Bill Treacher
Acting
Biography
Bill Treacher (born 4 June 1930, died 5 November 2022) was an English actor. He was known for portraying the role of Arthur Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 1996, and was the first person to be cast for the show.
Treacher grew up in the East End of London. After his national service in the Royal Air Force, he worked as a steward with P&O, where he saved enough money to attend drama school.
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EastEnders
1985
Casualty
1986
Crown Court
1972
Minder
1979
Grange Hill
1978
The Professionals
1977
Bergerac
1981
No Hiding Place
1959
Dad's Army
1968
The Sweeney
1975
An Audience with...
1978
The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
Out of the Unknown
1965
Centre Play
1973
Redcap
1964
New Scotland Yard
1972
Coming Home
2009
The Musketeer
2001
Till Death...
1981
George and the Dragon
2004
The Chinese Detective
1981
Codename
1970
The Enigma Files
1980
Spooner's Patch
1979
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
1964
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974
Sweet Sixteen
My Brother David
1989
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
Dinner at the Sporting Club
1978
Diggity: A Home at Last
2002
No Place Like Earth
1965
Pop Pirates
1984
Gambitt's Move
1975