The Buccaneers: Marooned
1:05 pm - 1:35 pm, Wednesday, June 24 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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Marooned
Season 1, Episode 15
Dan pursues a raiding party that has stolen the colony's supplies, but after capturing the captain of the raiders, they both end up marooned. Guest starring Bill Owen
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Did You Know..
Robert Shaw
(Actor)
.. Dan Tempest
Bill Owen
(Actor)
.. Clip West
Born:
March 14, 1914
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Compo in long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.
Early-life:
William John Owen Rowbotham was born in London on March 14 1914. When he was old enough to do so, he toured music halls with his own cabaret act to pay for acting classes. Repertory theatre followed before his career was interrupted by military service.
Career:
After the Second World War, Owen went on to appear in a number of films, including The Way to the Stars (1945), School for Secrets (1946), When the Bough Breaks (1947), and Once a Jolly Swagman (1949). His film career would also see him appear in a number of early Carry On films and several Lindsay Anderson movies, including O Lucky Man! (1973) and In Celebration (1974). On the stage, he starred alongside Katherine Hepburn in As You Like It, and with Spike Milligan in Son of Oblomov. Owen wrote the lyrics for the musical The Matchgirls. TV came knocking in 1973 when he landed the role of Compo Simmonite in Roy Clarke's Last of the Summer Wine. Owen played a central role in the success of the sitcom and appeared in the show for 26 years until his death in 1999. Away from acting, he was a strong supporter of the Labour Party.
Quote:
'Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime!'
Trivia:
Owen wrote songs that were recorded by Pat Boone, Matt Monro, Harry Secombe, Englebert Humperdinck and Cliff Richard.
