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William Bowers
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born January 17, 1916Died March 27, 1987 (71 years)
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).
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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Known For
William Bowers Filmography
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 · as Senate Committee Chairman |
| 1977 | The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV Series) · as Senate Committee Chairman |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II · as Senate Committee Chairman |
| 1979 | |
| 1978 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1969 | Support Your Local Sheriff! · as Screenplay |
| 1967 | The Ride to Hangman's Tree · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | The Last Time I Saw Archie · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | The Law and Jake Wade · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | Imitation General · as Screenplay |
| 1958 | The Sheepman · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | The Best Things in Life Are Free · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Tight Spot · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | 5 Against the House · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | She Couldn't Say No · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | Split Second · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Assignment: Paris · as Screenplay |
| 1952 | |
| 1951 | The Mob · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | Cry Danger · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Convicted · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | Black Bart · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | Larceny · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | River Lady · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | Let's Live Again · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | Something in the Wind · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | The Web · as Screenplay |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Screenplay |
| 1945 | Sing Your Way Home · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | Seven Days' Leave · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy · as Screenplay |
| 1980 | More Wild Wild West · as Teleplay |
| 1974 | The Gun and the Pulpit · as Teleplay |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Original Screenplay |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter · as Story |
| 1949 | Abandoned · as Additional Dialogue |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West · as Story |
| 1948 | Jungle Patrol · as Story |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap · as Story |
| 1947 | Ladies' Man · as Story |
| 1946 | The Notorious Lone Wolf · as Story |
| 1943 | Higher and Higher · as Additional Dialogue By |
| 1943 | The Adventures of a Rookie · as Story |