Hugo Bower
Biography
Hugo Bower is a character actor active primarily in the 1980s and 1990s, frequently cast in European and military roles due to his background. He is best known for his appearances in major action and suspense productions such as the James Bond film Octopussy (1983) and the espionage thriller The Holcroft Covenant (1985).
Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles
Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes • as Mr Wenders
Comedienne Dawn French tackles dark, tongue-in-cheek thrillers as her various characters embark on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another, she is involved with murder — either committing the crime or even getting bumped off herself!
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Karl
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes • as Wendicke
The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists.
Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Mr Zimmerman
Duty Free is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr that aired on ITV from 1984 to 1986. It was made by Yorkshire Television.
Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Capt Kriek
The very different lives of Jan Leigh, a poor but studious young country lad, and Diana Gayelorde-Sutton, the equally single minded daughter of a rich landowner, from the 1920s through to post-war Britain.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as Sgt. Beckmann
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Smit
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as French Detective
An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Gen. Wilhelm von Tiebolt
A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to find it.
Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as S.S. Major
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as German Dentist
Julie Walters stars as a single mother seemingly haunted by a sinister telephone system that seems to have become an evil intelligence in its own right.