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Trevor Bowen is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 1 january 1941 at Yangon (Birmanie)

Trevor Bowen

Trevor Bowen
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Birth name Trevor R. Bowen
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 january 1941 (83 years) at Yangon (Birmanie)

Trevor Bowen (sometimes T. R. Bowen, born 1941), is an English actor and screenwriter who has appeared frequently in United Kingdom television dramas since the mid-1960s.

Biography

Fils du Major Général W.O. Bowen, Trevor Bowen s'oriente très jeune vers les arts du spectacle. Tout d'abord pensionnaire au "Dulwich College", dans le sud-est de Londres (une école privée fondée par Edward Alleyn, figure marquante du théâtre élisabéthain), Trevor Bowen poursuit ses études à la "Winchester Art School", puis au "Queens' College", l'un des 31 collèges de la prestigieuse Université de Cambridge. Formé à l'art dramatique, il y sera président de la "Marlowe Society", le club de théâtre de l'université, et s'y produira dans plusieurs de ses spectacles.

À l'issue de ses études, Trevor Bowen intègre la célèbre Royal Shakespeare Company et apparaît dans certaines des pièces de son répertoire, tant à Londres qu'en tournée.

En 1965, il obtient son premier rôle au cinéma dans « Darling chérie », un film de John Schlesinger, qui remporta trois Oscars en 1966.

Si Trevor Bowen poursuit principalement sa carrière d'acteur à la télévision, dès le début des années 1970, il se lance parallèlement dans l'écriture, publiant un premier ouvrage, « Punctuations : a novel », aux Éditions Constable, à Londres. La parution de son deuxième roman, « The Emperor's Falcon », en 1980, accompagne le développement de son activité de scénariste et d'adaptateur pour la télévision britannique. Il travaille notamment sur des séries de renom, telles que Sherlock Holmes, narrant les aventures du fameux détective d'Arthur Conan Doyle, incarné par l'acteur anglais Jeremy Brett. On en retiendra en particulier son adaptation fidèle du Chien des Baskerville en 1988, dans le 11e et dernier épisode de la série intitulée Le Retour de Sherlock Holmes.

D'autres icônes de la littérature britannique feront l'objet des adaptations de Trevor Bowen pour la télévision, en particulier Hercule Poirot et surtout Miss Marple.
Si en 1991 il signe le scénario du « Mystère de Hunter's Lodge » pour la série "Agatha Christie's Poirot", avec David Suchet dans le rôle du détective belge, c'est surtout avec la vieille dame de St. Mary Mead qu'il va s'illustrer, écrivant de 1986 à 1992 pas moins de huit épisodes pour la série de la BBC "Agatha Christie's Miss Marple", avec l'actrice Joan Hickson dans le rôle-titre.

Son travail de scénariste a d'ailleurs été reconnu à plusieurs reprises, notamment par quatre nominations aux Edgars, décernés chaque année par l'Association des auteurs de romans policiers d'Amérique, qui récompense les auteurs des meilleures œuvres policières dans le domaine télévisuel, entre autres. Ce fut le cas en 1999 pour son adaptation du premier roman d'Anne Perry « L'Étrangleur de Cater Street ».

Spécialiste confirmé du whodunit, en 2002 il publie, sous le nom de T.R. Bowen, son 4e ouvrage, « Black Camel », plaçant l'action au sein de Cambridge, l'université de sa jeunesse.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Trevor Bowen (9 films)

