William Bowen (actor)
William Bowen (1666–1718) was a British stage actor.[1] He was part of the United Company from 1689. For a time he became known for his comic roles. Having been involved in several incidents during his lifetime, he was fatally wounded in a duel with fellow actor James Quin in 1718.[2]
Selected roles
- Sancho in The Successful Strangers by William Mountfort (1690)
- Albanact in King Arthur by John Dryden (1691)
- Thoughtless in Greenwich Park by William Mountfort (1691)
- Sir Timothy Kastril in The Volunteers by Thomas Shadwell (1692)
- Cummington in The Richmond Heiress by Thomas D'Urfey (1693)
- Teague in The Twin Rivals by George Farquhar (1702)
- Monsieur de Pistolein The Old Mode and the New by Thomas d'Urfey (1703)
- Truncheon in The Play is the Plot by John Durant Breval (1718)
References
Bibliography
- Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: Garrick to Gyngell. SIU Press, 1978.
- Straub, Kristina, G. Anderson, Misty and O'Quinn, Daniel . The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
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