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Born 15 August 1931 (age 92) ( 1931-08-15 ) London, England, UK Movies Chemical Wedding, National Lampoon's European Vacation Music group The Temperance Seven (Since 1955) People also search for Julian Doyle, Brian Innes, Pierre D’Anby | ||
Paul William McDowell (15 August 1931 – 2 May 2016) was an English actor and writer who appeared in numerous television productions over a 40-year period.
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Early life and career
After leaving school, he trained to be a painter at Chelsea Art College. In the early 1960s as "Whispering" Paul McDowell he was a vocalist with the British 1920s-style jazz band The Temperance Seven, who had a No. 1 hit in Britain. He was a member of the pop group 'Guggenheim' which he formed with Granada TV producer and singer Chris Pye, and guitarist Jules Burns. The album Guggenheim was released in 1972 on Indigo Records, and distributed by the British Decca label. He worked at the Establishment Club as an actor/writer, then became a member of the improvisational group the Second City in the United States and was a writer on The Frost Report.
Television actor
His television roles include: Mr. Collinson, a sour-faced prison officer in Porridge, Churchill’s butler in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, and Mr. Phillips in The Two of Us. He featured in several editions of Dave Allen at Large. Film roles include a Scottish laird in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978).
Writer
As a screenwriter he wrote for Sheila Hancock and The Two Ronnies. Later he concentrated on writing and teaching t'ai chi ch'uan.
Filmography
Actor
2008
Chemical Wedding as
Symonds
1996
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (TV Series) as
Higgins
- Episode #1.1 (1996) - Higgins
1996
The Brittas Empire (TV Series) as
Man in Pool
- Mr Brittas Falls in Love (1996) - Man in Pool
1994
Law and Disorder (TV Series) as
Edward Powell
- A Night to Remember (1994) - Edward Powell
1993
Frank Stubbs Promotes (TV Series) as
Featherstone
- Book (1993) - Featherstone
1991
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Mr. Wallace
- Episode #1.717 (1991) - Mr. Wallace
- Episode #1.716 (1991) - Mr. Wallace
- Episode #1.710 (1991) - Mr. Wallace
- Episode #1.709 (1991) - Mr. Wallace
1990
Mr. Bean (TV Series) as
The Customer
- The Return of Mr. Bean (1990) - The Customer
1986
The Two of Us (TV Series) as
Colin Phillips / Mr. Phillips
- Best Laid Schemes (1990) - Mr. Phillips
- The Quest (1990) - Mr. Phillips
- Dangers in the Night (1990) - Mr. Phillips
- Fine Adjustments (1990) - Colin Phillips
- At Last (1990) - Colin Phillips
- The Treasure (1990) - Colin Phillips
- Strictly Business (1990) - Colin Phillips
- The Bequest (1989) - Colin Phillips
- Wedded Miss (1988) - Colin Phillips
- Retirement Plans (1987) - Colin Phillips
- Lifestyles (1987) - Colin Phillips
- The Vital Spark (1987) - Colin Phillips
- Cracks in the Pavement (1986) - Colin Phillips
1987
The Little and Large Show (TV Series)
- Episode #9.7 (1989)
- Episode #7.3 (1987)
1988
Dead End City as
Gang Member
1986
All in Good Faith (TV Series) as
Supermarket Manager / Policeman
- Where My Caravan Has Rested (1988) - Supermarket Manager
- Exodus (1986) - Policeman
1988
Carrott Confidential (TV Series)
- Episode #2.1 (1988)
1986
The Alamut Ambush (TV Movie) as
Jack Soutar
1986
Only Fools and Horses (TV Series) as
Man in Market
- A Royal Flush (1986) - Man in Market
1986
Slinger's Day (TV Series) as
Man
- New Management (1986) - Man
1986
The Fourth Floor (TV Mini Series) as
Purvis
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Purvis
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Purvis
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Purvis
1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV Series) as
Les
- One Away (1986) - Les
1984
Comrade Dad (TV Series) as
Man in queue
- Londongrad 1999 (1986) - Man in queue
- Pilot (1984) - Man in queue
1977
The Two Ronnies (TV Series)
- Episode #12.1 (1985)
- Episode #6.7 (1978)
- Episode #6.1 (1977)
1985
Terry and June (TV Series) as
