Peter Bowles, Star of British Sitcom ‘To the Manor Born,’ Dies at 85
The actor found overnight fame playing a nouveau riche millionaire in the hit BBC comedy.
Peter Bowles, who rose to fame in the U.K. starring opposite Penelope Keith in the BBC sitcom To the Manor Born, has died. He was 85.
His agent confirmed the news to the BBC, saying Bowles had passed away from cancer.
“Starting his career at the Old Vic Theatre in 1956, he starred in 45 theatrical productions, ending at the age of 81 in The Exorcist at the Phoenix Theatre,” his rep added. “He worked consistently on stage and screen, becoming a household name on TV as the archetypal English gent in To the Manor Born, Only When I Laugh, The Bounder and Lytton’s Diary, which he devised himself.”