Rodney Bewes (born 27 November 1937) is an English television actor and writer, who is best known for playing Bob Ferris in the BBC television sitcom The Likely Lads (1964–66), its colour sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973–74), the various radio series based on them (1967–68 and 1975), and in the big screen film The Likely Lads (1976).