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William Bowers(1916-1987)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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William Bowers in The Godfather Part II (1974)
William Bowers was born on 17 January 1916 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Gunfighter (1950), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and The Godfather Part II (1974). He was married to Marjorie Bowers. He died on 27 March 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 17, 1916
DiedMarch 27, 1987(71)
BornJanuary 17, 1916
DiedMarch 27, 1987(71)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 5 nominations total

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Known for

Gregory Peck and Helen Westcott in The Gunfighter (1950)
The Gunfighter
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1950
James Garner in Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Support Your Local Sheriff!
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1969
Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II
9.0
  • Senate Committee Chairman
  • 1974
Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, and John Russell in The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
The Gal Who Took the West
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1949

Credits

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Writer



  • Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, and Emma Samms in More Wild Wild West (1980)
    More Wild Wild West
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1980
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979)
    The Wild Wild West Revisited
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys (1978)
    Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
    7.3
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1978
  • The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
    The Gun and the Pulpit
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • Sidekicks (1974)
    Sidekicks
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • James Garner in Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
    Support Your Local Sheriff!
    7.4
    • written by
    • 1969
  • The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)
    The Ride to Hangman's Tree
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Way... Way Out (1966)
    Way... Way Out
    5.3
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Jim Backus, Joan Blondell, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, and Melvyn Douglas in Advance to the Rear (1964)
    Advance to the Rear
    5.9
    • screen play by
    • 1964
  • Robert Mitchum, Martha Hyer, France Nuyen, Louis Nye, and Jack Webb in The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
    The Last Time I Saw Archie
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • -30- (1959)
    -30-
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming in Alias Jesse James (1959)
    Alias Jesse James
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Red Buttons, Glenn Ford, and Taina Elg in Imitation General (1958)
    Imitation General
    6.5
    • screen play by
    • 1958
  • Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, and Patricia Owens in The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
    The Law and Jake Wade
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1958

Actor



  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Judge Yager
    • 1977
  • Jackie Cooper in Mobile One (1975)
    Mobile One
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Princemetal
    • 1975
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)
    The Godfather Part II
    9.0
    • Senate Committee Chairman
    • 1974

Producer



  • Mobile Two
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • James Garner in Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
    Support Your Local Sheriff!
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bill Bowers
  • Born
    • January 17, 1916
    • Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
  • Died
    • March 27, 1987
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Marjorie Bowers? - March 27, 1987 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Oscar-nominated American screenwriter, a former journalist. Specialized in writing westerns and comedy westerns.
  • Nickname
    • Bill
  • Salary
    • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
      (1947)
      $1,250

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