Newsreader
- Mistaken Identity (1985) - Newsreader
1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation as
First English Motorist
1985
Mixed Doubles (TV Series) as
Estate agent
- Such Sweet Sorrow (1985) - Estate agent
1981
Kelly Monteith (TV Series)
- Episode #6.5 (1984)
- Episode #3.5 (1981)
1983
Chessgame (TV Series) as
Jack Soutar
- The Alamut Ambush (1983) - Jack Soutar
1983
Potter (TV Series) as
The Drunk
- Episode #3.6 (1983) - The Drunk
1983
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (TV Movie) as
Social Services Office - Barry Clarke
1983
Blackadder (TV Series) as
Herbert, Archbishop of Canterbury
- The Archbishop (1983) - Herbert, Archbishop of Canterbury
1983
The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV Series) as
Various
- Episode #2.3 (1983) - Various
1982
Squadron (TV Series) as
Air Commodore Grant
- Operation Hawk (1982) - Air Commodore Grant
1982
Strangers (TV Series) as
Det. Insp. O'Rourke
- A Much Underestimated Man (1982) - Det. Insp. O'Rourke
1982
The Brack Report (TV Series) as
Eric Fulton
- Chapter 10 (1982) - Eric Fulton (uncredited)
- Chapter 1 (1982) - Eric Fulton
1982
Nancy Astor (TV Mini Series) as
Lee
- The Last of the Southern Belles (1982) - Lee
- Guests for the Weekend (1982) - Lee
- Scandals (1982) - Lee
1981
Angels (TV Series) as
Mr. Howard
- Episode #7.31 (1981) - Mr. Howard
- Episode #7.28 (1981) - Mr. Howard
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Mini Series) as
Butler at Chartwell
- What Price Churchill? (1981) - Butler at Chartwell
- The Long Tide of Surrender (1981) - Butler at Chartwell
- His Own Funeral (1981) - Butler at Chartwell
- The Flying Peril (1981) - Butler at Chartwell
- A Menace in the House (1981) - Butler at Chartwell
- Politics Are Foul (1981) - Butler at Chartwell
- Down and Out (1981) - Butler at Chartwell
1981
Never the Twain (TV Series) as
Det. Sgt. Talbot
- A Matched Pair (1981) - Det. Sgt. Talbot
1981
Wolcott (TV Mini Series) as
Chief Supt Cosgrave
- Episode #1.4 (1981) - Chief Supt Cosgrave
- Episode #1.3 (1981) - Chief Supt Cosgrave
- Episode #1.1 (1981) - Chief Supt Cosgrave
1978
Robin's Nest (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Christmas at Robin's Nest: No Room at the Inn (1980) - Doctor
- You Need Hands (1978) - Doctor
1980
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Bill Newsome
- Pasmore (1980) - Bill Newsome
1980
Rough Cut as
Postman
1980
The Enigma Files (TV Series) as
John Smith
- Why Don't They Tell You These Things? (1980) - John Smith
1980
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Schaeffer
- The Man at the Top (1980) - Schaeffer
1976
Dave Allen at Large (TV Series)
- Episode dated 26 December 1979 (1979)
- Special (1978)
- Episode #5.6 (1976)
- Episode #5.5 (1976)
- Episode #5.4 (1976)
- Episode #5.3 (1976)
- Episode #5.2 (1976)
- Episode #5.1 (1976)
1979
Suez 1956 (TV Movie) as
Henry Cabot Lodge
1979
Bloomers (TV Series) as
1st Policeman
- Episode #1.3 (1979) - 1st Policeman
1979
Doing Time as
Collinson
1978
The Thirty Nine Steps as
McLean
1978
The Life Story of Baal as
Piller
1975
Wodehouse Playhouse (TV Series) as
Hotel Manager / Studio Guide / First Cop
- The Luck of the Stiffhams (1978) - Hotel Manager
- The Nodder (1976) - Studio Guide
- The Rise of Minna Nordstrom (1975) - First Cop
1978
Bernie (TV Series)
- Episode #1.4 (1978)
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) as
William
- Return Fare (1978) - William
1978
A Soft Touch (TV Series) as
Harvey Hornbeam
- Now Take my Wife (1978) - Harvey Hornbeam
1978
Life at Stake (TV Series) as
Pierre Laporte
- James Cross Will Be Executed (1978) - Pierre Laporte
1978
Going Straight (TV Series) as
Mr. Collinson
- Going Home (1978) - Mr. Collinson
1977
The Other One (TV Series) as
Security Guard
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Security Guard
1974
Porridge (TV Series) as
Mr. Collinson
- Poetic Justice (1977) - Mr. Collinson
- Happy Release (1975) - Mr. Collinson
- No Peace for the Wicked (1975) - Mr. Collinson
- A Night In (1974) - Mr. Collinson
1976
Victorian Scandals (TV Series) as
Samuel James
- A Pitcher of Snakes (1976) - Samuel James
