
Bernard Gallagher
Biography
Bernard Gallagher was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England in 1929. He was an actor, best known for his role as Ewart Plimmer, the leading character in the first three series of the long running BBC drama Casualty, as Jonathan Fry, QC in Crown Court, and Bill Molesley in Downton Abbey. He died in November 2016 aged 87.
Movie Appearances
The Safety Net
1978

First and Last
as Man on Beach
1989

The Trip
as Steve's Dad
2011

Photographing Fairies
as Doctor
1997

Red Monarch
as Vovka
1983

Red Shift
as Tom's Father
1978

Arthur's Hallowed Ground
as George
1984

Frankie and Johnnie
as Police Superintendent
1986

The Imitation Game
1980
Last Night Another Dissident...
as Stephanov
1981

Casting the Runes
as Derek Gayton
1979

Jack Point
as Faulkner
1973

Love on a Gunboat
as Mr. Biffen
1977

The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
as Mr. Trolley
1980

Countdown to War
as Greenwood
1989

Under the Hammer
as Jim
1984

Rolling Home
as Harold
1982

Monk's Hood
1994
TV Appearances

Downton Abbey
as Bill Molesley
2010

Bad Girls
as Judge Hardy
1999

Peak Practice
as Arthur Bannerman
1993

Together
as Ern
2015

The Royal
as Alf Wilkinson
2003

Casualty
as Ewart Plimmer
1986

Bergerac
as Col. Measures
1981

Heartbeat
as Graham Weston
1992

The New Statesman
as Chief Whip
1987

Wycliffe
as Vic Garland
1994

Bill Brand
as Walter Marland
1976

Midsomer Murders
as Vernon Surtees
1997