Bill Thomas
Acting
Biography
Bill Thomas is a retired English actor of stage and screen. His body of work encompassed 18 feature films, 31 short films, 130 Television productions, 74 theatre productions, 166 adverts. From 2010 he struggled to remember lines and gave up acting in 2016 to become the doorman at Selfridges, the famous department store in London's Oxford Street, effectively his West End debut, and the most glamorous job he ever had.
Born: July 4, 1952
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Ripple
A random act of malice sets in motion a domino run of coincidences and catastrophes turning one man's ordinary day into a living nightmare.
Loving Vincent
A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Foyle's War
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Wire in the Blood
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
Wire in the Blood
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
Merlin
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
Outnumbered
Partly-improvised sitcom looking at the trials and tribulations of bringing up three young children - a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation, a seven-year-old boy who could fib for Britain and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.
Vanity Fair
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Filmography
as Albert
as Dr. Mazery
as Driver
as Gilbert
as Branick Hammond
as Jack
as Farmer
as Cylferth
as The Samaritan
as Mr Blain
as Wimp
as Taxi Driver
as Mr. Bennet
as Michael Evans
as Jack Rowland
as Paranoiac Neighbour (uncredited)
as Willis
as Tom Henshall
as Tailor
as John Soan
as Ted
as Victor
as Tailor
as Mr. Chopper
as Bill
as Norman Gladstone
as Middle-Aged Commuter
as DCI Weatherall
as Ray Dorset
as Boozer McGill
as Phil Cooper
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Old Man
as Taxi Driver
as Wallace
as Motel Clerk
as Tory Boy's Dad
as George T. Foreman
as Dennis
as Clerk of Court
as Mr. Lennox
as Trevor Harris
as Charles Quance
as Neville Wickens
as Steward
as Desmond Holder
as Doug
as Justin Small
as Steve Windom
as Postman
as Gervaise
as Ronnie