John Bowe (actor)
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John Bowe | |
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Nationality | English |
Occupation | Actor |
Children | 6, including Joseph Kennedy |
John Bowe (born John Wilson, 1 February 1950) is an English actor best known for his roles in
Early life and career
Bowe was born in
Other TV credits include: Warship, Secret Army, Boon, The New Statesman, Capital City, Class Act, Lovejoy, Silent Witness, The Royal, Dalziel and Pascoe, Cleopatra and Einstein and Eddington, Tipping the Velvet, The Hour and DCI Banks and Soldier Soldier. Film credits include The Living Daylights (1987), Resurrected (1989), County Kilburn (2000), and Gozo (2015).
In 2007, Bowe played Dr. Morgan in the BBC series Cranford.
In 2009 he played Ralph Jarvis in episode 4 series 2 of Ashes to Ashes.
In April 2010, Bowe joined the cast of London's West End production Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical, playing the part of Bob.
In September 2011, he appeared as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Chichester, a role he continued in the West End transfer in 2012.
In September 2014, Bowe joined the cast of
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bowe initially supported UK government measures. In April 2020 he reported contracting COVID-19 and "nearly dying" of the disease. However, over time Bowe started objecting to the ongoing restrictions. In November 2021 Bowe announced he had joined the Reform UK Party and was campaigning against government restrictions.[2]
Personal life
Bowe has been married three times. His son from his first marriage is fellow actor Joseph Kennedy. His third marriage is to actress Emma Bowe, daughter of Michael N. Harbour and sister of Kate Harbour.[3] In his November 2021 tweets announcing his retirement from acting, Bowe said that he had joined the Reform UK party.[2]
Filmography
- The Living Daylights (1987) - Colonel Feyador
- Resurrected (1989) - Colonel
- Prime Suspect (1991) - George Marlow (series 1)
- Duggie Ferguson
- County Kilburn (2000) - Black Jack
- Heartbeat (1997 & 2006) - Ronnie Harper and Henry Stoddard
- The Bill (2008) - Tom
- Ashes to Ashes (British TV series) (2009) - Ralph
- Silent Witness (Series 13, Episode 6, 'Run', 2009) - D.I. Barry Neill
- New Tricks (2011) - Alan King
- Casualty Series 28, Episode 35 'Carrot not Stick' (2014)- Stanley Hogg
- Lawrence White
- Gozo (2015) - Johnno
- Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion (2022) - Narrator.[4]
References
- ^ Historically, and at the time of Bowe's birth, Wirral was a part of Cheshire. It became part of the then newly created area of 'Merseyside' on 1 April 1974.
- ^ a b Paton, Ryan (5 November 2021). "Emmerdale star quits acting to campaign against Covid". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Emmerdale's John Bowe talks younger woman and snip reversal". Daily Mirror. 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion". Oracle films. 28 September 2022.
External links
- John Bowe at IMDb