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Harry Bowen
Actor
Born October 4, 1888Died December 5, 1941 (53 years)
Harry Bowen was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born on October 4, 1888 in Brooklyn, New York, he broke into the film industry doing film shorts during the silent era. His work on shorts continued into talking pictures, and it was in 1929 that he made his first appearance in a full-length feature, with a small role in Red Hot Rhythm, directed by Leo McCarey. During his 20-year career, Bowen appeared in over 150 films, most of them film shorts. Other notable films in which he appeared include: the 1933 classic King Kong; Flying Down to Rio (1933), which was the first on-screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; John Ford's 1935 comedy, The Whole Town's Talking, starring Edward G. Robinson; and Next Time We Love (1936), starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Ray Milland. His final screen performance, according to AFI, was the 1939 film, The Day the Bookies Wept, starring Joe Penner and Betty Grable.
Filmography
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |
| 1949 | Down Memory Lane · as Referee |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold · as Streetsweeper (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Meet Boston Blackie · as Hot Dog Vendor |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept · as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1939 | It Could Happen to You · as News Peddler |
| 1938 | |
| 1937 | |
| 1937 | Living on Love · as Taxi Driver With Gorilla |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas · as Man Watching Wedding Behind Stella |
| 1937 | Shall We Dance · as Johnson (uncredited) |
| 1936 | We Who Are About to Die · as Agitated Citizen In Mob (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Conflict · as Gregg |
| 1936 | Swing Time · as First Stagehand |
| 1936 | The Big Game · as Gambler Betting $500 |
| 1936 | Missing Girls · as Willie |
| 1936 | Kelly the Second · as Drenched Ringsider |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Grand Jury · as Hoodlum |
| 1936 | The Crime of Dr. Forbes · as Messenger Boy |
| 1936 | Fury · as Baggage Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Neighborhood House · as Irate Movie Patron |
| 1936 | Murder on a Bridle Path · as Second (checker) Taxi Driver |
| 1936 | The Moon's Our Home · as Reporter |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold · as San Francisco Mob Leader |
| 1936 | The Bohemian Girl · as Drunk |
| 1936 | The Milky Way · as Bartender |
| 1936 | Strike Me Pink · as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Two in the Dark · as Taxi Driver |
| 1935 | Annie Oakley · as Man At Shooting Gallery |
| 1935 | Alice Adams · as Laborer Putting Up Sign |
| 1935 | The Rainmakers · as Switchman |
| 1935 | Thunder Mountain · as Miner Cheated By Leavitt |
| 1935 | Red Salute · as Prisoner |
| 1935 | Hot Tip · as Racetrack Spectator |
| 1935 | Make a Million · as Panhandler With Clothes |
| 1935 | Rainbow's End · as Waiter |
| 1935 | The Headline Woman · as Ernie |
| 1935 | Roaring Roads · as Barn Dance Host |
| 1935 | Thicker Than Water · as Auctioneer |
| 1935 | Behind the Green Lights · as Cop - 'crooner' |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap · as Photographer |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking · as Mike O'connor - Taxi Driver |
| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum · as Spieler |
| 1934 | Night Alarm · as Wisecracking Reporter |
| 1934 | Three Little Pigskins · as Man With Honest Work |
| 1934 | Girl O' My Dreams · as Newsreel Photographer |
| 1934 | Gridiron Flash · as Convict With Smith |
| 1934 | The Richest Girl in the World · as Pinky |
| 1934 | Blind Date · as Milkman |
| 1934 | We're Rich Again · as Taxi Driver |
| 1934 | Let's Try Again · as Taxi Driver |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in Life · as Expressman |
| 1934 | Whirlpool · as Chauffeur |
| 1934 | The Cracked Ice Man · as Ice Man |
| 1933 | Flying Down to Rio · as Minor Role |
| 1933 | Murder on the Campus · as Spud, Reporter |
| 1933 | Going Hollywood · as Bartender |
| 1933 | In the Money · as Minor Role |
| 1933 | Chance at Heaven · as First Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest · as Wheat Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Barber Shop · as Cop |
| 1933 | Rainbow Ranch · as Train Passenger |
| 1933 | Husbands' Reunion · as Butler |
| 1933 | Melody Cruise · as Ship Steward |
| 1933 | Crashin' Broadway · as Freddie Storm |
| 1933 | Dream Stuff · as Jim - Chauffeur |
| 1933 | King Kong · as Reporter |
| 1933 | Goldie Gets Along · as Fred - Casting Director |
| 1932 | Doubling in the Quickies · as Paragon Assistant Director |
| 1932 | The Dentist · as Joe |
| 1932 | False Impressions · as Butler |
| 1932 | The Girl from Calgary · as Promoter In Darrell's Office |
| 1932 | Red-Haired Alibi · as Travers' Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Giddy Age · as Moses - The Butler |
| 1932 | Beyond the Rockies · as Man At Slot Machine (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Strangers of the Evening · as Pete, Ambulance Driver |
| 1932 | Ghost Valley · as Marty |
| 1932 | The Saddle Buster · as Calgary |
| 1932 | The Greeks Had a Word for Them · as Schatze's Cabby |
| 1931 | Hasty Marriage · as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Tip-Off · as Vatelli Henchman |
| 1931 | Sweepstakes · as Cantina Waiter |
| 1931 | One of the Smiths · as One-Legged Drunk |
| 1931 | Disappearing Enemies · as Plumber |
| 1931 | Studio Sap · as Cast |
| 1931 | Dumbbells in Derbies · as Craig |
| 1930 | Night Work · as Cabdriver |
| 1930 | All Teed Up · as Counterman |
| 1927 | Anything Once! · as Streetcar Conductor |
| 1926 | Mighty Like a Moose · as Harp Player |
| 1926 | Thundering Fleas · as Watcher Of Flea Circus |