Norman Bowler
Norman Bowler | |
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Born | Norman Clifford Bowler 1 August 1932 London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1961–2012 |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Norman Clifford Bowler (born 1 August 1932) is an English actor, best known for his role as Frank Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Early life
Norman Clifford Bowler was born on 1 August 1932 in London, England. His father, Clifford Norman Bowler (1899–1993), a watchmaker and jeweller, had a shop at 54 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, London, where he is commemorated by a plaque.
Career
Bowler was a regular star of the
From 1966 to 1976, Bowler played Det. Chief Inspector Harry Hawkins for the entire run of the BBC TV police drama
Bowler has been active in charity work and adult education. With his third wife, Dianne, he spent several years at Auroville International Township in Tamil Nadu, India. There he engaged in development work with people in the surrounding Tamil villages and often entertained the village children. He also worked with and directed, the amateur actors of the township.
In August 2012, Bowler released a recorded reading of
Personal life
Bowler became a member of the 1950s Soho set alongside John Minton, Francis Bacon and Daniel Farson. There he met Henrietta Moraes, who divorced her first husband, Michael Law, and married Bowler. This marriage ended in 1956.[citation needed] The pair had two children, Joshua and Caroline, although many years later it transpired that Joshua's father was actually Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner.[2] Berjourhi Bowler, his second wife, mother of Tamara, and Bowler were divorced in 1969, after 10 years of marriage.
Bowler's third wife Dianne died in December 2012. He continues to alternate between India and the UK.
Filmography
- Tom Thumb (1958) – (uncredited)
- Letters from the Dead (1968, TV mini-series) – Peter Allery
- Submarine X-1 (1969) – Sub. Lt. Pennington
- Softly, Softly (TV series) 1966 - DS Harry Hawkins
- Julius Caesar (1970) – Titinius
- Jesus of Nazareth(1977, TV mini-series) – Saturninus
- The Island of Adventure (1982) – Bill Smugs
- The Forgotten Story (1983, TV series) – Ship's officer
- They Call Me Renegade (1987) – Moose
- Destroying Angel (1990) – Tom Berto
- Living in Hope (2002) – Dad (final film role)
References
- ^ Recording of Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- ^ "Glenconner recognises his illegitimate son Joshua in his will". The Daily Telegraph. 29 August 2010.
External links
- Norman Bowler at IMDb