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William Bowers

b. 1916 — d. 1987 (aged 71) Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Actor Writer

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).

Known For

The Gal Who Took the West
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★ 6.1
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
The Gunfighter
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★ 7.7
The Gunfighter
1950
Support Your Local Sheriff!
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★ 7.4
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
The Godfather Part II
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★ 9.0
The Godfather Part II
1974

Filmography

More Wild Wild West
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★ 5.9
More Wild Wild West
1980 Writer
The Wild Wild West Revisited
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★ 6.6
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979 Writer
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
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★ 7.5
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
1978 Writer
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
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★ 6.8
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 Writer
The Gun and the Pulpit
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★ 5.7
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974 Writer
Sidekicks
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★ 7.0
Sidekicks
1974 Writer
Support Your Local Sheriff!
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★ 7.4
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 Writer
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
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★ 5.0
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967 Writer
Way... Way Out
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★ 5.3
Way... Way Out
1966 Writer
Advance to the Rear
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★ 5.9
Advance to the Rear
1964 Writer
The Last Time I Saw Archie
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★ 5.7
The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961 Writer
Alias Jesse James
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★ 6.4
Alias Jesse James
1959 Writer
-30-
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★ 6.7
-30-
1959 Writer
The Sheepman
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★ 6.8
The Sheepman
1958 Writer
The Law and Jake Wade
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★ 6.8
The Law and Jake Wade
1958 Writer
Imitation General
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★ 6.5
Imitation General
1958 Writer
My Man Godfrey
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★ 6.3
My Man Godfrey
1957 Writer
The Best Things in Life Are Free
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★ 6.0
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956 Writer
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★ 6.9
General Electric Summer Originals
1956 Writer
Tight Spot
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★ 6.6
Tight Spot
1955 Writer
5 Against the House
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★ 5.9
5 Against the House
1955 Writer
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
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★ 7.1
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1955 Writer
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
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★ 7.4
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
1955 Writer
Studio 57
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★ 7.3
Studio 57
1954 Writer
Split Second
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★ 6.8
Split Second
1953 Writer
She Couldn't Say No
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★ 5.9
She Couldn't Say No
1953 Writer
General Electric Theater
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★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953 Writer
Where's Raymond?
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★ 6.4
Where's Raymond?
1953 Writer
Assignment: Paris
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★ 6.2
Assignment: Paris
1952 Writer
The San Francisco Story
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★ 6.0
The San Francisco Story
1952 Writer
Four Star Playhouse
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★ 7.6
Four Star Playhouse
1952 Writer
The Ford Television Theatre
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★ 7.2
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 Writer
Cry Danger
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★ 7.3
Cry Danger
1951 Writer
The Mob
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★ 7.1
The Mob
1951 Writer
The Gunfighter
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★ 7.7
The Gunfighter
1950 Writer
Convicted
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★ 6.8
Convicted
1950 Writer
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
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★ 6.7
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 Writer
Lux Video Theatre
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★ 7.4
Lux Video Theatre
1950 Writer
Criss Cross
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★ 7.4
Criss Cross
1949 Writer
Abandoned
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★ 6.7
Abandoned
1949 Writer
The Gal Who Took the West
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★ 6.1
The Gal Who Took the West
1949 Writer
Pitfall
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★ 7.1
Pitfall
1948 Writer
Larceny
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★ 6.8
Larceny
1948 Writer
Black Bart
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★ 6.2
Black Bart
1948 Writer
River Lady
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★ 5.9
River Lady
1948 Writer
The Countess of Monte Cristo
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★ 5.7
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948 Writer
Jungle Patrol
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★ 6.1
Jungle Patrol
1948 Writer
Let's Live Again
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★ 6.0
Let's Live Again
1948 Writer
The Web
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★ 7.1
The Web
1947 Writer
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
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★ 6.7
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 Writer
Something in the Wind
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★ 6.6
Something in the Wind
1947 Writer
Ladies' Man
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★ 6.6
Ladies' Man
1947 Writer
Night and Day
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★ 6.1
Night and Day
1946 Writer
The Notorious Lone Wolf
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★ 5.5
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946 Writer
The Fabulous Suzanne
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★ 6.8
The Fabulous Suzanne
1946 Writer
Sing Your Way Home
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★ 4.9
Sing Your Way Home
1945 Writer
Higher and Higher
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★ 6.0
Higher and Higher
1943 Writer
The Adventures of a Rookie
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★ 4.4
The Adventures of a Rookie
1943 Writer
Seven Days' Leave
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★ 5.9
Seven Days' Leave
1942 Writer
My Favorite Spy
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★ 5.6
My Favorite Spy
1942 Writer
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