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.
George and the Dragon
(Elmendorf)
The Musketeer
(Bonacieux)
Diggity: A Home at Last
(Malcolm Slee)
Pop Pirates
(Mr Carpenter)
My Brother David
(Arthur Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage)(Uncredited))
Gambitt's Move
(Removal Man)
No Place Like Earth
(Harris)
Coming Home
(Father Alistair)
Tale of the Mummy
(Stuart)
Dinner at the Sporting Club
(Benham's Coach (uncredited))
The Sweeney
(Tom)
Sweet Sixteen
The Chinese Detective
The Enigma Files
(Cyril)
No Hiding Place
Codename
(Taxi Driver)
Minder
(Punter)
Crown Court
(Sergeant Barnet)
Out of the Unknown
(Harris)
An Audience with...
(Self)
EastEnders
(Arthur Fowler)
Grange Hill
(Mr. McMahon)
Bergerac
(Security Guard)
Casualty
(Howard Boylan)
The Professionals
(Dave)