William Bowen (actor) facts for kids

William Bowen (1666–1718) 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 (1689)
• Whiff in The Widow Ranter by Aphra Behn (1689)
• Lignoreles in The Massacre of Paris by Nathaniel Lee (1689)
• Sancho in The Successful Strangers by William Mountfort (1690)
• Sir Gentle Golding in Sir Anthony Love by Thomas Southerne (1690)
• Coachman in The English Friar by John Crowne (1690)
• Tranio in Amphitryon by John Dryden (1690)
• Lopez in The Mistakes by Joseph Harris (1690)
• Fabion in Alphonso, King of Naples by George Powell (1690)
• Albanact in King Arthur by John Dryden (1691)
• Monsieur Le Prate in Love for Money by Thomas D'Urfey (1691)
• Monsieur Lassoil in Bussy D'Ambois by Thomas D'Urfey (1691)
• Thoughtless in Greenwich Park by William Mountfort (1691)
• Sir Timothy Kastril in The Volunteers by Thomas Shadwell (1692)
• Callow in The Marriage-Hater Matched by Thomas D'Urfey (1692)
• Sir Joseph in The Old Bachelor by William Congreve (1693)
• Cummington in The Richmond Heiress by Thomas D'Urfey (1693)
• Sir Symphony in The Maid's Last Prayer by Thomas Southerne (1693)
• Squeezewit in A Very Good Wife by George Powell (1693)
• Sir John in The Married Beau by John Crowne (1694)
• Jaqueline in The Fatal Marriage by Thomas Southerne (1694)
• Jeremy in Love for Love by William Congreve (1695)
• Sir John Aery in The She-Gallants by George Granville (1695)
• Jasper in The City Lady by Thomas Dilke (1696)
• Cheatall in The Innocent Mistress by Mary Pix (1697)
• Nickycrack in The Pretenders by Thomas Dilke (1698)
• Teague in The Twin Rivals by George Farquhar (1702)
• Monsieur de Pistolein The Old Mode and the New by Thomas d'Urfey (1703)
• Gusman in Adventures in Madrid by Mary Pix (1706)
• Captain Strut in The Double Gallant by Colley Cibber (1707)
• Truncheon in The Play is the Plot by John Durant Breval (1718)