1976
One-Upmanship (TV Series)
- Golfmanship (1976)
- Weekendmanship (1976)
- Businessmanship (1976)
1975
The Nearly Man (TV Series) as
Gordon
- Confrontation: July 1975 (1975) - Gordon
1975
Dawson's Weekly (TV Series) as
Dr. Lang
- Les Miserables (1975) - Dr. Lang
1975
The Good Life (TV Series) as
Telephone Engineer
- The Weaker Sex? (1975) - Telephone Engineer
1975
Churchill's People (TV Series) as
1st Guest
- A Wilderness of Roses (1975) - 1st Guest
1974
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Frederick Barker
- Forgive-Me-Not: Part 3 (1974) - Frederick Barker
- Forgive-Me-Not: Part 2 (1974) - Frederick Barker
- Forgive-Me-Not: Part 1 (1974) - Frederick Barker
1974
No Strings (TV Series) as
2nd Workman
- Grow and Let Grow (1974) - 2nd Workman
1974
You'll Never Walk Alone (TV Movie) as
Third man
1973
Grubstreet (TV Series) as
Various Characters
- Episode #1.6 (1973) - Various Characters
- Episode #1.5 (1973) - Various Characters
- Episode #1.4 (1973) - Various Characters
- Episode #1.3 (1973) - Various Characters
- Episode #1.2 (1973) - Various Characters
- Episode #1.1 (1973) - Various Characters
1973
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Bank Teller
- Goodbye George (1973) - Bank Teller
1973
Our Kid (TV Series) as
Householder
- The Last of the All-Rounders (1973) - Householder
1972
But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (TV Series) as
Various Characters
- Episode #1.6 (1973) - Various Characters
- Art for Whose Sake? (1972) - Various Characters
1972
Scoop (TV Series) as
Pigge
- The Scoop (1972) - Pigge
- Stones £20 (1972) - Pigge
- The War Torn Ishmaelia (1972) - Pigge
1972
Savage Messiah as
Agitator (uncredited)
1972
His and Hers (TV Series) as
Melvyn
- Telephone (1972) - Melvyn
1969
Canada Goose (TV Movie)
1969
The World of Beachcomber (TV Series)
- Episode #2.6 (1969)
- Episode #2.5 (1969)
- Episode #2.4 (1969)
- Episode #2.3 (1969)
- Episode #2.2 (1969)
- Episode #2.1 (1969)
1968
Horne A'Plenty (TV Series) as
Guest
- Episode #2.6 (1969) - Guest
- Episode #2.3 (1968) - Guest
1959
Food for a Blush (Short) as
Bit part (uncredited)
Writer
2016
Paul McDowell Letters (Podcast Series) (5 episodes)
- From The Land That Summer Forgot (2016)
- No Luck (2016)
- Reality (2016)
- TBA
- TBA
1982
Secombe with Music (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 27 January 1982 (1982) - (writer)
1972
But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.6 (1973) - (written by)
- Art for Whose Sake? (1972) - (written by)
- Survival in the Face of Other People's Brilliance (1972) - (written by)
- Music (1972) - (written by)
- The Woman's Place (1972) - (written by)
1971
The Two Ronnies (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.2 (1971) - (writer)
1970
Frost on Sunday (TV Series) (script - 9 episodes)
- Mike Newman, Blue Mink & Eamonn Andrews (1970) - (script)
- Vincent Price & The Four Tops (1970) - (script)
- Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) - (script)
- Des O'Connor & Ted Ray (1970) - (script)
- Gene Pitney, Michael Bentine & Lou Rawls (1970) - (script)
- Morty Gunty (1970) - (script)
- Matt Monro (1970) - (script)
- Ian Carmichael (1970) - (script)
- Rolf Harris (1970) - (script)
1966
Festival (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Westbrook's Man/Ligging About (1966) - (segment "'Ligging About'")
Soundtrack
1962
Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (writer: "Dream Away Romance" - uncredited)
Self
2013
50s Britannia (TV Series documentary) as
Self - The Temperance Seven
- Trad Jazz Britannia (2013) - Self - The Temperance Seven
1986
Dave Allen - 1986 New Years Eve Special (TV Special)
1984
Dave Allen - Christmas Special 1984 (TV Special)
1971
Braden's Week (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.24 (1972) - Self
- Episode #4.17 (1972) - Self
- Episode #4.13 (1972) - Self
- Episode #4.5 (1971) - Self
1970
Frost on Sunday (TV Series)
- Rolf Harris (1970)
Archive Footage
2014
Dave Allen: The Immaculate Selection (TV Movie) as
Various
1996
Vintage Dave Allen (Video) as
Various
References
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