Rodney Bewes as Arthur Crabtree in “Billy Liar”

Famous to many as Bob Ferris in “The Likely Lads“, Rodney Bewes appeared in “Billy Liar” as Billy’s best friend and co-worker Arthur Crabtree. Along with James Bolam, Bewes appeared in the follow-up “Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?” and the film version.

Other film credits include “A Prize of Arms” with Stanley Baker, Patrick Magee, Stephen Lewis, Fulton Mackay & Michael Robbins; “We Joined The Navy” with Kenneth Griffith & Sid James; “Heavens Above!” with Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, Ian Carmichael, Irene Handl & Eric Barker; “San Ferry San” with Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor & Brian Murphy; “Spring & Port Wine” with Susan George; the 1972 production of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” with Hywel Bennett, Dennis Price, Dennis Waterman & Richard Warwick; “The Three Musketeers” with Christopher Lee; “Jabberworcky” with Harry H. Corbett, Graham Crowden & David Prowse; “Saint Jack” with George Lazenby; “Unidentified Flyng Oddball” with Jim Dale; and “The Wildcats of St. Trinian’s” with Bernadette O’Farrell.

TV credits include “Revolver” with Honor Blackman, Melvyn Hayes, Stephen Lewis, John Inman, Nicholas Smith & Julie Goodyear; “Shirley’s World” with John Gregson, Una Stubbs & Yoko Tani; “Man in a Suitcase” with Billy Cornelius; “Z Cars”; “Emergency Ward 10”; “Dixon of Dock Green” with Jack Warner; Television Playhouse’s “Private Potter” with Tom Courtenay; and “Dear Mother… …Love Albert”, later called “Albert!”, which was written and created by Rodney Bewes.

Rodney Bewes Pop Art

Art & Hue presents Billy Liar, stylish pop art inspired by the classic 1963 film of the British New Wave.

Step into the colourful world of “Billy Liar” with this new pop art collection by Art & Hue, inspired by the seminal 1963 film.