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William Bowers

William Bowers

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born January 17, 1916 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Died March 27, 1987

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William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was My Favorite Spy in 1942.

His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western The Gunfighter in 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of My Man Godfrey in 1957 and The Sheepman in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination).

Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the superior Western parody Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in The Godfather Part II (1974).

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Actor

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Type

Year

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 Poster

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 Video1992Senate Committee Chairman

The Godfather Saga Poster

The Godfather Saga Mini-Series1977Senate Committee Chairman

Mobile One Poster

Mobile One TV Series1975Dr. Princemetal

Starsky and Hutch Poster

Starsky and Hutch TV Series1975Judge Yager

The Godfather Part II Poster

The Godfather Part II Feature Film1974Senate Committee Chairman

Writer

60

Type

Year

More Wild Wild West Poster

More Wild Wild West TV Movie1980

The Wild Wild West Revisited Poster

The Wild Wild West Revisited TV Movie1979

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Poster

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid TV Movie1978

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys Poster

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys Feature Film1978

Sidekicks Poster

Sidekicks TV Movie1974

The Gun and the Pulpit Poster

The Gun and the Pulpit TV Movie1974

Support Your Local Sheriff! Poster

Support Your Local Sheriff! Feature Film1969

The Ride to Hangman's Tree Poster

The Ride to Hangman's Tree Feature Film1967

Way... Way Out Poster

Way... Way Out Feature Film1966

Advance to the Rear Poster

Advance to the Rear Feature Film1964

The Last Time I Saw Archie Poster

The Last Time I Saw Archie Feature Film1961

-30- Feature Film1959

Alias Jesse James Poster

Alias Jesse James Feature Film1959

Imitation General Poster

Imitation General Feature Film1958

The Law and Jake Wade Poster

The Law and Jake Wade Feature Film1958

The Sheepman Poster

The Sheepman Feature Film1958

My Man Godfrey Poster

My Man Godfrey Feature Film1957

General Electric Summer Originals TV Series1956

The Best Things in Life Are Free Poster

The Best Things in Life Are Free Feature Film1956

5 Against the House Poster

5 Against the House Feature Film1955

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955

Tight Spot Poster

Tight Spot Feature Film1955

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

She Couldn't Say No Poster

She Couldn't Say No Feature Film1953

Split Second Poster

Split Second Feature Film1953

Where's Raymond? Poster

Where's Raymond? TV Series1953

Assignment: Paris Poster

Assignment: Paris Feature Film1952

Four Star Playhouse Poster

Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

The San Francisco Story Poster

The San Francisco Story Feature Film1952

Cry Danger Poster

Cry Danger Feature Film1951

The Mob Feature Film1951

Convicted Poster

Convicted Feature Film1950

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Poster

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Feature Film1950

The Gunfighter Poster

The Gunfighter Feature Film1950

Abandoned Poster

Abandoned Feature Film1949

Criss Cross Poster

Criss Cross Feature Film1949

The Gal Who Took the West Poster

The Gal Who Took the West Feature Film1949

Black Bart Poster

Black Bart Feature Film1948

Jungle Patrol Poster

Jungle Patrol Feature Film1948

Larceny Feature Film1948

Let's Live Again Poster

Let's Live Again Feature Film1948

Pitfall Feature Film1948

River Lady Poster

River Lady Feature Film1948

The Countess of Monte Cristo Poster

The Countess of Monte Cristo Feature Film1948

Ladies' Man Poster

Ladies' Man Feature Film1947

Something in the Wind Poster

Something in the Wind Feature Film1947

The Web Feature Film1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap Poster

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap Feature Film1947

Night and Day Poster

Night and Day Feature Film1946

The Fabulous Suzanne Poster

The Fabulous Suzanne Feature Film1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf Poster

The Notorious Lone Wolf Feature Film1946

Sing Your Way Home Poster

Sing Your Way Home Feature Film1945

Higher and Higher Poster

Higher and Higher Feature Film1943

The Adventures of a Rookie Poster

The Adventures of a Rookie Feature Film1943

My Favorite Spy Poster

My Favorite Spy Feature Film1942

Seven Days' Leave Poster

Seven Days' Leave Feature Film1942

Producer

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Type

Year

Mobile Two Poster

Mobile Two TV Movie1975

Support Your Local Sheriff! Poster

Support Your Local Sheriff! Feature Film1969

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