William Bowen (actor)

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)