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John Bowers (I) (1885–1936)

Began working in films from 1916, becoming a a star within five years of his debut. His frequent co-star was was Marguerite de la Motte, whom he later married. The advent of sound effectively ended his career. Shortly after attending a party, the distraught 50-year-old Bowers committed suicide by rowing into the Pacific Ocean and drowning himself... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1931 Mounted Fury
Jim Leyton
 
1929 Skin Deep
Dist. Atty. Carlson
 
1929 Say It with Songs
Dr. Burnes, surgeon
 
1927 Heroes in Blue
Bob Kelly
 
1927 The Opening Night
Jimmy Keane
 
1927 Ragtime
Ted Mason
 
1927 For Ladies Only
Cliff Coleman
 
1927 The Heart of the Yukon
Jim Winston
 
1927 Three Hours
James Finlay
 
1927 Jewels of Desire
Maclyn Mills
 
1926 Pals in Paradise
Bill Harvey
 
1926 Laddie
Laddie
 
1926 The Dice Woman
Hamlin
 
1926 Whispering Smith
McCloud
 
1926 The Danger Girl
Wilson Travers
 
1926 Rocking Moon
Gary Tynan
 
1926 Hearts and Fists
Larry Pond
 
1925 The People vs. Nancy Preston
Mike Horgan
 
1925 Off the Highway
Donald Brett
 
1925 Daughters Who Pay
Dick Foster
 
1925 Chickie
Barry Dunne
 
1925 Confessions of a Queen
Prince Alexei
 
1925 Flattery
Reginald Mallory
 
1924 Those Who Dare
Captain Manning
 
1924 Empty Hearts
Milt Kimberlin
 
1924 Code of the Wilderness
Rex Randerson
 
1924 The White Sin
Grant Van Gore
 
1924 When a Man's a Man
Lawrence Knight, 'Patches'
 
1923 Richard the Lion-Hearted
Sir Kenneth, Knight of the Leopard
 
1923 Desire
Bob Elkins
 
1923 Destroying Angel
Hugh Miller Whittaker
 
1923 Barefoot Boy
Dick Alden
 
1923 Divorce
Jim Parker
 
1923 What a Wife Learned
Jim Russell
 
1923 The Woman of Bronze
Paddy Miles
 
1923 Crinoline and Romance
Davis Jordan
 
1922 Quincy Adams Sawyer
Quincy Adams Sawyer
 
1922 Affinities
Day Illington
 
1922 The Bonded Woman
John Somers
 
1922 South of Suva
John Webster
 
1922 The Golden Gift
James Llewelyn
 
1921 Voices of the City
Graham
 
1921 The Poverty of Riches
Tom Donaldson
 
1921 The Silent Call
Clark Moran
 
1921 The Ace of Hearts
Forrest
 
1921 Bits of Life
Dentist's Patient
 
1921 An Unwilling Hero
Hunter
 
1921 Roads of Destiny
David Marsh
 
1921 The Sky Pilot
The Sky Pilot
 
1920 Godless Men
Dan Darrin
 
1920 A Cumberland Romance
Clayton
 
1920 Out of the Storm
John Ordham
 
1920 The Woman in Room 13
Paul Ramsey
 
1919 The Loves of Letty
Richard Perry
 
1919 Strictly Confidential
Vernon, Lord Bantock
 
1919 Through the Wrong Door
Burt Radcliffe
 
1919 The Pest
Gene Giles
 
1919 Daughter of Mine
George Howard/Byron Mulvaney
 
1919 Sis Hopkins
Ridy Scarboro
 
1919 Day Dreams
Dan O'Hara
 
1919 What Love Forgives
David Know Endicott
 
1918 The Sea Waif
Harry Caton
 
1918 Heredity
Paul Winslow
 
1918 Joan of the Woods
Norman Dicks
 
1918 A Woman of Redemption
Tim Stanton
 
1918 The Cabaret
Dick Turner
 
1918 The Oldest Law
Billy West
 
1918 Journey's End
Phil Marsden
 
1918 The Way Out
Count Louis de Jouiville
 
1918 The Spurs of Sybil
Dr. Ross Alger
 
1918 Stolen Hours
Carton, Hugh
 
1917 The Strong Way
Don Chadwick
 
1917 The Tenth Case
Sanford King
 
1917 Easy Money
Richard Chanslor
 
1917 Betsy Ross
Joseph Ashburn
 
1917 A Self-Made Widow
Fitzhugh Castleton
 
1917 The Divorce Game
Paul, Viscount de Sallure
 
1917 Maternity
David Gordon
 
1917 The Candy Girl
Simon Skinner (as John E. Bowers)
 
1917 Darkest Russia
Alexis Nazimoff
 
1917 The Bondage of Fear
Dick Mortimer
 
1916 The Reward of Patience
Robert Penfield
 
1916 Destiny's Toy
Reverend Robert Carter
 
1916 The Eternal Grind
Owen Wharton
 
1916 Hulda from Holland
Allan Walton
 
1916 Madame X
Monsieur Floriot
 
1915/I The Woman Pays
John Langton (as John E. Bowers)
 
1915 The Little Dutch Girl
Lionel
 
1914 In the Days of the Thundering Herd (short)
Dick Madison
 
1914 The Baited Trap (short)
Blondie
 
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1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage actor.

Alternate Names:

John E. Bowers

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Interests included yachting, aviation and writing. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn