
Bill Treacher
Acting
🎂 1930-06-04
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.
Cast credits(25)

Mr. McMahon
1978

Arthur Fowler
1985

1959

Howard Boylan
1986

Punter
1979

Security Guard
1981

Self
1978

Dave
1977

Tom
1975

Sergeant Barnet
1972

1981
Taxi Driver
1970

Harris
1965

Cyril
1980


Elmendorf
2004

Stuart
1998

Bonacieux
2001

Benham's Coach (uncredited)
1978

Malcolm Slee
2002

Mr Carpenter
1984
Harris
1965

Removal Man
1975
Father Alistair
2009

Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)
1989