| Arthur Fowler | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Bill Treacher | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1985–1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 "Poor Old Reg" 19 February 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 1292 21 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Tony Holland and Julia Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Swings and Roundabouts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Bill Treacher from 1985 to 1996.
The father of the Fowler family, Arthur was essentially a good man but made some foolish choices that he always ended up paying dearly for. His storylines involved being bossed to the brink of insanity by his mother-in-law Lou Beale (Anna Wing), an affair with Christine Hewitt (Elizabeth Power), suffering a mental disorder, being sent to prison twice, and eventually dying of a brain haemorrhage in 1996.