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.

Filmography

• 2009Coming Home — Father Alistair
• 2004George and the Dragon — Elmendorf
• 2002Diggity: A Home at Last — Malcolm Slee
• 2001The Musketeer — Bonacieux
• 2001Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box — Arthur Fowler (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1998Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy — Stuart
• 1989My Brother David — Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited)
• Casualty — Howard Boylan
• EastEnders — Arthur Fowler
• 1984Pop Pirates — Mr Carpenter
• The Agatha Christie Hour — Station Porter
• Bergerac — Security Guard
• The Chinese Detective
• Till Death... — Man
• The Enigma Files — Cyril
• Minder — Punter
• Spooner's Patch — Car Owner
• 1978Dinner at the Sporting Club — Benham's Coach (uncredited)
• Grange Hill — Mr. McMahon
• The Professionals — Dave
• 1975Gambitt's Move — Removal Man
• The Sweeney — Tom
• The Aweful Mr Goodall — Dispatch Rider
• Centre Play — Removal Man
• Crown Court — Sergeant Barnet
• New Scotland Yard — Jack Rooney
• Bless This House — Arnold
• Codename — Taxi Driver
• Dad's Army — Sailor
• 1965No Place Like Earth — Harris
• Out of the Unknown — Harris
• Redcap — Corporal
• The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr — Harry
• No Hiding Place
• Sweet Sixteen

Appearances as themselves (1)

• An Audience with... — Self