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Felix Bowness (30 March 1922, Harwell, Berkshire – 13 September 2009^[1]) was a British comedy actor best remembered for his portrayal of the jockey Fred Quilly in the BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!.

Biography

Born in Harwell, Oxfordshire to French Canadian parents,^[2] he became a bantam weight boxing champion.^[2]

World War 2

At the outbreak of World War 2, he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment as a signalman. At the D-Day landings in Normandy, after his landing craft was hit and sunk, he only remembered waking in a French convent. During recovery, after attending a Dame Vera Lynn concert, she gave him a singing lesson.^[2]

Performing career

Bowness returned to England, and started performing on the touring comedy circuit, undertaking two summer seasons at Crouch Pier.

He eventually broke into films and television in the early 1960's, and supplemented his income by becoming a well utilised warm-up act for television shows inclduing Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise and later Sir Terry Wogan's chat show Wogan. The warm-up act for This Is Your Life, Bowness himself was the subject of an edition of This Is Your Life in 1985.^[1]

Bowness didn't come to main stream public attention until picked-up by the writing partnership of Jimmy Perry. Cast as former-jockey Fred Quilly in the sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, he starred in all 58 episodes. he subsequently starred with the same ensemble cast in Oh, Doctor Beeching! and You Rang, M'Lord?. During his career he had credits in such comedy series as The Benny Hill Show, The Liver Birds, The Goodies, Dad's Army, Porridge, Sykes and Are You Being Served?.^[3]

Personal life

Bowness and his wife of 59 years, Mavis, 80, lived in Woodley, Reading, Berkshire. They had a son, Robert, three grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.^[2]

Television Roles

Year	Title	Role
1980 to 1988	Hi-de-Hi!	Fred Quilly
1990 to 1993	You Rang, M'Lord?	Mr Pearson
1996 to 1997	Oh, Doctor Beeching	Bernie Bleasdale

References

^ ^a ^b "Hi-de-Hi actor Bowness dies at 87". BBC. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 009-09-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d {{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1213642/Hi-Hi-star-Felix-Bowness-dies-aged-87.html#ixzz0RDDGmeN5%7Ctitle=Hi-de-Hi star Felix Bowness dies aged 87|publisher=[[Daily Mail|date=2009-09-15|accessdate=2009-09-15}}
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101437/

External links

Felix Bowness at the Internet Movie Database
Memorial page

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-'''Felix Bowness''' (30 March 1922, [[Harwell, Oxfordshire|Harwell]], [[Berkshire]] &ndash; 13 September 2009<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8255264.stm|title=Hi-de-Hi actor Bowness dies at 87|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=14th September, 2009|accessdate=14th September, 2009}}</ref>) was a British [[comedy]] [[actor]] best remembered for his portrayal of the [[jockey]] [[Fred Quilly]] in the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''. He lived in [[Woodley]], [[Reading, Berkshire]]. He also appeared in ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'' and ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]''. He had one son.
+'''Felix Bowness''' (30 March 1922, [[Harwell, Oxfordshire|Harwell]], [[Berkshire]] &ndash; 13 September 2009<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8255264.stm|title=Hi-de-Hi actor Bowness dies at 87|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2009-09-15|accessdate=009-09-15}}</ref>) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] [[actor]] best remembered for his portrayal of the [[jockey]] [[Fred Quilly]] in the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]].''
+==Biography==
-During his career he had credits in such comedy series as ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'', ''[[The Liver Birds]]'', ''[[The Goodies]]'', ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'', ''[[Sykes]]'' and ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101437/</ref>
+Born in [[Harwell, Oxfordshire]] to [[French Canadian]] parents,<ref name="DMail1">{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1213642/Hi-Hi-star-Felix-Bowness-dies-aged-87.html#ixzz0RDDGmeN5|title=Hi-de-Hi star Felix Bowness dies aged 87|publisher=[[Daily Mail|date=2009-09-15|accessdate=2009-09-15}}</ref> he became a [[bantam weight]] [[boxing]] champion.<ref name="DMail1"/>
+===World War 2===
-He was the [[warm-up]] act for [[Terry Wogan]]'s chat show ''[[Wogan]]'', ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'', ''[[Morecambe and Wise]]'', and ''[[This Is Your Life]]''. He was himself the subject of an edition of ''This Is Your Life'' in 1985.<ref name="bbc"/>
+At the outbreak of [[World War 2]], he joined the [[Royal Berkshire Regiment]] as a [[signalman]]. At the [[D-Day]] landings in [[Normandy]], after his [[landing craft]] was hit and sunk, he only remembered waking in a French [[convent]]. During recovery, after attending a [[Vera Lynn|Dame Vera Lynn]] concert, she gave him a singing lesson.<ref name="DMail1"/>
+===Performing career===
+Bowness returned to England, and started performing on the touring comedy circuit, undertaking two summer seasons at [[Crouch Pier]].
+He eventually broke into films and television in the early 1960's, and supplemented his income by becoming a well utilised [[warm-up]] act for television shows inclduing ''[[Morecambe and Wise]], [[The Two Ronnies]], [[Morecambe and Wise]]'' and later [[Terry Wogan|Sir Terry Wogan's]] [[chat show]] ''[[Wogan]].'' The warm-up act for ''[[This Is Your Life]],'' Bowness himself was the subject of an edition of ''This Is Your Life'' in 1985.<ref name="bbc"/>
+Bowness didn't come to main stream public attention until picked-up by the writing partnership of [[Jimmy Perry]]. Cast as former-jockey Fred Quilly in the sitcom ''Hi-de-Hi!,'' he starred in all 58 episodes. he subsequently starred with the same ensemble cast in ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'' and ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]].'' During his career he had credits in such comedy series as ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'', ''[[The Liver Birds]]'', ''[[The Goodies]]'', ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'', ''[[Sykes]]'' and ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101437/</ref>
+===Personal life===
+Bowness and his wife of 59 years, Mavis, 80, lived in [[Woodley]], [[Reading, Berkshire]]. They had a son, Robert, three grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.<ref name="DMail1"/>
 == Television Roles ==