About Brian Cowan
Lived 1962 – 2021 (aged 58–59). Brian Cowan was a British actor and television actor.
Brian Cowan (1962 – January 2021) was a British actor, known for his role as Robert Davenport in the long running soap opera, Family Affairs. He starred in Taggart from 1993 to 2005 as DCS Brian Holmes, the partner of Blythe Duff's character, DS Jackie Reid. He was also known for playing Murray Crozier from 2010 to 2014 in the Scottish soap River City. He quit acting in 2014 to become a celebrant.
Cowan's body was discovered on 2 January 2021 in Falkirk, Scotland. It is believed he died of natural causes.
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Who was Brian Cowan?
British actor
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Brian Cowan was born in 1962.
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Brian Cowan died in 2021.
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Brian Cowan was an actor and television actor.
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Brian Cowan was British.
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