
Bill Treacher
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Treacher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
34 acting credits
Acting · 34

EastEnders
1985

Casualty
1986

Crown Court
1972

Minder
1979

Grange Hill
1978

The Professionals
1977

Bergerac
1981

The Sweeney
1975

No Hiding Place
1959

An Audience with...
1978

Dad's Army
1968

Out of the Unknown
1965

The Agatha Christie Hour
1982

Centre Play
1973

Redcap
1964

New Scotland Yard
1972

The Chinese Detective
1981

The Enigma Files
1980
Codename
1970

Spooner's Patch
1979

The Musketeer
2001

George and the Dragon
2004
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974

Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998

Till Death...
1981
Sweet Sixteen
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Dinner at the Sporting Club
1978

Pop Pirates
1984

My Brother David
1989
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001

Diggity: A Home at Last
2002

No Place Like Earth
1965
Coming Home
2009

Gambitt's Move
1975