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Tony Bilbow

Known For
Writing

Known Credits
17

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 17, 1932 (94 years old)

Place of Birth
Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Tony Bilbow

Biography

Anthony Bilbow (born 17 April 1932) is a British television interviewer, film expert and writer. He was a presenter of the BBC's Late Night Line-Up discussion programme which was broadcast on BBC2 between 1964 and 1972.

Bilbow's father was an architect. He was educated at the City of London School, Blackfriars, and began writing short stories for the BBC; he was then the anchorman for Day By Day on Southern Television. He was a screenwriter for the 1970s situation comedy Please Sir! and the spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang and in 1986 was a writer for the BBC soap opera EastEnders. From 1970 to 1973, he presented the film programme Film Night, on which his interviewees included David Niven and Alfred Hitchcock.

Bilbow narrated the English voiceover for the BBC three-part series of the cult East German film The Singing Ringing Tree.

Known For

Writing

1990Dors: The Other Diana...Writer
1985EastEnders...Writer
1968Please Sir!...Writer

Directing

1974Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report...Director

Acting

2008Means of Productionas Himself
1990Dors: The Other Dianaas
1984Eddie Monsoon - a Life?as Himself
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as himself
1965Thirty-Minute Theatreas A Guest
1963Moonstrikeas Squadron Leader Huggins
1963Look at Life: The Trade Winds Blowas Self - Commentator
1963Across the Street—Across the Worldas Narrator (voice)
1962Look at Life: Battle of the Bulgeas Self - Commentator
1961Look at Life: Tulip Townas narrator
1961Look at Life: Counting Headsas Self - Commentator
1961Look at Life: And So to Bedas Self - Commentator
1961Look at Life: Roses All the Wayas Self - Commentator
1961Look at Life: A Hundred Thousand Oarsmenas Self - Commentator
1960Look at Life: Keeping Fitas Self - Commentator
1960Look at Life: Women in Greenas Self - Commentator
1960Look at Life: Shares in Tomorrowas Self - Commentator