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Felix Bowness(1922-2009)

  • Actor
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Felix wanted to go into show business from school but his parents persuaded him to take an apprenticeship as a shop fitter which he finished in 1946t then he was called up to the Royal Berkshire Regiment.He enjoyed boxing and was an amateur Flyweight champion for London and the Southern Counties .He entered a talent contest in Reading in 1944 and encouraged by Elsie and Doris Waters when they were on the same radio show he became a warm up man on the Morecambe and Wise television show for 20 years , He married Mavis in October 1950 and had a son Robert ho became a policeman
BornMarch 30, 1922
DiedSeptember 13, 2009(87)
BornMarch 30, 1922
DiedSeptember 13, 2009(87)
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Felix Bowness, Simon Cadell, Leslie Dwyer, Gail Harrison, Diane Holland, Jeffrey Holland, Barry Howard, Rikki Howard, Nikki Kelly, Ruth Madoc, Paul Shane, Su Pollard, David Webb, Tony Webb, Chris Andrews, and Jean Lear in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)

Known for

You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
You Rang, M'Lord?
8.7
TV Series
  • Mr. Pearson
Oh Doctor Beeching! (1995)
Oh Doctor Beeching!
7.1
TV Series
  • Bernie Bleasdale
Anthony Valentine, Tim Barlow, Robert Powell, and Gavin Richards in Hannay (1988)
Hannay
7.2
TV Series
  • Music Hall Comedian
Trevor Bannister, Arthur Brough, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden, and Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? (1972)
Are You Being Served?
8.0
TV Series
  • The Gent for the Gents'
  • The Matching Pantaloons

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Actor

  • Ronnie Barker in Comedy Greats: Ronnie Barker (1999)
    Comedy Greats: Ronnie Barker
    • Gay Gordon
    • Video
    • 1999
  • Oh Doctor Beeching! (1995)
    Oh Doctor Beeching!
    • Bernie Bleasdale
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1997
  • Noel's House Party (1991)
    Noel's House Party
    • Bert
    • TV Series
    • 1992–1996
  • You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
    You Rang, M'Lord?
    • Mr. Pearson
    • TV Series
    • 1990–1993
  • Joanne Heywood, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith, Mollie Sugden, and Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? Again! (1992)
    Are You Being Served? Again!
    • Yokel (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Alex Jennings in Ashenden (1991)
    Ashenden
    • Master of Ceremonies
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1991
  • Chris Barrie in The Brittas Empire (1991)
    The Brittas Empire
    • Workman
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Anthony Valentine, Tim Barlow, Robert Powell, and Gavin Richards in Hannay (1988)
    Hannay
    • Music Hall Comedian
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Su Pollard in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
    Hi-de-Hi!
    • Fred Quilley
    • TV Series
    • 1980–1988
  • Mary Millington's World Striptease Extravaganza (1981)
    Mary Millington's World Striptease Extravaganza
    • Audience Member (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Shillingbury Tales (1980)
    Shillingbury Tales
    • Drunk Driver
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Bernie (1978)
    Bernie
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Sykes (1972)
    Sykes
    • Bus Depot Worker
    • Club Compère
    • Delivery Man ...
    • TV Series
    • 1972–1979
  • Queen of the Blues (1979)
    Queen of the Blues
    • Eddie
    • 1979
  • Arthur Lowe in Potter (1979)
    Potter
    • TV Series
    • 1979

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • March 30, 1922
    • Harwell, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 13, 2009
    • Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Mavis Dungey1950 - September 13, 2009 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Took over from Wally Dunn at the Lido Theatre, Cliftonville in seaside revue c. 1960.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Often used as an audience 'warm-up' artist before recordings of BBC comedy shows, as well as the long running chat show Wogan (1982). He also undertook this role for Yorkshire Television's quiz-show 3-2-1 (1978).

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