William John Owen Rowbotham, better known as Bill Owen, was an English actor and songwriter. Born in London, he made his first film appearance in 1945, but he only achieved lasting fame in the 1970s when he took the starring role of Compo Simmonite in the long-running British sitcom, "Last of the Summer Wine". Owen's character is a scruffy working-class pensioner, often made use of by the characters played by Michael Bates, Brian Wilde, … Wikipedia
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