: "The Best Years of Your Death
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Bernie Farraday
| Episode: "Love Nor Money"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Jericho (British TV series)|Jericho]]''
| Fleming
| Mini-series
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]''
| rowspan="2"|Sir Roderick Horsfield
| Episode: "Third Girl"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Mystery!|Masterpiece Mystery]]''
| Episode: "Hercule Poirot, Series X: Third Girl"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''
| Lionel Carson
| Episode: "The Man Who Never Was"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Citizen Khan]]''
| Lord Anstruther
| Episode: "Farley Manor"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| ''[[The Life of Rock with Brian Pern]]''
| Brian Pern's Father
| Episode: "The Thotch Reunion"
|-
| ''[[Murder (British TV series)|Murder]]''
| Greville Cotterall
| Mini-series
|-
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Victoria (British TV series)|Victoria]]''
| [[Duke of Wellington]]
| Series regular
|-
|}

== Awards and honours ==

* RADA Scholarship (1954)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/penelope-keith-bbc-nottingham-old-vic-theatre-peter-hall-b2037963.html|title=To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles dies aged 85|date=17 March 2022|website=The Independent}}</ref>
* [[Madge Kendal]] Prize (1955){{cn|date=March 2022}}
* Male Comedy Star Award (1983){{cn|date=March 2022}}
* ITV Personality of the Year (1984)<ref name="coveney"/>
* The Golden Gate Award (San Francisco International Film Festival, 1993)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/peter-bowles-to-the-manor-born-actor-dies-85-tv-shows-star-3616294|title=The life and career of actor Peter Bowles, who has died aged 85|website=www.nationalworld.com}}</ref>
* Hon. Doctor of Literature, for contributions to the theatre, television drama and entertainment. ([[Nottingham Trent University]], 2002)<ref name="coveney"/>

==Books==
* Autobiography: ''Ask Me if I'm Happy''<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12240663-ask-me-if-i-m-happy] Date accessed: July 2014</ref> (Simon & Schuster, 2010)
* ''Behind the Curtain: The Job of Acting''<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19303428-behind-the-curtain?from_search=true] Date accessed: July 2014</ref> (Oberon Masters Series, 2012)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0101248|name=Peter Bowles}}
*{{Screenonline name|id=551271|name=Peter Bowles biography}}
*[http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays_all?forename=Peter&surname=BOWLES&job=Actor&pid=1364&image_view=Yesamp;x=19amp;y=17 Selected roles in Bristol University Theatre Archive]
* {{discogs artist|Peter Bowles}}

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