Tom Owen ( actor ) - wikipedia Tom Owen ( actor ) For other people named Tom Owen, see Tom Owen ( disambiguation ). This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2013 ) Tom Owen ( 1949 - 04 - 08 ) 8 April 1949 ( age 68 ) Marylebone, London, England Occupation Actor Years active 1968 -- 2010 Spouse ( s ) Mary Moylan ( 1978 - present ) Children James Rowbotham William Rowbotham Thomas William Stevenson Rowbotham ( born 8 April 1949 ), also known as Tom Owen, is a British actor best known for playing Tom Simmonite on the longest - running British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. He is the son of Bill Owen, who played William `` Compo '' Simmonite ( the father of Tom Simmonite ) on the show. Owen 's first significant appearance on television was in 1968 at the age of 19, starring in the series Freewheelers ( 1968 -- 70 ). Other appearances include Z - Cars, Upstairs, Downstairs, The Onedin Line, The Piglet Files and Minder. Before being cast in Last of the Summer Wine in 1999 following the death of his father, he had not acted for many years and had instead worked for the Labour Party and taught drama as well as comedy and light entertainment. He married Mary Bernadette Therese Moylan in 1978 ; they have two sons, James and William. Television roles Year Title Role 2000 to 2010 Last of the Summer Wine Tom Simmonite The King of Queens Reverend He also had a part in the BBC series Billy Bunter, which was a programme televised in the 1950s. The lead role of Bunter was played by Gerald Campion. In 1969 Owen played one of the schoolboys in the musical version of Goodbye, Mr Chips, which starred Peter O'Toole in the leading role and in which Petula Clark played the part of the schoolmaster 's wife. Tom Owen 's debut on `` Last Of The Summer Wine '' was in 1991 as a bank customer at a cash dispenser in the episode `` Situations Vacant ''. References Jump up ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1295547/Son-Compo-Dad-arms-says-Tom-Owen-veteran-star-Last-Of-The-Summer-Wine.html Jump up ^ http://summer-wine.com/tomowen.htm Jump up ^ http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/tom-simmonite-tom-owen-5095781 External links Tom Owen on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Owen_(actor)&oldid=801122159 '' Categories : 1949 births Living people English male television actors Male actors from Brighton Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from March 2013 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 20 : 07. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played compos son in last of the summer wine
Answer: Thomas William Stevenson Rowbotham