William Bowen (actor)
William Bowen was a British stage actor. He was part of the United Company from 1689. For a time, he became known for his comic roles. He was fatally wounded in a duel with fellow actor James Quin in 1718.
Selected roles
- Valet in Bury Fair by Thomas Shadwell
- Whiff in The Widow Ranter by Aphra Behn
- Lignoreles in The Massacre of Paris by Nathaniel Lee
- Sancho in The Successful Strangers by William Mountfort
- Sir Gentle Golding in Sir Anthony Love by Thomas Southerne
- Coachman in The English Friar by John Crowne
- Tranio in Amphitryon by John Dryden
- Lopez in The Mistakes by Joseph Harris
- Fabion in Alphonso, King of Naples by George Powell
- Albanact in King Arthur by John Dryden
- Monsieur Le Prate in Love for Money by Thomas D'Urfey
- Monsieur Lassoil in Bussy D'Ambois by Thomas D'Urfey
- Thoughtless in Greenwich Park by William Mountfort
- Sir Timothy Kastril in The Volunteers by Thomas Shadwell
- Callow in The Marriage-Hater Matched by Thomas D'Urfey
- Sir Joseph in The Old Bachelor by William Congreve
- Cummington in The Richmond Heiress by Thomas D'Urfey
- Sir Symphony in The Maid's Last Prayer by Thomas Southerne
- Squeezewit in A Very Good Wife by George Powell
- Sir John in The Married Beau by John Crowne
- Jaqueline in The Fatal Marriage by Thomas Southerne
- Jeremy in Love for Love by William Congreve
- Sir John Aery in The She-Gallants by George Granville
- Jasper in The City Lady by Thomas Dilke
- Cheatall in The Innocent Mistress by Mary Pix
- Nickycrack in The Pretenders by Thomas Dilke
- Teague in The Twin Rivals by George Farquhar
- Monsieur de Pistolein The Old Mode and the New by Thomas d'Urfey
- Gusman in Adventures in Madrid by Mary Pix
- Captain Strut in The Double Gallant by Colley Cibber
- Truncheon in The Play is the Plot by John Durant Breval