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Charles R. Bowers (1877–1946)

Director | Writer | Actor

Charley Bowers led an extraordinary life even prior to getting involved with motion pictures. Supposedly kidnapped by circus performers at age six, he became an accomplished tightrope walker before returning home two years later. He did all types of work over the years, including circus jobs, theatrical work... See full bio »

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Charles Raymond Bowers

Died:

(age 69) in Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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1941 Wild Oysters (short)
 
1940 A Sleepless Night (short)
 
1935 Believe it or Don't (short)
 
1928 Goofy Birds (short)
 
1928 Hop Off (short)
 
1928 Whoozit (short)
 
1928 Say Ah-h! (short)
 
1928 There It Is (short) (uncredited)
 
1927 A Wild Roomer (short)
 
1927 Nothing Doing (short)
 
1927 Steamed Up (short)
 
1927 The Vanishing Villain (short)
 
1927 He Couldn't Help It (short)
 
1927 Why Squirrels Leave Home (short)
 
1927 Gone Again (short)
 
1927 Enough Is Plenty (short)
 
1927 Many a Slip (short)
 
1926 Now You Tell One (short)
 
1926 The Globe Trotters (short)
 
1926 Fatal Footsteps (short)
 
1926 A Roman Scandal (short)
 
1926 Mummy O'Mine (short)
 
1926 He Done His Best (short)
 
1926 The Big Swim (short)
 
1926 Dog Gone (short)
 
1926 Egged On (short)
 
1926 Playing with Fire (short)
 
1926 Ups and Downs (short)
 
1926 Slick Sleuths (short)
 
1926 Westward Whoa (short)
 
1926 When Hell Freezes Over (short)
 
1926 A Stretch in Time (short)
 
1926 On Thin Ice (short)
 
1926 Bombs and Bums (short)
 
1926 'Lots' of Water (short)
 
1926 Set Em Up Again (short)
 
1926 The Valiant Rider
 
1925 A Link Missing (short)
 
1925 Oceans of Trouble (short)
 
1925 The Bear Facts (short)
 
1925 Thou Shalt Not Pass (short)
 
1925 Mixing in Mexico (short)
 
1925 All at Sea (short)
 
1925 Invisible Revenge (short)
 
1925 Where Am I? (short)
 
1925 Accidents Won't Happen (short)
 
1925 Soda Jerks (short)
 
1918 The Extra-Quick Lunch (short)
 
1918 A.W.O.L. (short) (as Bowers)
 
1917 The Prospectors (short)
 
1916 Promoters
 
Show ShowWriter (28 titles)
1941 Wild Oysters (short)
 
1940 A Sleepless Night (short)
 
1937 The Dumb Cluck (short)
 
1937 The Mechanical Handy Man (short)
 
1937 The Keeper of the Lions (short) (as Charles Bowers)
 
1935 Believe it or Don't (short)
 
1928 Goofy Birds (short) (writer)
 
1928 Hop Off (short) (writer)
 
1928 You'll Be Sorry (short) (writer)
 
1928 Whoozit (short) (writer)
 
1928 Say Ah-h! (short) (writer)
 
1928 There It Is (short) (uncredited)
 
1927 A Wild Roomer (short)
 
1927 Nothing Doing (short)
 
1927 Steamed Up (short)
 
1927 The Vanishing Villain (short)
 
1927 He Couldn't Help It (short)
 
1927 Why Squirrels Leave Home (short)
 
1927 Gone Again (short)
 
1927 Enough Is Plenty (short)
 
1927 Many a Slip (short)
 
1926 Now You Tell One (short)
 
1926 Fatal Footsteps (short)
 
1926 He Done His Best (short)
 
1926 Egged On (short)
 
1926 The Valiant Rider
 
1918 A.W.O.L. (short) (writer / as Bowers)
 
1916 Domestic Difficulties (short)
 
Show ShowActor (21 titles)
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1930 It's a Bird (short)
Charley Chucklehead (as Charley Bowers)
 
1928 Goofy Birds (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1928 Hop Off (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1928 You'll Be Sorry (short)
The Policeman (as Charley Bowers)
 
1928 Whoozit (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1928 Say Ah-h! (short)
The Ostrich Farm Handy Man (as Charley Bowers)
 
1928 There It Is (short)
Charley MacNeesha (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 A Wild Roomer (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 Nothing Doing (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 Steamed Up (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 The Vanishing Villain (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 He Couldn't Help It (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 Why Squirrels Leave Home (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 Gone Again (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 Enough Is Plenty (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1927 Many a Slip (short)
Charley (as Charley Bowers)
 
1926 Now You Tell One (short)
Mr. Bowers (as Charley Bowers)
 
1926 Fatal Footsteps (short)
Bricolo (as Charley Bowers)
 
1926 He Done His Best (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
1926 Egged On (short) (as Charley Bowers)
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
1935 Believe it or Don't (short) (executive producer)
 
1928 You'll Be Sorry (short) (producer)
 
1928 Whoozit (short) (producer)
 
1927 A Wild Roomer (short) (producer)
 
1927 Nothing Doing (short) (producer)
 
1927 Steamed Up (short) (producer)
 
1927 The Vanishing Villain (short) (producer)
 
1927 He Couldn't Help It (short) (producer)
 
1927 Why Squirrels Leave Home (short) (producer)
 
1927 Gone Again (short) (producer)
 
1927 Enough Is Plenty (short) (producer)
 
1927 Many a Slip (short) (producer)
 
1926 Now You Tell One (short) (producer)
 
1926 Fatal Footsteps (short) (producer)
 
1926 He Done His Best (short) (producer)
 
1926 Egged On (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (2 titles)
1940 A Sleepless Night (short) (stop-motion animator)
 
1930 It's a Bird (short) (special visual effects creator: animation)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (short) (animator)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Charles Bowers | Charley Bowers | Bowers
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Trivia:

According to his obituary in the N.Y. Herald Tribune, he wrote and illustrated children's books in his later years. For eight years during the 1930s he lived in Wayne Township, N.J., and drew cartoons for the 'Jersey Journal.' According to this source, when he became seriously ill in 1941 and was unable to fulfill his contracts, he trained his wife Winifred Leyton Bowers to draw in his place. See more »

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