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Actor

Run, Fatboy, Run, 1h40
Directed by David Schwimmer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Athletics films
Actors Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Harish Patel, India de Beaufort
Rating64% 3.2484353.2484353.2484353.2484353.248435
Dennis Doyle (Simon Pegg) is about to marry Libby (Thandie Newton), his pregnant fiancée. However, he gets cold feet and runs away on the day of the wedding. Five years later, Dennis discovers that Libby, who has their son, Jake, has started seeing high-flying go-getter Whit (Hank Azaria) and realizes what he has lost. He finds out that Whit is running the Nike River Marathon in London, and to prove himself to his doubting friends and, most importantly, Libby and his son, he decides to run the race himself. He receives motivation from his two "coaches", Gordon (Dylan Moran), a well-meaning slacker who is Libby's cousin and Dennis' best friend, who has made a hefty bet on Dennis succeeding, and Mr. Ghosh Dastidar (Harish Patel) his landlord, who uses unorthodox methods of training, such as using a spatula to spank him. Days before the race, Whit proposes to Libby at her birthday party. Libby accepts and this puts Dennis in a state of deep depression. Meanwhile, Jake, who has formed a crush on a girl in his class, runs away angry when he discovers that she prefers another boy just because he has a ponytail. Dennis, upon being informed by a frightened Libby, tracks him down and explains to him that he will find many things he does not like in his life and he should just stand up to them and face them, rather than running away. Having made that mistake himself, he decides to race after all.
Greenfingers, 1h31
Directed by Joel Hershman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Environmental films, Prison films
Actors Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Lucy Punch, David Kelly, Natasha Little, Warren Clarke
Rating67% 3.3969453.3969453.3969453.3969453.396945
When Colin Briggs is placed in an experimental program to finish off his prison sentence, all he wants is peace and quiet. After his wise, elderly roommate Fergus introduces him to gardening, Colin uncovers a talent and passion for plants. Teaming up with his fellow inmates, Colin gets the attention of celebrated gardener Georgina Woodhouse. Soon, the unexpected gardeners are preparing to compete for the Hampton Court Flower Show. When Colin meets Georgina's beautiful daughter Primrose, he discovers another reason to fight for his freedom: true love.
I Hired a Contract Killer, 1h20
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, Serge Reggiani, Trevor Bowen, Aki Kaurismäki
Roles Department Head
Rating71% 3.595563.595563.595563.595563.59556
Henri Boulanger (Léaud), a French man living in London, is laid-off from his job after fifteen years of service. He tries to commit suicide but because he continuously fails, decides to hire a hitman (Kenneth Colley) to finish the job. After making the contract he meets Margaret (Margi Clarke) and finds new meaning to life, however, he is unable to call off the hitman.
I Was Happy Here, 1h31
Directed by Desmond Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Sarah Miles, Cyril Cusack, Julian Glover, Cardew Robinson, Robert Eddison, Trevor Bowen
Rating68% 3.4179153.4179153.4179153.4179153.417915
Cass followed the bright lights to London, but was quickly disillusioned. She met (and married) Doctor Langdon, and soon realized she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and her first love Colin.
Darling
Darling (1965)
, 2h8
Directed by John Schlesinger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey, Dirk Bogarde, José Luis de Vilallonga, Umberto Raho, Vernon Dobtcheff
Roles Tony Bridges, first husband
Rating69% 3.4968853.4968853.4968853.4968853.496885
Diana Scott (Julie Christie) is a beautiful, bored young model married to Tony Bridges (Trevor Bowen). One day, Diana meets Robert Gold (Dirk Bogarde), a literary interviewer/director for television arts programmes, by chance when she is spotted on the street by his roving film crew and interviewed by him about young people's views on convention. Diana is invited to watch the final edit in the TV studio and there their relationship starts. After liaisons in bleak hotel rooms they leave their spouses (and, in Robert's case, children) and move into an apartment.

Scriptwriter

The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1h42
Directed by Brian Mills
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films
Actors Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Kristoffer Tabori, Alastair Duncan, Bernard Horsfall, Ronald Pickup
Rating77% 3.8937253.8937253.8937253.8937253.893725
Le célèbre détective Sherlock Holmes et son fidèle Dr Watson sont appelés pour résoudre une effroyable malédiction qui poursuit la malheureuse famille des Baskerville, décimée par un monstrueux chien, sorti tout droit de l'enfer, depuis que Sir Hugo, un ancêtre, tua une paysanne. Mais l'héritier actuel, qui arrive d'Amérique, ne croit pas en ces fariboles.