A great man, but he does smell of 'orses.
"I am very busy, but I can't say no when work comes in. I ought to take it easier but I'm just as keen as ever."
Felix Hervè Talbot Bowness, (30 March 1922 — 13 September 2009), was a British actor best known for playing Fred Quilley in Hi-de-Hi!.
After World War II, he began to act on stage before migrating to films and TV in the early '60s, while working as a warm-up act for studio recordings of many television programs from Home to Roost to Noel's House Party.
He came to fame when he was cast as Fred Quilley in Hi-de-Hi! and appeared with the same ensemble cast in recurring roles in You Rang, M'Lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching!.
While he didn't have many cinematic roles, he appeared in the soft-porn film Queen of the Blues in 1979.
In 2003, he retired from acting after he was diagnosed with dementia.
He died of cancer at the age of 87.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Series- The Benny Hill Show, 3 episodes (1965-66) — Various Roles
- The Goodies, episode "The Baddies" (1972) — Jack Dalton
- Sykes, 11 episodes:
- "Job" (1972) — Delivery Man
- "Dream" (1972) — Painter
- "Journey" (1972) — Glasgow Porter (Uncredited Role)
- "Café" (1972) — Customer
- "Bus" (1973) — Bus Depot Worker (Uncredited Role)
- "Golf" (1973) — Motorcyclist
- "The Fog" (1974) — Man in Fog
- "Fishing" (1976) — Skipper's Boy
- "Lodgers" (1976) — Husband
- "The Hypnotist" (1978) — Club Compère (Uncredited Role)
- "The BBC Honours Sykes" (1979) — Herbert Nells
- Dad's Army, 3 episodes:
- "Everybody's Trucking" (1974) — Driver
- "Ring Dem Bells" (1975) — Special Constable
- "Number Engaged" (1977) — Van Driver
- Rising Damp, episode "A Night Out" (1974) — Waiter (Uncredited Role)
- Till Death Us Do Part, 2 episodesshow list (1975) — Felix
- Are You Being Served?, 2 episodes:
- "New Look" (1975) — Gent for the Gents'
- "Do You Take This Man?" (1978) — Matching Pantaloons Customer
- Porridge, episode "Just Desserts" (1975) — Gay Gordon (Uncredited Role)
- No Appointment Necessary, episode "Pilot" (1977) — Removal Man
- Hi-de-Hi!, 58 episodes (1980-88) — Fred Quilley
- You Rang, M'Lord?, 5 episodesshow list (1990-93) — Mr. Pearson
- The Brittas Empire, episode "Opening Day" (1991) — Workman
- Grace & Favour, episode "Mr. Slocombe" (1993) — Yokel (Uncredited Role)
- Oh, Doctor Beeching!, 5 episodesshow list (1996-97) — Bernie Bleasdale
