Actor

William Bowers

Classic Era1916–1987DramaCrime

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also wrote 46 screenplays ↗

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Known For

1 acting credits

as Senate Committee Chairman

The Godfather Part II

as Senate Committee Chairman

1974

The Godfather Part II

Filmography

1974The Godfather Part IISenate Committee Chairman8.6

About

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).

As Screenwriter

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1951Cry Danger 1951The Mob 1953Split Second 1950Convicted 1959-30-1947The Web

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