Tom Owen, a stage name for Thomas Rowbotham (8 April 1949 – 8 November 2022) was a British actor best known for playing Tom Simmonite in the longest-running sitcom in history, Last of the Summer Wine. He was the son of Bill Owen, who portrayed Tom Simmonite’s father William “Compo” Simmonite in the program.
Tom Owen parents: Bill Owen, Edith Stevenson
Bill Owen, his father, and Edith Stevenson, his mother, are Tom Owen’s parents. Unfortunately, there is no information available regarding Tom’s parents. However, we’ll update this if we find out more.
For ten years starting in 2000, Owen portrayed the roving Tom Simmonite in the well-liked and enduring BBC sitcom. After his father, Bill Owen, played Compo Simmonite, his on-screen father, his presence on the show followed a family legacy.
He also appeared on The Bill, The Onedin Line, and Upstairs Downstairs on television. In Queenie and Great Expectations, he costarred with Kirk Douglas and Michael York, respectively. His ex-wife Mary, his two children James and William, and his relatives reported he went away quietly. After graduating from high school, Owen started his acting career by working as an assistant stage manager in Surrey before going on to a position of a similar nature at the Westminster Theatre. On Sidmouth, Devon, at the repertory theatre, Owen resumed acting and directing after spending four years working in television.
