Trevor Bowen Explained

Trevor Bowen
Birth Place:Rangoon, Burma
Nationality:British
Occupation:Actor, screenwriter
Years Active:1965–present

Trevor Bowen (sometimes T. R. Bowen, born 1941) is a British actor and screenwriter who has appeared frequently in British television dramas since the mid-1960s.

Early life

He is the son of Major General W. O. Bowen and was educated at Dulwich College, Winchester Art School and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Marlowe Society and appeared in student productions. He then toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in repertory theatres .[1]

Career

Acting

Bowen's notable television appearances include A Family at War (1970–1972), Dickens of London (1976), Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Duff Cooper, First Among Equals (1986), The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997), Judge John Deed (2001–2007) and (1991) as Kenneth Baker. He also appeared in the film Darling (1965) as Julie Christie's first husband.

Writing

Bowen has been active as a television screenwriter since the 1970s, writing many episodes for television films and series, most notably Sherlock Holmes (1984) and The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, but also including contributions to Bognor (1981–1982), Nanny (1983), the BBC series Agatha Christie's Miss Marple (1984–1992) (including the television movie version of The Body in the Library (1984)), Lovejoy (1991–1993), Hornblower Mutiny (2001) and Helen West (2002). He has also written several novels.

Publications

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1965Darling Tony Bridges
1990I Hired a Contract Killer Department Head
1995The Gambling Man Mr Arden
2000Greenfingers Royal Horticultural Society President
2007Run Fatboy Run Doctor (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Who's Who on Television 1970, Independent Television Publications Ltd 1970